1. The Internationalisation of the Curriculum Christine Ennew
Launch event – October 2012

2. Internationalisation: nothing new?
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Internationalisation: nothing new?
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3. Internationalising Higher Education
Globalisation isn’t new, internationalisation isn’t new
Scholars have always been mobile, knowledge is not constrained by borders
Jewish philosopher Maimonides, exiled from his native Spain, studied at University of Al-Karaouine in Morocco
William of Tyre travelled from Jerusalem to study liberal arts and cannon law at Paris, Orleans and Bologna.
Ibn Battutah travelled from Morocoo, throughout Asia to China in pursuit of knowledge

4. Internationalisation - how
An international curriculum
International student recruitment/mobility
International staff
International networks (eg U21)
International research partnerships
Cross border delivery
Distance learning
Partnerships (eg articulations, in country delivery)
Greenfield development (campuses)
Partnerships for capacity development

5. Why should you be interested?
Immediate considerations
Income (volume and security), mobility opportunities, citation impacts, accreditation, executive education
Longer term
Working with the best students and staff at all levels
Access to new sources of research funding (govt and industry)
Developing the curriculum and enhancing employability
Developing people
Social Responsibility
Support the development of HE elsewhere – practice what we preach?

6. Grand Challenge Recommendation 1: School Challenge Statements
The School Challenge Statements (section 3.2) and Professional Services challenges should be disseminated in a paper to Schools, setting out the Grand Challenge and requiring responses.
Recommendation 2: Internationalisation Champions and Network
Schools should identify an Internationalisation Champion and a University-wide Curriculum Internationalisation Network should be established and a coordinator identified.
Recommendation 3: Funding for Projects
Funding should be made available to assist Schools in meeting the Challenges through competitive bidding for projects. Funding will be allocated according to criteria to be agreed.

7. Internationalisation of the Curriculum
NOT just about teaching international students
Preparing students to operate in a global environment (employability)
Producing global citizens with intercultural skills and competences (better people?)
Skills and knowledge
The formal and the informal curriculum

8. What should an internationalised curriculum deliver?
Genuinely global perspective on the subject of study
A broader international and global awareness
Skills and competences to work within and across diverse cultures
Awareness of own culture and ability to understand and critique (and explore implications for actions
Ability to engage across cultures
Global citizenship – a broader recognition of individual and institutional responsibilities in an international environment

9. Options for delivery: Immersion
International students
Domestic students
International staff
International content
Mobility
The Global Citizen

10. Or..........more actively managed?
Graduate attributes reflect global citizenship
Integration of internationalisation into curriculum design (including learning outcomes) at the programme level
Translation through to module level (content and outcomes)
Integration of globally significant agendas (climate, equity, social justice)
Managing student interactions and activity
Reflected in assessment

11. The Attributes of a Global Citizen?
a broad international perspective of the subject area.
an ability to apply disciplinary concepts in their own cultural context and in wider cultural contexts.
a critical awareness of their own cultural values and an ability to empathise with, and respect, other cultural perspectives.
an understanding and recognition of the value of a diverse, interconnected and global society.

12. The Attributes of a Global Citizen?
an ability to communicate cross-culturally and within international environments.
a commitment to the broader social good, at the local, national and global level.
an ability to exercise their intellectual capacity and moral standing to defend and actively disseminate universally accepted values.
an ability to meet the needs of any relevant sector of human activity as responsible global citizens.

13. Skills versus Content Skills Content
Do global citizens require different skills?
Or are those skills already integral to the curriculum?
Languages
Content
Discipline specific perspectives
Generic content – comparative/global issues
Generic content – environment, social justice,

14. Challenges?
Securing a clear view of what an internationalised curriculum means – variations by discipline, institution
Balancing skills versus content
Student engagement
Easier for students with some international experience
Moving students outside of their “comfort zone”
Managing different cultural perspectives
Students as resources for IoC
Monitoring impact

15. Some Resources http://www.ioc.net.au