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1st UCSI University International Education Conference (INEC 2009)

W e a v i n g t h e T a p e s t r y o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l E d u c a t i o n. 1st UCSI University International Education Conference (INEC 2009). Associate Professor Gavin Sanderson, PhD Deputy Director, Academic Learning Services, Learning and Teaching Unit. 12th - 13th

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1st UCSI University International Education Conference (INEC 2009)

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  1. WeavingtheTapestry ofInternational Education 1st UCSI UniversityInternational EducationConference (INEC 2009) Associate Professor Gavin Sanderson, PhD Deputy Director, Academic Learning Services, Learning and Teaching Unit 12th - 13th November 2009 Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

  2. First things first … Congratulations UCSI! Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Abdul Rahman Arshad UCSI University Chancellor Peter T.S. Ng UCSI University President Dr. Irene Tan Conference Chair The Conference Organising Committee Presenters and delegates

  3. Today’s paper can be accessed at … http://inec2009.wikispaces.com/

  4. Internationalisation and related terms What do you understand by ‘internationalisation of higher education’ ? Key terms are: Internationalisation Globalisation Internationalism To access a paper written by Assoc Prof Sanderson that explains some key terms related to internationalisation, clickhere

  5. Globalisation and internationalisation Internationalisation and globalisation are seen as different but dynamically linked concepts ...“globalisation can be thought of as a catalyst while internationalisation is the response, albeit a response in a proactive way”(Knight, 1997, p.6). “Internationalisation is both a response to, and reflection of, globalisation processes” (Rizvi, n.d.).

  6. Internationalisation and higher education Jane Knight’s organisational “process” approach Working definition (mid-1990s to 2003/4): “The process of integrating an international / intercultural dimension into the teaching, research and service functions of the institution” (organisation focus) Updated working definition (2004) “The process of integrating an international, intercultural, or global dimension into the purpose, functions or delivery of post-secondary education” (sector focus)

  7. Internationalisation Kokusaika - The Japanese word ‘kokusaika’ means a process of “self-change” or “self-reform”. For the Japanese, ‘kokusaika’ implies that they change something about themselves due to international influences (Horie, 2002).

  8. Appadurai (2001) made a fleeting, yet powerful, contribution to understanding the internationalisation of higher education through distinguishing between ‘weak’ and ‘strong’ commitments to internationalisation processes. Although specifically directed at the activity of academic research, it can be used to describe the degree to which an individual’s personal and professional outlooks are internationalised. Weak internationalisation is essentially a superficial engagement with the issues whilst strong internationalisation is a laborious, even contentious, deeper, more sophisticated and genuine desire to explore what it means to become internationalised. Weak & strong internationalisation Appadurai (2001) makes a fleeting, yet powerful, contribution to understanding the internationalisation of higher education through distinguishing between ‘weak’ and ‘strong’ commitments to internationalisation processes. Although specifically directed at the activity of academic research, it can be used to describe the degree to which institutions, programs, courses, and individuals’ personal and professional outlooks are internationalised. Weak internationalisation is essentially a superficial engagement with the issues whilst strong internationalisation is a laborious, even contentious, deeper, more sophisticated and genuine desire to explore what it means to become internationalised.

  9. Weak & strong internationalisation Around 2001 British Airways undertook an initiative to paint the tails of some of their planes with cultural motifs as a statement that the airline ‘belonged to the world’. If this was the only thing they did to internationalise their operations, would it be an example of weak or strong internationalisation? What other sorts of things might BA do to demonstrate a commitment to internationalisation? (Coincidentally, the British people themselves strongly opposed the initiative to the point where it was scrapped! They wanted the Union Jack proudly flying on the tails of ‘their’ planes. This is an example of the contested nature of globalisation, internationalisation and cultural identity, and inherent tensions.)

  10. Weak & strong internationalisation

  11. Weak & strong internationalisation

  12. Weak & strong internationalisation

  13. National level Intercultural, international, and global flows of technology, economy, knowledge, people, values and ideas Depth dimension of the reach of internationalisation Sector level Institution level Breadth dimension of the reach of internationalisation Internationalisation and higher education Source: Sanderson (2006, p. 149)

  14. Global level Supranational level Regional level Intercultural, international, and global flows of technology, economy, knowledge, people, values and ideas National level Limits of Knight’s (2004) depth dimension Depth dimension of the reach of internationalisation Sector level Institution level Faculty/Department level Within-institution level Individual level Breadth dimension of the reach of internationalisation Source: Sanderson (2006, p. 149)

  15. UniSA and internationalisation Internationalisation at UniSA (see associated paper for details) - Graduate Quality 7 - Indigenous perspectives - Mobility - Internationalising the curriculum - Internationalisation through the informal curriculum - Supporting UniLife to foster the student community - Integrated orientation - Internationalisation and staff - Developing staff understandings around internationalisation - Internationalisation through the teaching-research nexus - Internationalisation through the diversity of our staff - Our Transnational Education experience - Returning to GQ7

  16. Useful resources Use the IDP database to search for academic publications related to internationalisation of higher education: http://www.idp.com/research/database_of_research.aspx Visit Assoc Prof Sanderson’s home page for useful links and his publications associated with internationalisation and higher education.

  17. References Appadurai, A. (1996). Modernity at large: cultural dimensions of globalisation. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press. Horie, M. (2002). "The internationalisation of higher education in Japan in the 1990s: A reconsideration." Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning 43(1): 65-84. Knight, J. (2004). Internationalization remodelled: definition, approaches, and rationales. Journal of Studies in International Education, 8(1), 5-31. Knight, J. (1997). Internationalisation of higher education: a conceptual framework. In J. Knight & H. de Wit (Eds.), Internationalisation of higher education in Asia Pacific countries (pp. 5-19). Amsterdam: European Association for International Education (EAIE), in cooperation with IDP Education Australia and the Programme on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Rizvi, F. (n.d.). Internationalisation of curriculum. Retrieved 10 February, 2004, from http://www.teaching.rmit.edu.au/resources/icpfr.PDF Sanderson, G. (2006). Examination of a profile of the ideal lecturer for teaching international students. Adelaide. The Flinders University of South Australia.

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