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Institutional Internationalisation Strategies and their (possible) impact on the quality of educational programs. Arthur Mettinger Austrian Bologna Expert, University of Vienna. WHY DID UOV DEVELOP AN INTSTRAT?.
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Institutional Internationalisation Strategies and their (possible) impact on the quality of educational programs Arthur Mettinger Austrian Bologna Expert, University of Vienna
WHY DID UOV DEVELOP AN INTSTRAT? • Strategic Development Plan (since 2005):- UoV should be among the best European research universities- UoV should offer internationally attractive study programmes, educating students for the European/ global labour market • Internationalisation (strategy) is not an end in itselfbut contributes to reaching those goals • Based on existing strengths (ties with leading HEIs,network participation, geographical location)
Who developedtheintstrat? • the draft strategy/main goals have been developedby the Rectorateunder assistance of & discussed with:the University Board, the Senate, deans, study programme directors, Research Services & Int’ l Relations Office • Inclusiveness: cooperation instead of mere top down enactment • Data based: indicators on the basis of a collection of reliable data (from the UoV data warehouse)
Major strategic goals I Research: • Increased share of international scientists at all levels • Enhanced cooperation with the best international universities/research institutes • Increased participation in international projects (focus: EU research programs) • Increased international visibility of research achievements (e.g. publications in leading international journals) • (Further) Development of internationally attractive doctoral programs in cooperation with leading European/international universities
Major strategicgoalsii Education: • Increased share of international students in MA- and PhD study programs • Increased mobility of teachers • Qualitative Increase of student mobility (differentiated: BA/MA/PhD) • Development of a comprehensive “multilingualism -policy”: increase students’ and teachers’ foreign-language competencies
Key indicators i • Number of internationally financed research projects • Scientific publications: Co-Authorship according to nation/institution • Cooperation (partnership agreements, joint-study-programs, cooperation agreements) according to regions and rankings of partner institutions • Number of students that participate in international mobility programs (outgoing) according to guest-country (EU/international) and mobility program • Number of students that participate in international mobility programs (incoming) according to citizenship (EU/international) and mobility program • Number of students (Master-/PhD-level) without Austrian Bachelor- or Master Degree according to field of study and citizenship (EU/international)
Key indicatorsii • Number of Joint-Programs / Number of Master-programs in English • Number of professorial appointments from abroad (EU/Germany/international) and percentage with regard to total number of professorial appointments in this time-span • Share of scientific staff without Austrian citizenship according to staff categories • Share of teachers that teach courses (without language courses in language studies) in a language other than German • Share of courses taught in a language other than German
Student mobility: a differentiated approach purpose of mobility - differentiated according to programme level: • BA: focus on program mobility inside Europe (experience, languages, culture); 1-2 terms • MA/PhD: research stays at the best international universities/research inst. (of the respective field); 1-3 months 2020 target: 25% BA grad., 60% MA grad., 75% PhD grad.
„Experiential mobility“ „Research-oriented mob.“ Knowledge of research potential Research collaboration Joint supervision Integration into scientific community Language (for survival) Admin. help • Knowledge of curricula(similarity?) • Course offer (regularity) • Language (+ linguistic preparation) • Full recognition(outcome-oriented, on module basis) • Admin. help
Students: between-degree mobility • (New) focus on degree-seeking students at MA/PhD level • Establishment of attractive MA/PhD Programs (English) • Development of “Joint Programs” (MA/PhD)
Discussion: „blind spots“? • Beliefs vs. Evidence? • The underlying concept of „internationalisation“? • Correlations: real vs. imagined? • „Quality“? • Whose perspective? • Major features that should go into a (comprehensive) internationalisation strategy