We need to address the basic questions! Integration…  Into what?  By whom?  Why?  How?  Whose responsibility? ----  Internationalization at Home (IaH)

Differences in…  Language skills  Academic background  Personal background  Prior experiences  Attitudes  Motivation

Diverse group……………..yet… PositionStrangers DurationLimited time CharacteristicsDifferent Motives Personal

Problems – pertaining to… inadequate organization admission, socialservices, information and marketing, grading, plagiarism, teaching etc.

International students: maturity, acquisition of academic, language and (inter)cultural competencies Domestic students:obtain international/intercultural experiences at home Staff:language training, new perspectives, alternative modes of teaching University:revenue, visibility, alumni,attractiveness, competetiveness. Overall society:tax incomes, stimulate local economy, competence

 Rhetoric vs reality  Vision vs implementation  Administration vs research/teaching  Form vs contents  Creativity vs structure  Measureable vs unmeasurable results  Time and money  Reactive vs proactive approaches  Diversity vs internationalisation  Form vs contents  Curriculum vs learning outside the classroom  Customer vs user role

 Intercultural  Interdisciplinary  Investigative  Integrative  Integrated  Interactive

 Intercultural courses  Interuniversity courses  Summer course  Netbased courses  Guest teachers  Field studies  Theses  Field works  Multidisciplinary Studies programme  Staff mobility  Life Long Learning program  ’Open’ program modules  Practicum

 Use classroom diversity  Use group processes  Address language issues  Alter modes of examination  Include international themes/ dimensions  Adopt a dynamic teacher role  Lower power distance  Use new technologies

 Change your mindset on diversity  Train and dedramatize language skills  Explain administrative processes  Arrive at a reasonable service level (eg. special or equal service and flexibility vs setting boundaries)  Arrive at a code of conduct  Don’t rely on the new technologies  Prepare yourself  Ask for assistance

Education is growth...education is, not a preparation for life. Education is life in itself. (John Dewey)