The University of Oslo Internationalization after Bologna

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The University of Oslo Internationalization
after Bologna

• International Education Office

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Erasmus figures 2002-2006
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The Bologna declaration of 1999

• Objectives
• To remove obstacles to student mobility
• To enhance the attractiveness of European Higher
  Education
• Common structure of higher education systems
  across Europe (three cycles 323)
• ? A European Higher Education Area by 2010 and
  to promote the European system of higher
  education worldwide

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Help! What do we do? How?
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Lobbying

• towards decision makers (university leaders,
  politicians, ministry)
• Keeping internationalization high on the agenda

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The follow-up on national level

• White Paper of May 2001 with strong emphasis on
  internationalization
• The Quality Reform of 2003
• Higher Education Reform
• Institutional governance structure
• New funding system
• Increased internationalization

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Internationalization within the reform

• Increased student mobility
• Study abroad opportunities for all students
• More international students on campus
• Courses and programmes in English
• Emphasis on formal exchange agreements and
  programs(Erasmus, bilateral agreements etc.)
• Increased co-operation with developing
  countries(national programs)
• Co-operation with non-English speaking countries
• Student mobility integrated in the funding system

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How to convince local decision makers in times of
big changes?

• This is momentum more lobbying!
• Secure support from the university leaders
• Find the enthusiasts
• Talk to All The Important People
• Whats in it for them? Any money?
• Write in university papers
• Participate in meetings
• Make noise and dont give up!

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The University of Oslos Response to the
Challenge - the International Dimension

• Modules in English / Standard course packages
• Opportunities for study abroad in the new
  programs
• The Student Mobility Project strategy for
  student mobility
• Network of administrative staff
• Increased central financing
• Alliance with the student organisations
• Systematic development of partnerships abroad
• Information, branding (uio_at_etc.), focus on
  reciprocity/recruitment
• Online application process

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Programmes and courses in English

• 800 individual courses taught in English
• Within most academic fields
• 39 Master's Degree Programmes offered in English
• Law, Economics, Education,
• Health Sciences,
• History, Philosophy, and Culture Studies,
• Religion and Theology,
• Information Technology and Informatics,
• Language and Literature, Mathematics, Natural
  Science and Technology
• Media Studies
• Social Sciences and Psychology
• Bachelor programmes in Norwegian
• Language programmes in a variety of languages
• International Summer School, UiO

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Impact on UiOs internationalization

• Student mobility more than doubled since 2002
• 800 courses offered in English
• Increased number of international students,
  particularly European
• Increased agreement portfolio
• Bilateral agreements in 2006 154
• Erasmus agreements in 2006 381
• Mainstreaming

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Some of the current and future challenges

• Closer link between student mobility and research
• Convincing the scientific staff about the actual
  benefits (and accepting the costs)
• Convincing Norwegian students to go abroad
• Convincing more international students to come
• Internationalization at home integration in
  strategic planning on all levels