Internationalisation Opportunities for achieving excellence Professor Martin Henson Khozama Academic Consulting Gulf Education 2014

Khozama Academic Consulting Pankaj Ghemwat … … of the ISIE Business School in Spain noted in his book World 3.0 that, in the US: -3% of the workforce is international -1% of companies have foreign presence -20% of internet traffic crosses national boundaries

Khozama Academic Consulting Universities … -30% of the workforce is international -Most have foreign activities -< 100% of internet traffic crosses the national boundary

Khozama Academic Consulting “Universities are not so much trailing in the wake of broader globalization as leading it from the front.” The context

Khozama Academic Consulting “In Higher Education the meaning of globalization is that it is an imperative for internationalization – there is no alternative.” A Workshop participant “Internationalizing Arab Universities”, Amman, Jordan, February The context

Khozama Academic Consulting Global versus International Once the externalities of globalization reach a certain level, the internal pressures pushing us towards internationalization become an imperative. The boundary between external and internal collapse and the notions collide.

Khozama Academic Consulting Competition, social costs, financial costs, imbalance between north versus south or developed versus developing HE sectors, language, lack of qualified staff, cultural disturbance, global job markets, religion and social values, lack of security, ethics, politics, … Workshop “Internationalizing Arab Universities”, Amman, Jordan. Threats of Globalization

Khozama Academic Consulting A first Cut … - Internationalisation at Home - Internationalisation Abroad ‘Developing Institutional Internationalisation Policies and Strategies’ Robin Middlehurst, 2010 ‘Higher Education in Turmoil: the changing world of internationalisation’, Jane Knight 2008

Khozama Academic Consulting Internationalisation at Home - Curriculum and academic programmes - Research and Scholarly Activity - Teaching and learning process - Service and extra-curricula activities ‘Developing Institutional Internationalisation Policies and Strategies’ Robin Middlehurst, 2010 ‘Higher Education in Turmoil: the changing world of internationalisation’, Jane Knight 2008

Khozama Academic Consulting Internationalisation Abroad - Movement of people - International Projects - Mobility of Programmes - Mobility of Providers ‘Developing Institutional Internationalisation Policies and Strategies’, Robin Middlehurst, 2010

Khozama Academic Consulting -Fit for purpose -Institutional Profiles -National and Regional Context -Engagement and Prioritisation -Organisation, Delivery and Promotion Factors to Consider

Khozama Academic Consulting -Governance/Management structures -Management and leadership capacity -Available Resources -National policies Factors to Consider

Khozama Academic Consulting Prioritization: -Essential -Good to have -Advanced -Optional -Stepping stone Factors to Consider

Khozama Academic Consulting Horizon Scanning -Where will we be in five, ten, twenty years time? -What are the key disrupting issues facing Higher Education nationally, regionally, internationally? -How do these affect our choices in setting out an International Agenda?

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Khozama Academic Consulting Thank You! Professor Martin Henson Khozama Academic Consulting