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Introduction

I am very proud of the internationalisation work that is going on across the University.

Everyone working in higher education increasingly recognises the need to set students’learning in a global context and to embrace the fact that, whatever sector or industry theywork in, their future lives and careers will be characterised by living and working in a multi-cultural and global setting.Our challenge is therefore to enable all of our students to not only understand the context andenvironment of the communities and industries of Teesside and the North East, but also torelate to the requirements of succeeding in the international context of the 21st century. Ouraim is to produce graduates with the knowledge and confidence to make the best contribution possible as thoughtful, globally aware citizens.

Professor Graham Henderson CBE, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive

We have been advancing our internationalisation work rapidly in the past year, and it is very encouragingto see how much is going on across the University.

Internationalisation itself is not a new agenda. At Teesside, we have well established international connections,and expertise in working with diverse communities, building knowledge and encouraging broader perspectives. The recent acceleration in our work is driven by the impact of globalisation on academic disciplines, on thehigher education sector, and on employers; but it is absolutely focused on knowledge and skills amongst ourown staff and students. As the work showcased in this booklet demonstrates, internationalisation is really aboutcontinuing to enhance capability, interest, connections and perspectives within the entire University community.

Professor Caroline MacDonald, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Partnerships and Standards)

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We interpret internationalisation as theprocess of integrating internationaldimensions into teaching, research andenterprise, to enhance the experience of allstaff and students. Internationalisation involves everyone at theUniversity. It’s about knowledge and skills for all staffand students.

It’s about the impact of global communications onlearning and knowledge, and on our Universitycommunity.

It’s also about employers preferring to employpeople with international awareness, confidentcommunication skills, and experience of working orstudying internationally or in multicultural settings.

Worldwide Teesside We have developed an approach tointernationalisation that is:

• aware of current policy and activities within the higher education sector

• based on our existing strengths in working with a diverse community of staff and students

• original and sustainable.

Today’s graduates are more likelythan any previous generation to:• work for a multinational company

• share professional experience with colleagues overseas

• live in a multi-ethnic community

• work in more than one country

• take part in international cultural events.

Internationalisation at

TEESSIDE

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Student and staffexchanges:

BRINGPERSPECTIVESHOMEStudents and staff have fascinatingstories to tell about their time spentstudying, working or teachingabroad. These include teaching inChina, working with children andmothers in Cambodiancommunities, undertakingplacements in countries acrossAfrica, and mentoring exchangestudents in the UK.

Showcasing storiesWorldwide Teesside, the University’sinternationalisation web portal(www.tees.ac.uk/worldwide) links tostories and to video diaries.

Japanese visitA delegation from the JapaneseEmbassy visited the University in 2011,to open an exhibition of work byJapanese-born photographer andlecturer Ikuko Tsuchiya, and to help uspromote the Japan Exchange andTeaching Programme (JET). Thisscheme, run by the Japanesegovernment, offers opportunities for UKgraduates to teach English in Japan.

Visiting academics A number of Teesside academics holdvisiting positions at institutions aroundthe world. We also host visiting fellowsand researchers from leadinguniversities.

Making it easyThe exchanges web page acts as aone-stop shop for all the information,forms and step by step guide toarranging exchanges and accessingfunding.

‘We live in an increasingly inter-connected world and wemust make effective use of ourknowledge and understanding of other cultures in order to beable to function in the globalmarketplace.’

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE,Paralympic Athlete, Honorary Doctor of

Laws, Teesside University 2011


Vibrant discussion is a feature of the Internationalisation of theCurriculum Working Group. Colleagues from Schools and Departmentscirculate ideas for innovative curricula and learning and teachingstrategies. Resources and ideas are discussed and shared.

What is internationalisation of the curriculum?Internationalisation can be part of the overall educational philosophy runningright through a programme or module, or it can drive learning and teachingactivities. It can also be included in the programme content, through use ofinternational comparisons; or there could be a focus on intercultural skills forstudents.

•The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is beingused to teach ethics for work with young people. It has proved morefocused, detailed and inclusive than the UK ethical code for youth work, andmakes use of global examples.

•International perspectives are used in learning and teaching strategies todevelop cross-cultural competencies and critical thinking. On programmeswith many international students, some discussions focus on approachesadopted in their home countries, compared with the UK.

•Students in Product Design are working on virtual design collaborations withthe famous Bauhaus Universität in Germany.

Internationalisation of the

CURRICULUM


Students are being encouragedto speak about their views onglobalisation, through focusgroups and activities run by theSchools. There are conversationsand projects about thechallenges and opportunitiespresented by globalisation, andabout the experience of homeand international studentsworking alongside each other.

The discussions are informingpractice across the University.

Students’ UnionThe Students’ Union is veryengaged with internationalisation,and representatives have beenworking closely with staff at theUniversity over the past year.

StudentPERSPECTIVES

The Badminton Club This is one of the University’s leadingclubs for home and internationalstudents, with its own internationalwelfare officer, and events and socialscatering for all students involved.

