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Internationalisation. Sandra Elliott, Director Rose Matthews, Study Abroad Coordinator Communications and International Relations Division 8 th February 2010. Internationalisation. International Strategy work at Cardiff Activities to date Future challenges Student Mobility
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Internationalisation Sandra Elliott, Director Rose Matthews, Study Abroad Coordinator Communications and International Relations Division 8th February 2010
Internationalisation • International Strategy work at Cardiff • Activities to date • Future challenges • Student Mobility • Student perspective • Questions and Answers/Comments
Internationalisation • Components of an international strategy include; • Establishing offices abroad • Branch campuses • International student recruitment • Staff recruitment • Teaching collaborations e.g. joint/dual degrees • International research collaboration • Staff and student exchange programmes • Study and work experience abroad • Managing alumni networks • Internationalising the curriculum • Language programmes
Internationalisation at Cardiff • February 2008 - Draft international strategy presented and approved by University committee structure • Key elements: • Recruitment and retention of high quality students and • staff from range of countries • Producing sought after graduates worldwide • Positive coverage of university activity worldwide • Responding to relevant international opportunities • Developing and sustaining key strategic partnerships • 2009 - International activity identified as key strand in overall university strategy, further work on embedding in overall activities required
Wider institutional issues: • Alignment with other strategies • Alignment in terms of priority when lots of competing pressures for resource • Greater pressure on “traditional” international office functions • Some elements of strategy are resource intensive and many false starts e.g. twinning programmes, collaborative provision, exchanges • Need to be aware of cultural differences
Student Mobility Why is it important to the Internationalisation Agenda? • Institutional Factors • The individual student • A student experience – Kate Samways • The European and UK Mobility agenda • Student Mobility at Cardiff University • Challenges • Increasing International Student Mobility
Student Mobility Why is it important to the Internationalisation Agenda? • Institutional Factors • Creating a further multicultural environment • Enriching the learning experience • Profile raising • International postgraduate recruitment • Home student recruitment • Graduate Employment
The student experience • Professional, academic and personal development • Employability • Develops: • Cultural understanding • Self confidence • Maturity • Academic performance
A Personal Perspective • Kate Samways , School of European Studies • Semester 1: • Erasmus Work Placement in France • Semester 2: • Erasmus Study Placement in Italy
The context – Europe and the UK • The Leuven Comminuqué • Target: By 2010, 20% of graduating students in Europe should have undertaken a period of study or work abroad • Realistic? • UK Government keen to increase international student mobility BUT … • Low level of mobility compared to other European countries • Lack of engagement in the Bologna Process • Lack of statistical reporting on outwards mobility • No UK targets
Student Mobility at Cardiff University • ERASMUS • Well established in University / strong presence • Steady increase in outgoing students over past three years: • Academic year Outgoing students • 2007-2008 240 • 2008-2009 264 • 2009-2010 274 • Increased number of students on Erasmus work placements • Students from Heath campus participating • Large proportion of students from degree programmes with compulsory year abroad • No longer top sending institution in the UK • Other UK universities increasing accessibility to optional Erasmus placements
Student Mobility at Cardiff University • INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY (non-EU) • 2009/10 – 12 outgoing international exchange students • Set to increase slightly during 2010/11 • Our peers (outgoing international exchange students 2008/9): • Leeds University: 283 (225 – optional study abroad) • University of Birmingham: 86 • University of Bristol: 56 • New exchange agreements being processed • New programmes developed: • EARTH – MESci International • CARBS – UG Business Management • (International Management)
Challenges • 3 year degree programmes • Quality Assurance for overseas courses • University structure and University-wide agreements • International activity responsibility within academic schools • Resource • Student perceptions – misinformation
Increasing international student mobility - some key factors • Institutional commitment • Academic support • Targets? • Imagination and Flexibility – course structures • Optional study abroad • Maintaining Exchange Agreements • Active Promotion
Thank you Any Questions?