PIM 2013 – Best Practices of Innovative Globalization Programs for Graduate Students International Summer University Program at CBS Tom Dahl-Østergaard Director of International Programs
ISUP in brief
7 November 2013 | Page 3 6-week program Enrol up to two courses All courses are credit- bearing 7.5 ECTS per course
7 November 2013 | Page 4 1,616 students (438 international) 55 nationalities 68 students from 13 PIM-partners 25 international instructors (5 from PIM- partners) and 2 from CBS
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7 November 2013 | Page 7 Improving exchange balances Student flexibility: Pre-exchange core courses Spread workload Shortened completion time Admission requirements Graduate student recruitment Talented teachers from abroad Experimental approaches to learning
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7 November 2013 | Page 9 International and CBS students taking courses together Trade for exchange places Selected international faculty teach at CBS during their summer break Mainstream business courses and innovative courses in trans-disciplinary subjects.
Examples of innovative courses Interaction design for cleantech innovation Creative in-class problem-solving
Current challenges to ISUP Turning ISUP from a ‘project’ to a third semester at CBS Managing the ISUP ‘project’ using mainstream university procedures Maintaining the growth of international students to ISUP
7 November 2013 | Page 12 I have taught at Harvard University and in China, and I can assure you the ISUP students are really world class. I have students of 15 nationalities in my class and they share their experiences with each other; it is a great learning opportunity." " —ISUP instructor, 2013