Internationalising Higher Education

Traditionally, international strategies focus on the recruitment of international students while international research collaborations develop at departmental level. But as the internationalisation of institutions continues to grow rapidly in importance and complexity, many universities are reviewing the traditional international strategy. Universities are increasingly moving towards integrated international strategies led at the ViceChancellor/President level, including internationalisation of the student experience, research partnerships and overseas course delivery. However, this process brings a number of challenges. This session explores how effective and diverse international strategies can best be developed and embedded, drawing on examples of good practice from the UK, Japan and Taiwan. The session will explore questions including:
- How are international strategies best developed - top down or bottom up?
- How can grass-roots-level collaboration influence wider universities' strategies?
- What is the relationship between overarching university strategies and international strategies?
- How can international strategies be effectively embedded in a university?