MAGGIE WOODROW

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MAGGIE WOODROW

• Passionate commitment to making higher education
  accessible to all who would benefit
• International vision EAN
• Doughty fighter for her principles
• What would she think about internationalisation?

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INTERNATIONALISATION

• Internationalisation is the process of
  integrating an international/inter-cultural
  dimension into the teaching, research and
  services functions of the institution
• Jane Knight (1994)
• Internationalisation elements and checkpoints.
• Canadian Bureau for International Education
  Ottawa.

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Why Internationalise?

• Global society universities role?
• Return from public investment
• Economic benefits from skilled graduates and
  research and knowledge transfer
• International competitiveness
• Universities to be at forefront of new thinking -
  global

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Motivation for universities

• Idealism global citizens
• Intellectual challenge
• Reputation
• Research opportunities
• Money
• Keeping up with the neighbours

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What does internationalisation mean?

• Diverse home student population
• Diverse international student population
• Global issues incorporated into curriculum
• International staff
• Integrated student environment and services
  includig Students Union
• Active international research partnerships

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What does internationalisation mean?

• Actively managed international partnerships
• Active promotion of study abroad
• Supportive quality assurance arrangements
• Strong international scholarship programme
• Active international student support language,
  study methods, protocols
• University engaged in off-shore developments
  and partnerships

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Necessary Characteristics

• Strong, demonstrable commitment from top
• Bottom-up staff commitment-embrace diversity
• Appetite for assessed risks
• Encouragement of students to engage (SU)
• Staff working abroad in partnerships
• Internationalisation support by all staff
• International curriculum

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What would Maggie ask?

• This is all very well but is it not elitist and
  unsympathetic to Access students?

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Issues

• Evidence for social class and ethnic divide in
  international participation
• Problems for home students with families and
  financial constraints
• Part-time jobs
• Erasmus/Socrates type support

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Access policies for international students

• Difficult for high fee and cost of living
  countries eg UK
• Educational disadvantage difficult to overcome
  internationally
• Confidence raising
• Scholarship support
• Visa and immigration rules

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International Development Activity

• Key aspect for internationalisation agenda
• Active exchange partnerships
• New institutional development and capacity
  building
• University of Westminster experience
• Benefits to staff involved
• Creating opportunities for students

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Benefits

• Opening up opportunities for students otherwise
  not available
• Taking international university experience to
  those who cannot afford to travel
• Creation of wider global community with diverse
  experience
• Breaking down barriers and ignorance

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Maggies Answer

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