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Interaction of Universities and
Society
(the role of Internationalisation)
Dr Mohamed Loutfi
Director of International Development
Corfu, 16 June 2009
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What is a University?
What is a Society?
What is Internationalisation?
Why Internationalisation?
How Internationalisation?
UWIC and Internationalisation
UNIVERSITY
• Truth, correspond to the traditional reasoning of science,
i.e., to doubt, to imagine and to assimilate (explores the
unknown - Think-tanks for the future);
• Welfare, prepare students for a constructive integration
in the labour market & reinforce the economic strength
of the nation (Laboratories for innovative products and
services)
• Meaning, rearranging the Known to come up with new
meanings - Providers of knowledge.( sociologists, political
science, anthropology, economics)
• Order, i.e. giving qualifications, leading to a social mobility
ladder - Centres of qualification;
SOCIETY
• The English word "society" is derived from the French
société, which, in turn, had its origin in the Latin
societas, a “friendly association with others”
• In political science, the term is often used to mean the
totality of human relationships, generally in contrast
to the State, i.e., the apparatus of rule or government
within a territory.
• In the social sciences it has been used to mean a
group of people that form a semi-closed social
system, in which most interactions are with other
individuals belonging to the group.
• Cohn’s Presentation, (Local National and Global)
INTERNATIONALISATION
“Is the process of integration an
International, Intercultural or Global
dimensions into teaching, research and
services function of the institution”
WHY INTERNATIONALISATION?
[Higher education should] “educate for
citizenship and for active participation in
society, with worldwide vision …educate
students to become well informed and deeply
motivated citizens, who can think critically,
analyse problems of society, look for solutions
to the problems of society, apply them and
accept social responsibilities.” UNESCO World
Declaration on Higher Education for the 21st Century
WHY INTERNATIONALISATION?
HEA addressed internationalisation and
stresses that all graduates, regardless of
their country of origin, to be informed,
responsible citizens able to work
effectively in a global multicultural
context. Universities has a role as the
change agent
WHY INTERNATIONALISATION?
Internationalisation focuses on preparing
the University to be a responsive global
citizen to fulfil a society need by
equipping graduates to be active global
citizens
IAU Survey
• Broaden and Diversify source of Faculty
and Students
• Create International Profile and
Reputation
• Strengthen research and knowledge
capacity and production
IAU Survey
• Increase Staff and Students International
Knowledge and intercultural understanding
• Promote curriculum development and
Innovation
• Contribute to Academic Quality
• Diversify source of Income
How Internationalisation?
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Institutional
Staff
Students
Curriculum – formal and extended
Institutional
1. Vision: Clear articulation in the vision or mission of
the institution; supportive and enabling senior
management.
2. Values: An institutional ethos that values
internationalisation, resulting in a culture of shared
values, contacts and expertise and an
understanding of the benefits for all of
internationalisation; clarity in the institution’s
conceptualisation of internationalisation and how
this impacts on all aspects of university life.
Institutional
3. Policies and strategies: A mainstream or whole
university approach to internationalisation:
institutional policies and strategies that make
explicit the relevance and importance of
internationalisation, e.g. corporate plan;
assessment, learning and teaching strategy;
equality and diversity policy; research strategy etc.
4. Partnerships ( Internationalisation Abroad):
Strong international partnerships to facilitate staff /
Student secondment.
Institutional
5. Visible internationalisation: Regular
recognition and celebration of international
developments, partnership links, events and
global perspectives.
6. Management information: Effective
management information to support
internationalisation, including disaggregated
data on students by nationality to enable
analysis of source countries, success, career
destinations, etc
Staff
7. Breadth of activity: Opportunities for both
academic and support staff to engage in
international research, knowledge exchange
and capacity-building.
8. International staff: with international
experience and regular international visiting
lecturers.
9. Enthusiasts: Internationalisation champions
identified and supported across the
institution.
Staff
10. Support for international perspectives:
Valuing and rewarding international perspectives in
learning, teaching, assessment and research.
