Why Measure Internationalization?
As internationalization becomes an increasingly important aspect of higher education and continues to move from the margins to the center of the academic enterprise, institutions need to judge not only the quantity of activity but also its quality and its contribution to overall institutional goals. Recent thinking in the field has moved the discussion away from internationalization as a goal unto itself. Rather, it is a means to an end, such as enhancing the quality of scholarship and discovery, alleviating poverty, or producing globally aware and competent graduates.
Grace,
I think that there are several things that can be looked at to determine the level of internationalization of a given university campus:
Each of these things can be measured and evaluated. I do not think that a school must be high in all categories to be said to offer students an internationalized educational experience. In addition, the local context of a school should be a factor in analysis. Some locations are simply more appealing to international faculty and students than others.
Grace:
I do agree with Martina. I examined the extent of internationalization of the content in curricular in this study:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263045894_Generation_I_International_and_invisible_in_a_workforce_education_and_development_graduate_programme_content?ev=prf_pub
And the extent of cultural insensitivity in classroom teaching in this other study:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275963351_Workforce_Education_and_Development_%28WED%29_Graduate_Students%27_Perceptions_of_Cultural_Insensitivity_in_Classroom_Teaching_-_A_Mixed_Methods_Study?ev=prf_pub
Hope these can be helpful.
Best regards,
Debra
Data Generation I: International and invisible in a workforce edu...
In addition to Martina and Debra's suggestions, you can find the following readings useful for your work:
Yuan Gao (2015) Toward a Set of Internationally Applicable Indicators for Measuring University Internationalization Performance. Journal of Studies in International Education.
Friesen (2012) Faculty Member Engagement in Canadian University Internationalization--A Consideration of Understanding, Motivations and Rationales. Journal of Studies in International Education.
Levin, Richard S (01/12/2008). "The Internationalization of University". Intellectum: A Journal of Generating Understanding (1790-8426), 3 (5), 71.
Childress, Lisa K (2010) Title The twenty-first century university : developing faculty engagement in internationalization
Grace,
I think that there are several things that can be looked at to determine the level of internationalization of a given university campus:
Each of these things can be measured and evaluated. I do not think that a school must be high in all categories to be said to offer students an internationalized educational experience. In addition, the local context of a school should be a factor in analysis. Some locations are simply more appealing to international faculty and students than others.
One measure could be the collaborative research projects done with researchers cutting across the national boundaries and impact of such research .
Internationalization can also include involvement of faculty from abroad in design, development and delivery of the curriculum. Today, it is not necessary that faculty from abroad is physically available-instead through skype and video conferencing, one can get the benefit of expertise abroad.
Internationalization also mean assimilation of cross cultural threads.
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Besides the wonderful answers provided above, there is one more: internationalisation is real when true intercultural practices and experiences happen in our universities. Now, interculturality means people from other continents, and not just from one's own continent - that,as students or professors contribute to the high standards in education and research.
Agree with Prof. S G Deshmukh. Internationalization also mean assimilation of cross cultural threads. It enhances the knowledge, culture, humanity, science, everythings,..etc. transfer between the different community.
In one word, internationalisation means the capacity of being open and learning from - by definition - new experiences. This does nurture good education and research.
In Europe these are common:
Number of staff exchange, at least 5 days
Number of student exchange, at least 3 months exchange
The Mission of the University Internationalization is the transformation of a university system in a university internationally recognized quality system, which is accepted as a system of higher education bridge between global knowledge environments formed by different areas of educational cooperation.
Some goals of internationalization:
1. To promote the internationalization of the university system.
The universities must provide their students with the training and skills needed to work in an open international environment.
Universities must have a teaching and research staff with international experience to support the internationalization of the university system. They must be obtained from the teaching offer world-class levels given priority issues in English and / or other foreign languages.
2. Increasing the international attractiveness of universities.
It should improve the visibility and international recognition of the best university campus as attractive environments to live, teach, study and research. Also, it should improve the quality and quantity of services to support coming, stay and departure of foreign students and visitors, especially should attend university housing as a necessity for international mobility.
They should get the recognition of world-class universities and universities for the best Spanish production campus with outstanding results in production of highly skilled graduates, leading edge research results and extraordinary technological innovation through patents and licenses contribution.
3. Promoting the global dimension and social responsibility of universities in responding to global challenges of society.
It is necessary to consolidate a university community committed to a pluralistic and multicultural society, contributing to the understanding, peace and global prosperity.
4. To intensify cooperation in higher education with other regions of the world with a long-term perspective
Universities must participate more actively in international networks of production of new knowledge in collaboration with networks of excellence and institutions in different geographical areas, taking advantage of opportunities for collaboration and funding educational programs offered by different agencies and research cooperation, as in more developed countries.
Furthermore, university cooperation with developed and emerging countries will help improve contrast and international quality universities.
Even small places now think about becoming international without any brain or Equipment. And they find another stupid Counterpart. What does it help, if the cows from Europe find the cows from America and they are proud of their common "Mouuhh"?
In addition to what have been discussed /suggested earlier, I would like to include students internship abroad, students and lecturers exchange programme (mobility programme), networking and linkages with international universities/ companies
Dear Grace
Several important indicators for measuring the internationalization of higher education institutions need to be implemented in any HEI, which are given in this paper,
Brandenburg U. and Federkeil G. (2007). How to measure internationality and internationalization of higher education institutions! Indicators and key figures. http://www.che.de/downloads/How_to_measure_internationality_AP_92.pdf
Regards,
Zuhair
In addition,
HEIs Quality Improvement Through Students and Academic Staff’s Perception: Data Analysis and Robustness of the Results. International Journal for Quality Research, 2017, Vol.11, No.2, pp.261-278.
· Al-Farahidi Performative model to assess HEIs. 4th OQNHE Conference 2017, pp.1-15.
· A Framework for Fostering the Quality of HEIs: Data Collection, Evaluation, Indication and Validation. Int. J. of Quality and Innovation, 2016, Vol.3, No.1, pp.42-66 (Inderscience).
Global learning through difference: Considerations for teaching, learning, and the internationalization of higher education
Hilary E Kahn, Melanie Agnew
Journal of Studies in International Education 21 (1), 52-64, 2017
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1028315315622022
Internationalization of higher education
Yuan Gao, Chi Baik, Sophia Arkoudis
The Palgrave International Handbook of Higher Education Policy and Governance, 300-320, 2015
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-137-45617-5_17
The internationalisation of the University is an irreversible process at present according to the international rankings of the universities mentioned before to Guillermo Cardoza, I want now to add these other three more specific sources with regard to the same topic
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1175056.pdf
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10734-017-0210-5
http://uis.unesco.org/sites/default/files/documents/constructing-an-indicator-system-or-scorecard-for-higher-education-a-practical-guide-2011-en.pdf
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