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Internationalisation and student mobility

Internationalisation and student mobility. Mette Ernlund, PhD Head of International Department April 2019. Why internationalization in education ?. What does it mean to become a global citizen, to become internationalized?. International experiences contribute to the development of:

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Internationalisation and student mobility

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  1. Internationalisation and student mobility Mette Ernlund, PhD Head of International Department April 2019

  2. Why internationalization in education?

  3. What does it mean to become a global citizen, to become internationalized? • International experiences contribute to the development of: • - Hard skills (academic, professional competences) • - Soft skills/personal skills (by confronting the unknown - cultural, social, political, economic, and linguistic settings – these skills are difficult to value) • - Mobility capital (ongoing process depending on personality, family environment, former mobility experiences, international experiences) • All contribute to a person’s global bildung process and education has a crucial role in supporting this!

  4. Soft skills/personal skills…- we must help our students to explain these in terms of employability • 1. Openness • Interest for the unknown, curiosity, tolerance, innovative skills, adaptability, flexibility, creativity, empathy, team-play, … • Quotation from a Canadian teacher student in Belgium, 2012 • ”I canrememberthattwo or threeyearsago I wasliving in the same student hostel as a French girl, and I wasn’t open at all; in fact, I wasn’t in the least bit interested in the factthatshecame from a foreign country. This is a bit weird, becausenow I know thatwhen I get back to Quebec, if I meetsomeone from another country, I’llbereallyhappy to meetthat person. So, it’s true thatI’m more open nowthan I used to be”

  5. Soft skills/personal skills… • 2. Intercultural understanding • when you experience foreign cultures, you see your own cultural values in a broader perspective • you develop your global understanding and your respect for other people’s values • you become social responsible for the near and the global • ”I have learnedmuch more than I thought I would. I couldn’t have learned all this by reading a book – impossible!” • Quotation from a Canadian teacherstudent in Belgium, 2012

  6. Students are different and so is their way to become global citizens • 2010-2014 Aim: to get to know our students better – whattheythinkabout international mobility (motives and experiences) • 2010-2012 38 narrative interviews in DK, N, B, FR. 16 nationalities in total – focus on diversity (qualitative study) • Methodology: narratives • Theories: narrative theory, theories of motivation, cultural theory, the theory of mobility capital and social learning theories

  7. Processes thatmayarise in connection with international mobility

  8. Highlights • 1) There is a serious need for internationalisation in education • (from primary school to HE) • 2) Student mobility is one way to develop students’ hard skills, soft skills, and mobility capital • 3) Students all have different preconditions for becoming a global citizen/internationalized – and we must support them individually • (ideal types) • 4) Internationalization and mobility do not automatically go hand in hand • Global skillsare the key to the development of society • - today and in the future!

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