Challenges on the way to become an international campus

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Challenges on the way to become an international
campus

• Workshop of International Campus- the students
  perspective

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• Edit Kiss
• Budapest University of Economic Sciences and
  Public Administration
• BUESPA
• European Students Forum

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Main points

• Tendencies leading to newer and newer challenges
  to todays and tomorrows education
• An example BUESPA
• Final recommendations

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• Development in technologygtconsumers and
  information society
• Economy based on knowledge rather than capital
• Globalization and internationalization affecting
  all aspects of life
• Life-long employment gt life-long learning

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Internationalization

• Two types
• The old one mobility of students and scholars
• The new one the joint international efforts
  related to structural and regulatory issues of
  higher education systems

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• As technology opens borders, education and
  professional exchange opens minds.- IIE
• -openness to the new
• -wide interests, broad- minded
• -ready to act
• The modified role of the companies and education

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Illustration BUESPA

• The SWOT analysis of BUESPA
• Strength
• Weaknesses STRATEGY
• Opportunities RECOMMENDATIONS
• Threats

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STRENGTH

• importance of knowledge of foreign languages
  BUESPA German (DSG), ISC, CEMS
• high requirements/challenges towards scholars-
  non-native speakers promote the exchange of
  professors,
• Problem not available for all students-
  selection process, more courses like in other
  European campuses

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STRENGTH

• Other problem these courses are not mixed in
  terms of nationality-ISC mainly for foreign
  students, CEMS only for Hungarian students
• International campus means international
  environment/atmosphere- they should provide
  courses with mixed nationality
• The relationships, cooperation with other
  universities exchange programs etc.
• The relationship towards business sector
  scholarships, programs, awards, competitions-
  international ones

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WEAKNESSES

• languages the education in foreign languages is
  not too strong, more intensive courses should be
  offered
• Other French, Spanish etc. courses missing-help
  students maintain their language knowledge
• mass communicationgt multiple choice , written
  examination instead of speaking examination

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WEAKNESSES

• campus needs good facilities
• American books

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THREATS

• online learning, e-learning a new virtual
  paradigm
• depersonalizing, mass-education
• segregation no relationship built out among
  foreign and Hungarian students

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OPPORTUNITIES

• the role of student organizations
• European Students Forum is a way of living
  helps students travel all around Europe and
  promotes European citizenship by understanding
  the culture-spirit of all countries.
• role not only in mobility join and experience
  the internal work team-spirit, cooperation,
  communication, negotiating, organizing

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OPPORTUNITIES

• -International atmosphere
• -Incoming exchange students
• Erasmus Working Group
• -lots of other student organization their active
  role for curricular innovation

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Final Recommendations

• 1.International atmosphere exchange programs,
  bi-multilateral. e.g.
• Erasmus mixed courses, programs together,
  build out a student-network to have friends all
  around the world, human capital

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Final Recommendations

• 2. fostering the understanding of cultural
  differences, tolerance- that is why it is not
  enough to have subjects in foreign languages but
  to experience it not enough to learn it in
  theory but in practice

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Final Recommendations

• 3. required skills languages, communication,
  establishing rapport, flexibility, mobility
• benefits international student network

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• Thank You for your attention!