11. Staff development: opportunities to support
internationalisation for academic and support staff,
including language and cross-cultural capabilities.
Students
12. Communication: Effective marketing and
communication with prospective international
students, alumni and on programmes.
13. Diversity: Critical mass of international
students on campus across a range of courses
and from diverse countries to support
internationalisation, coupled with actions to
support effective integration within and across
national and cultural boundaries.
Curriculum (formal and extended)
14. Internationalised curriculum: Flexible, integrated
and discipline-focused internationalised curriculum,
incorporating global perspectives, for easier
curriculum access for international students and to
develop international and intercultural perspectives of
all students and staff.
15. Exchanges: Effective exchange programmes for
students, academic and support staff, along with travel
bursaries to encourage participation.
Curriculum (formal and extended)
16. Volunteering: Programme of opportunities for
international volunteering for all staff and students
and for ‘service learning’ for international students to
engage with the local community.
17. Pastoral: Effective pastoral support programme,
recognising where needs differ and extra support
may be needed; e.g. scholarship/bursary scheme for
international students, specialist advisers on
immigration issues, international student hardship
Support.
Curriculum (formal and extended)
18. Internationalisation at home: Focus on
establishing opportunities for internationalisation
at home, such as international ‘student buddies’
programme, clubs and societies appealing to
home and international students, international
cultural events and competitions, close liaison with
and support for the Students’ Union and for
student societies that support integration.
Curriculum (formal and extended)
19. Services: Accommodation, food and other
policies and services that recognise the needs of
students from other cultures without ghettoisation.
20. Linguistic, cultural and academic Services:
appropriate linguistic, cultural and academic
support for students including: language classes
for non-native speakers; advice on academic
cultural practice for students from Abroad; crosscultural communication skills for home students;
language.
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UWIC: Internationalisation
Strategy
• Corporate Message of the Importance of
Internationalisation, fundamental Element of the
Corporate Strategy
• Integrated with all other Institutional Strategy
• Clear Steer from the top (VC) – Responsibility SMT
Member
• Explicit Funding
• Mechanism in place – Internationalisation committee
UWIC: International student
Support
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Freshers’ Fair – Student helper
Welfare
Social Programmes
Language and Cultural events
Students Mobility Support (e.g Erasmus)
Students International Exchange
UWIC: Curriculum
• Learning & Teaching Development Unit is leading
a programme (re)design project for curriculum
development for internationalisation, the areas of
possible focus are:
• increasing the inclusion of international case
studies, sources, and perspectives on the subject
area;
• developing an understanding of how the subject area
(and the professions associated with it) relate to the
global context;
UWIC: CURRICULUM
• encouraging a global ethic;
• developing skills for living and working with
people from other countries and cultures;
• developing attitudes and values which might
be associated with a ‘global citizen’;
• using approaches to assessment, learning
and teaching which are inclusive, equitable,
and able to recognise alternative world views.
UWIC: EU Projects
• Erasmus
• Erasmus Mundus External cooperation
Window
• Tempus
• Leonardo
• FP7
UWIC:Partnerships
• International Networks
– OECD/ EUA/ IAU/ Magna Charta
Observatory
• International Partnerships
– Joint Delivery
– Franchise / Validation
– Overseas Campuses/ Affiliated Colleges
Transnational Education
Global demand for UK Higher Education
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
Study in own
country
600,000
Study in UK
400,000
200,000
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2003 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
Where Are we now?
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London
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
Dhaka
Bulgaria
Morocco
Egypt
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Jordan
Lebanon
Lithuania
Botswana
Slovakia
Bulgaria
Morocco
Egypt
Morocco
Morocco
• UWIC is engaging with Internationalisation
on all levels with the aim of being a
responsive global citizen to fulfil a role
towards the society by equipping
graduates to be active global citizens
• UWIC aims to take in consideration the
Local requirements and Global demands
(Glocalisation)
Thank You