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IAU 14th General Conference, 27-30 November 2012
Towards a quality culture for internationalization
Patricia Pol, Université Paris-Est, IAU Board member, AERES - France
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Outlines
1. A matter of decreasing risks and enhancing benefits ?
2. An increasing concern for external stakeholders
3. A shared vision for HEIs and a necessity to promote self evaluation processes
4. An attitude towards cooperative approaches : the case of joint degrees
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1. A matter of risks and benefits ?
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2. An increasing concern for external stakeholders
1. The « integrated approach » : the international dimension is included in the existing guidelines of quality assurance agencies :
Programmes evaluation or accrdeditation
Institutional evaluation
Research units evaluation
(case of the French agency AERES till 2012)
Accountability / Improvement
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2. An increasing concern for external stakeholders
2. The « international-focused approach » : with specific instrumentsCodes (code of ethical practice in international education (Canada-1996), to international students (Australia- 1998)
Reviews (IQR, Internationalisation quality review,OECD- 1999)
Mapping and benchmarking (IMPI- Indicators for measuring and profiling internationaliation, 2012)
Advisory services (ISAS-AIU- 2010)
Quality label for internationalization of institutions and programmes (NVAO-2012)
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3. A shared vision for HEIs
Quality Culture and internationalisation - An issue of shared values, principles and
attitudes at all levels of HEIs (and not only staff or students involved in international, mobility or quality matters)
- A policy and set of strategical approaches (rational / « chemin faisant »)
- A learning process and a tool for reflection
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3. Necessity to promote self evaluation processes
A learning process through self evaluation
What does internationalisation mean for the community ?
What are we trying to do at international level, where do we want to go and how ?
How do we know it works ?
How do we change in order to improve ?
The choice of a specific or an integrated approach can depend on the degree or « maturity » of internationalisation
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3. A shared vision and self evaluation processes
An issue of indicators
Attitude indicators Export-import strategies / cooperation strategies (development of joint programmes/branch campuses, strategic partnership, membership in international networks)
Internationalization of staff in the decision bodies, among faculty members, Language skills of the curricula and staff,
Ethnocentric, Regiocentric, Polycentric
(see H.W. Perlmutter, 1974 analysing the Multinational Firms)
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3. Self evaluation processes
Structural indicators Numbers of agreements , rates of international students, in coming out-going mobility (staff and students), part of the budget dedicated to internationalization, size of the international office, number of international publications, research projects…
Performance indicators % fund raising, evolution of the position in the international rankings? Income generated
Tools for benchmarking, mapping and understanding evolutions
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4. A collaborative approach : the case of the evaluation of joint degrees
Some key issues
What is the added value of a joint degree ?
How to set up and assess « jointness criteria » ?
How to move towards joint evaluation or mutual
recognition between quality assurance agencies ?
Towards specific guidelines ?
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Focusing on the major issues. Critical Paths. Start at the Beginning – Develop Logically and Strategically (EMQA-UE)
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Concluding considerations
A culture can’t be decided by decret but quality can be enhanced through :
- A collective responsility (HEIs leaders and staff at each level, students, associations, policy makers, quality assurance agencies)
- Policies, strategies and tools for internal and external quality processes
No one best way to assess internationalization but fit for purpose
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References
Measuring and assessing internationalization, Madeleine Green,
NAFSA, 2012
Internationalisation of higher education in Europe and
its assessment, trends and issues, Hans de Wit, NVAO
2012
Global and regional trends in internationalization, threat to or
improvement of quality ? Patricia Pol, INQAAHE-ENQA seminar,
Brussels, 2011
www.IMPI-toolbox.che.de
www.ecaconsortium.net/main/projects/joqar
www.emqa.eu