Comprehensive Internationalization:

A U.S. PerspectivePenelope Pynes, Ph.D.

University of North Carolina GreensboroNovember 22, 2013

Pleno CICUE y Encuentro de Expertos de BoloniaCaceres, Spain

Talking points

•Similarities/Differences•ACE/NAFSA concepts of comprehensive internationalization•UNCG’s strategic example•Questions and answers

Student mobility

Internationalization at homeGlobal learning outcomes

U.S. Liberal Arts Tradition

American Council on Education

Regional Accreditation

much more advocacy-based approach to internationalization. Our professional organizations play an important role in advocating for educational policies and guidelines that further internationalization. Without an overarching strategy that is mandated by such a governmental organization, individual institutions must grapple with their own concept of comprehensive internationalization, and determine how best to proceed in their institutional context. Nonetheless, we recognize that all institutions need to internationalize, so we often work together in order not to “reinvent the wheel” every time we undertake new projects.

ACE’s CIGE• ACE's Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement

(CIGE) provides in-depth analysis of critical international education issues and administers programs and services to support higher education institutions' internationalization and global engagement strategies• Comprehensive internationalization, as defined by CIGE, is a

strategic, coordinated process that seeks to align and integrate policies, programs, and initiatives to position colleges and universities as more globally oriented and internationally connected institutions.

ACE Model of Comprehensive Internationalization

http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/CIGE-Model-for-Comprehensive-Internationalization.aspx

Articulated Institutional Commitment

•Strategic planning•Internationalization committee •Campus stakeholders •Assessment

A Administrative Structure and Staffing

•Senior leadership•International office

Curriculum, Co-Curriculum, and Learning Outcomes •General education requirements•Internationalized courses in the disciplines•Co-curriculum •Student learning outcomes •Technology

Faculty Policies and Practices

•Tenure and promotion policies •Hiring guidelines•Faculty mobility•On-campus professional development

Student Mobility

•Credit transfer policies •Financial aid and funding •Orientation and re-entry programs •Ongoing support and programs for international students

Collaboration and Partnerships•Strategic planning •Partner selection •Formal agreements• Assessment •Partnership tracking

ACE Internationalization Laboratory andCollaboratory

NAFS A Call for International PolicyAn international education policy should:

• Promote international, foreign-language, and area studies. • Create a comprehensive strategy to restore America’s status as a magnet

for international students and scholars.• Create a comprehensive strategy to establish study abroad as an integral

component of undergraduate education.• Strengthen citizen- and community-based exchange programs.

Source: website in resources

Comprehensive Internationalization• Commitment to action

• Strategic Level• Operational level

• Multiple paths/ common aspirations• mainstream, • integrate, • expand and • interconnect

• Rationales• Take advantage of key events at institution

• Hudzik/McCarthy (2012)

UNCG’s QEP: Global engagement Student Competencies• Knowledge of contemporary issues within a global framework

(Knowledge)• Knowledge of the diverse ethical and value dimensions of issues

within a global framework (Knowledge)• Openness to seeking and experiencing new ways of thinking and

engaging diverse cultural situations (Attitudes)• Ability to engage in a culturally appropriate manner in international,

cross-cultural, and/or multicultural contexts. (Skills)

Thanks and Questions

Email: pjpynes@uncg.edu

Resources• American Council on Education CIGE Model for Campus

Internationalization. http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/Pages/CIGE-Model-for-Comprehensive-Internationalization.aspx

• Hudzik, John K. 2011. Comprehensive Internationalization: From Concept to Action. NAFSA. www.nafsa.org/cizn

• Hudzik, John K. and McCarthy, JoAnn S. 2012. Leading Comprehensive Internationalization: Strategy and Tactics for Action. NAFSA.http://www.nafsa.org/uploadedFiles/Chez_NAFSA/Resource_Library_Assets/Publications_Library/Leading%20CIZN.pdf

• NAFSA: International Education Policy For U.S. Leadership, Competitiveness, and Security. Http://www.nafsa.org/Explore_International_Education/Advocacy_And_Public_Policy/United_States_International_Education_Policy/An_International_Education_Policy_For_U_S__Leadership,_Competitiveness,_and_Security/