1. Campus Internationalization in Italy Aimée Devitto 12 November 2013

2. International students abroad Source: OECD.StatExpats 2011

3. Trend of international students enrolled in Italy Source: OECD.StatExpats 2011

4. Where do international students come from? Source: Vision 2011

5. Reasons for studying in Italy Learn or increase knowledge of the language Learn or increase knowledge of the language Experience the culture Experience the culture Experience a different educational system Experience a different educational system Gain experience study abroad Gain experience study abroad Do research pertinent to studies at home institution Do research pertinent to studies at home institution

6. Current efforts made to increase internationalization within campuses Change language of instruction of graduate programs to English Change language of instruction of graduate programs to English Offer e-learning for students who cannot be in Italy Offer e-learning for students who cannot be in Italy Make university websites available in several languages Make university websites available in several languages Internationalizing faculty and staff Internationalizing faculty and staff Promote international student programs Promote international student programs Erasmus, Socrates, Leonardo Erasmus, Socrates, Leonardo Offer scholarships to international students to study in Italy Offer scholarships to international students to study in Italy

7. Politecnico di Milano Established in 1863 Located in northern Italy Campus of 38,700 students A scientific-technological university which trains engineers, architects and industrial designers Drive towards internationalization Currently offers 30% of its graduate coursework in English Plans is to transition exclusively to English language instruction at the masters and doctoral levels by 2014

8. Università di Trento Founded in 1962 Founded in 1962 Located in the northern Italy Located in the northern Italy Campus has 16,000 students Campus has 16,000 students Strong commitment towards internationalizing the campus Offer study abroad opportunities through Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus Partner with schools from Africa and Asia Offer dual degree program Increase the number of English classes offered Offer Fulbright Universitas Program, Fulbright Specialist Program as well as Fulbright Intercountry Program

9. Student Mobility Programs FP7 – Marie Curie Actions Lifelong Learning Programme Leonardo Socrates Comenius GrundtvigErasmus

10. Resources Euraxess Italy. (2012). Services: Mobility Programs. Retrieved from http://www.euraxess.it/services/types.php?pag=mobility_programs Laudisa, F. and Musto, D. (2008). Foreign Students in Italy: a focus on the universities in the Piedmont region [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from http://www.ossreg.piemonte.it/_library/downloadfile.asp?id=2534 ‎ Ministero dell’Istruzione dell’Univesità e delle Ricerca. (n.d). Retrieved from http://www.miur.it/guida/guide.htm The Observatory on Borderless Higher Education. (2005). Italian universities offer courses in English to attract international students: will that do the trick?. Retrieved from http://www.obhe.ac.uk/documents/download?id=374 OECD.StatExtracts. (n.d). OECD.StatExtracts. (n.d). Foreign/international students enrolled. Retrieved from http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=RFOREIGN# http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=RFOREIGN# Redden, E. (2012). Italian university joins international colleges embracing English language. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved from http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/05/21/italian-university-joins- international-colleges-embracing-english-language Tavoni, M. (2013). Internazionalizzare le università italiane: Le proposte per far crescere il numero di studenti stranieri. ICONotizie. Retrieved from http://notizie.italicon.it/internazionalizzare-le-universita-italiane/ Università di Trento. (n.d). About the University of Trento. Retrieved from http://www.unitn.it/en/ateneo/3320/about-university-trento Vision. (2011). L’internazionalizzazione in Italia e la classifica delle università. Retrieved from http://www.visionwebsite.eu/UserFiles/File/filedascaricare/universita/2011/Classifica_Universita_piu_ Internazionali.pdf