The Drama Society This society is busy, active anddiverse in its membership, putting onthree shows per year, and welcomingall students with any interest in drama.

The Interlink SocietyThis society welcomes manyinternational students throughout theyear.

2011-12 will see the Universitycelebrating festivals including Eid,Diwali and Chinese New Year, as wellas our usual Christmas celebrations.Contact:[email protected]

We also support short visits by internationally renownedscholars as part of our international visiting academicsscheme.

Our Research Institutes have recently hosted visitors fromleading European universities and institutions in India,Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, China, Taiwan, Japan,Canada and the USA.

CollaborationsTeesside has a number of major research projects fundedby the European Commission’s Sixth and SeventhFramework programmes, building joint researchcollaborations with leading universities and industrypartners across Europe.

We also work on British Council funded projects,establishing research links between universities andorganisations in commerce and industry. Collaborationshave involved leading universities in Portugal, Thailand,Russia, China, Malaysia, Qatar, Japan, Korea and the USA.


How does theUniversity supportyou?Staff from the Department forLearning Development are makingtheir way around Schools andDepartments to discuss yourdevelopment needs and to designbespoke programmes of support. This will include a training programmefor support staff.

ResourcesThe Department for LearningDevelopment’s Unity site is linked to theWorldwide Teesside portal. It alsosignposts to a range of resources tosupport internationalisation of thecurriculum within the Learning & TeachingForum pages in Blackboard, which will belaunched in autumn 2011. There is a QuickGuide to help lecturers get started and amore detailed Rough Guide is underdevelopment.

Coming soon.... The movers and shakers who have led theway in innovative internationalised curriculawill facilitate Learning and TeachingExchange sessions to inspire and supporttheir colleagues.

The PGCE for Learning and Teaching inHigher Education now includes an electivemodule in internationalisation, which willrun for the second time in March 2012.

International dimensions in

RESEARCHOur researchers collaborate withleading universities across theworld, as well as industrial andcommercial partners, and policymakers and practitioners from thepublic and community sectors.


North East Region’sEnterprise Europe NetworkWe are the lead partner for the NorthEast Region’s Enterprise EuropeNetwork, providing expert advice toregional companies. The networkpromotes European opportunities fortrade, funding and R&D collaboration,and helps companies to establish linksand projects across Europe. We alsowork with UK Trade and Industry (UKTI)to maximise export opportunities.

Kauffman FellowshipsTwo of our young entrepreneurs havebeen awarded places on aninternational two-year programme,designed to cultivate high growthleading-edge technology businesses.

A recent enterprise projectVirtual Radiography™ is a family ofcomputer-based simulators used forteaching, developed by a spin-outcompany run jointly by an academic

from the School of Health and SocialCare and a graduate of the School ofComputing.

The main simulator, Projection VR™ isin its fourth version and is used byover 60 institutions worldwide. Thisinnovative system of teachingradiographic knowledge and skillsbegan in Teesside and now helpsstudents in the USA, Canada,Australia, New Zealand, Poland,Portugal, Sweden and South Africa.

International students

AT TEESSIDE

During the academic year, ourUniversity campus is home to upto 2000 international students,who come to us from more than80 countries.Our international community isenriched by the numbers ofstudents coming from China, India,Malaysia and North Africa, and wehave smaller numbers fromcountries in Central and East Asia,North America and Europe, as wellas from the Gulf states.

Schools are organising their ownactivities for home and internationalstudents, including mentoringschemes, day trips to visit the localarea, talks and culturalprogrammes.

‘I think studying abroad isextremely important andhelps you develop, bothacademically and as aperson. It providesopportunities, and gives youa different perspective onthings.’

Aenne Hussmann (MSc MarketingManagement, 2010)

ENTERPRISETeesside’s approach to supporting business and enterprise recognisesthe need to exploit international markets, and to support thecommercialisation of research on a global basis. We work withbusiness partners overseas, including in China and Australia.


Information for prospective international students can be found at: www.tees.ac.uk/sections/international


More details via www.tees.ac.uk/worldwide or by email from [email protected]


What else isGOING ON?The International Culture Club The International Culture Club, run by Student Services,facilitates links between international students at Teessideand British mentors from local communities. The idea isthat there will always be someone available to helpstudents to settle and adapt.

I-CH@TI-CH@T (International Conversation Hubs @Tees)facilitates informal conversations between home andinternational students.

Participants develop their language skills, and share worldand cultural knowledge.

I-CH@T has three components:

• the Language Café

• a mentoring scheme linked to credit-bearing mentoring/communication skills modules

• an online repository of multi-media contributions from international students.

The Language Café (Part of I-CH@T)The Teesside Language Café offers a relaxed and friendlysetting for anyone seeking an informal way to practisespeaking French, German, Spanish or English. TheFrench, Spanish and German Café is on Tuesdayevenings, once a month. The English Café takes placethree times a week.

