1. December 9, 2010 KTH & Illinois: Strategic Initiatives in International Education Steve Nussbaum, Director, Student International Affairs

2. Outline ✤ Trends and Growth Points in the Illinois International Education Portfolio ✤ Illinois Field Sites Abroad

7. CountryStudents Avg (weeks) stay (weeks) 1Spain31216 2Italy20614 3China2065 4France20113 5UK13613 6Austria6919 12Japan3926 Length of Sojourn by Country 2008/9

8. College#ShortLong% Rate ACES20470%30%33% AHS8150% 15% BUS23266%34%28% MEDIA11850% 33% EDU1479%21%8% ENG19952%48%19% FAA10623%77%22% LAS80743%57%25% Participation Rate by College & Length of Sojourn

10. BUSENG Male174186 Female18590 % Female52%33% College % Female 42%17% Prtcptn Index 1.231.92 Participation by Gender, BUS & ENG

11. New Initiatives: Sustainable Development in International Education ✤ Grants for departments, groups of faculty to develop short term programs ✤ Field Site Development Support ✤ Departmental Consultancies (What are your departments international strengths/ competencies? where do/should your students study? What courses do/should they take?)

12. The special role of Illinois Field Sites Abroad ✤ 20 - 40 students per semester at each field site ✤ 60% + of all long term credits earned at only 9 locations ✤ Vienna, Paris, Kobe, Barcelona, Versailles, Granada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, UK

13. Special Features of Illinois Field Sites ✤ Strong Links to Illinois Departmental Curriculum ✤ Local Staff reporting to/working closely with Illinois ✤ Facilitated Learning for Second Culture Students ✤ Engagement (the field site, its peoples become a classroom) ✤ Intervention... ✤ Advising

14. Expanding the Field Site Idea New Features ✤ Program Infrastructure Supports: Coalitions of supporting departments Faculty research interests and activities Faculty development in international education (visiting lectures/ resident directors...) Curricular development linkages between departments here & there (including shared virtual classrooms, and shared student research projects). Developing strategic partnerships with universities around the world (local advocacy for new/expanded educational and research developments between Illinois and the host institution)

15. New Field Sites from Spring 2010 ✤ Catholic University of Leuven ✤ Social Sciences and The Family (Gray Swicegood, Sociology + Political Science, Global Studies, Human and Community Development...) ✤ National Taiwan University ✤ Landscapes and Health (Bill Sullivan, Landscape Architecture + Urban Planning, Architecture Community Health, Horticulture Natural Resources, Environmental Sciences Earth, Society, and Environment, Recreation, Sport, & Tourism....)

16. ✤ Thank you for additional information Marlys McCartney (mmccartn@illinois.edu)mmccartn@illinois.edu Steve Nussbaum (snussbm@illinois.edu)