Internationalisation andEMPLOYABILITY

Teesside University graduates will need to becurious, intrigued by complexity and skilled atsolving difficult problems. They will also need tounderstand how to work within a multi-culturalglobal environment. The teaching and studyof international perspectives within learning isessential in developing all of these qualities, andwill not only give our graduates a head start in theircareers, but, more importantly, will equip them withskills for life.

Paul Booth, President of SABIC-UK Petrochemicals, Governor of TeessideUniversity and Chair of the University Student ExperienceCommittee

Our workOur promotion of exchange schemes encouragesindependence, confidence and willingness to adapt to othercultures – attractive qualities for any employer.We run a knowledge exchange and internship programme forstudents and recent graduates. It involves 135 companiesper year, including many with international interests.The DigitalCity Initiative at Teesside collaborates withuniversities in Sweden and the USA to provide advice tonational policy makers. Specifically, they advise onemployability in the creative industries.

‘For today’s studentsinternational awareness is notan option. It is essential. Themore people have the skills andthe inclination to tap into thisfield of opportunity the more ourcountry will prosper. It is alsofun; wider horizons make lifemore interesting – and the widerthe better.’

John Sergeant, Journalist and Broadcaster, HonoraryDoctor of Letters, Teesside University2010


InternationalPARTNERSHIPSTeesside University has threeinternational offices – in China,India and Malaysia. We runtransnational education (TNE)provision in ten countries, in areasof study ranging from healthcare toengineering, and from businessstudies to art and design.

Our approach‘We strongly emphasise respect forthe political, economic andcultural contexts of our partners.This includes understandingdiffering situations in terms ofprivilege and resources.Where appropriate, staff who workwith our international partners areable to travel abroad. For everyoneinvolved, we encourage anapproach based on listening,being open-minded, and engagingactively with staff and students.’

Perspective from Sharen Cleary,Administrator in the School of Health &Social Care

Sharen Cleary recently accompaniedteaching staff to Universiti TeknologiMara (UiTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Her remit was to ensure that students taking the BSc (Hons)Applied Rehabilitation, Medical Imaging and Nursing Studieswere fully enrolled and introduced to the University’s onlineservices. This support has proved immensely successful inenhancing the experience of students and teaching staff. Sharen said,

‘This has been a fantastic learning opportunity andhas allowed me to understand the perceptions ofinternational students, as well as drawing to theirattention the enormous support services available tothem.It was great to meet such dedicated students, and tohave seen and experienced the place for myself. Iwas overwhelmed by their friendliness and kindness,and by their enthusiasm for the course.’

She added that seeing the University’s work in Malaysia atfirst hand had given her a different perspective on her work atTeesside.

University Learning andTeaching Conference andINTERNATIONALISATION

AWARDSMore than 150 colleagues attended our 11thannual Learning and Teaching Conference, onInternationalisation and Employability.One of the keynote presentations consideredinternationalised student voices in a rapidly changingworld, suggesting that the internationalisation of highereducation should enrich the curriculum and globalknowing, and should promote ‘a transformation ofmind’.Internationalisation AwardsThe University’s first Internationalisation Awards werepresented at the Conference. Two winners, chosenfrom many entries, were:

The International Culture Club which arranges linksbetween international students at Teesside and Britishmentors from local communities, who help thestudents to adapt and adjust to living and studying inthe area.

Buzz@Teesside is a proposal for an internet forum forinternational applicants to Teesside, with contributionsand advice to come from current students and fromstaff.

For more information contact [email protected]


WHAT’S NEXT?Internationalisation is a work inprogress, and 2011-12 will involvebuilding on our established work,and promoting it across the wholeUniversity. Thoughtful and thoroughsupport for international studentsstudying at Teesside will remain atthe heart of our work.A key part of internationalisation,though, is that it involves everyone at theUniversity, in all areas of our operations.

We are planning an exhibition event in2011-12, to showcase and celebrate theachievements of our universitycommunity in preparing our graduatesto participate fully in the globalisedworld. See you there!

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‘I have always felt at home asChancellor of TeessideUniversity, partly because ofTeesside’s place at the meetingpoint of so much internationalactivity in industry and trade –which brings us vibrant, diversecommunities and buildsTeesside’s own particularwarmth and character. It isalways great to see theUniversity working soresponsibly with partnersoverseas; and more inspiringstill to experience the growingsense of welcome, openness andconfidence amongst studentsand graduates at Teesside.’Lord Sawyer of Darlington, Chancellor of Teesside University

Thank you to the staff andstudents who contributedto this publication.

‘International awareness is more than just a business forme - it’s a way of life. I interact with a wide range ofcultures, from the UK to the USA, Canada, Japan, Europe,Russia, South America, Africa and Saudi Arabia....in fact,anywhere that people want to hear my music. A spirit ofcooperation and a little understanding of the customs ofvarious countries have served me well. I find that a positionof mutual respect is the way to go, which to me meansbeing fair-minded and flexible, but knowing when to standyour ground – and that is not always easy, not for anyone.’

Paul Rodgers

Musician, Songwriter and Recipient of a US Congress Proclamation for Humanitarianism, Honorary Doctor of Letters, Teesside University 2009

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