Challenges in implementing internationalization at a small

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Aleksandra Jama, Verena Kaipel

internationalization at a small but very diverse HEI

Introductionto Carinthia University of Applied

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to Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (CUAS)

AUSTRIA

HIGHER EDUCATION in AUSTRIA

• 22 Traditional Universities

• 21 Universities of AppliedSciences (Fachhochschulen)

• 13 Private Universities

• 16 Colleges of Education

UniversitiesUniversitiesUniversitiesUniversitiesofof Applied Applied SciencesSciences

Access Usually no entrance

examination

Entranceexamination �

Bachelor and

Master degree

programs

BA requirement +

(Telephone)

Total number of students in Austria: 376,710 (2013/14)

45,541 at Universities of Applied Sciences

(Telephone) interview � MA-

programs

Tuition fee For non-EU citizens at CUAS tuition

fees of EUR 363.36

Internship No Obligatory min. 15

weeks

R&D Scientific R&D Applied R&D

• Legal foundation in 1994

• 21 UAS run by private organizations, publicly funded offering about 276 programs and educating approx. 36,000 students

• Full-time and part-time programs

• Undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs

AUSTRIA

UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES

programs

• Focus on applied research and development

• Focus on internationalization: study-abroad, internships abroad, programs in English

Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

BASIC NUMBERS

• Founded in 1994

• 1990 students

• Budget in 2013: € 28,2 Mio.

• Staff:

499 employees including

– 117 professors & full-time lecturers– 117 professors & full-time lecturers

– 290 part-time lecturers

– 92 study administration & central services

• 34 Bachelor & Master Degree Programs

including 12 part-time study programs

Status quo for Dec.2014

ENGINEERING

Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

PROFILE

CIVIL ENGINEERINGand ARCHITEKTUR

ENGINEERINGand IT

HEALTH SCIENCESand SOCIAL WORK

MANAGEMENT

Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

1 UNIVERSITY – 4 SITES

Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

NETWORKS

National• Verband Österreichische Privatstiftungen• Fachhochschul Konferenz• Forum Neue Medien• BUILD - Graduate Centre for Entrepreneurship in Carinthia (together

with Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt)

• Microelectronic Cluster me2c• Lakeside Labs• Lakeside Labs

International• EAIE – European Association of International Education

• EUA – European University Association

• EUROASIA PACIFIC UNINET – network organisation with members

from Austria and Asia

• CEEMAN – International Association for

Management Development in Dynamic Societies

Internationalization trends

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Internationalization trends

• Early 90-ties: initial concept for universities of applied sciences (UAS) in

Austria was based on „regionalisation“

• Only so called „international study programs“ have international elements

(study abroad semester, English as language of instruction, international

content of the courses)

• Lots of scholarship programs were initially opened only for universities

• ERASMUS-Program was very soon atractive also for UAS

Development of internationalizationin general

• ERASMUS-Program was very soon atractive also for UAS

• first International Offices have been established

• End of 90-ties: Austrian UAS Conferenz established International

Committee

• In the framework of Bologna process

UAS introduced very quickly

BA- MAS system

1997 first Outgoing Student (Germany)

2000 first Incoming Student (Hungary)

2002 Establishing an International Office

2005 Establishing International Commeettee

first CUAS International Strategy2006 European Policy Statement (Implementation of Bologna 2007-13)

Master Programs taught in English

Development of Internationalization@ CUAS

Erasmus University Charter 2007-2013 and DS Label 2006-20082007 Program for Incomings School of Management

2008-09 Standardisation of processes and documents, Management of

partners

2011 DS Label 2011-2013/14

2013 ECHE Application 2014-2020 / FEANI accrediation for engineers2014 Introducing first Double Degree Programm2015 Implementing the new Internationalisation strategy as part of the

Development Plan 2015-2022

• More than 120 international partnersin higher education worldwide

• Member in international networksEUA, UNINET, EUA

• International Accreditaiton of FEANI for engineering studies

• Intercultural CampusGrowing number of international students

Internationality @ CUAS - Starting point for the new Internationalization strategy

Growing number of international students

• Intercultural TeamGuest Lecturers

• Double Degree Programm with Finnland

• 8 Study Programs in English

• Summer Schools with partners

• Language Trainings for students/staffEnglish, French, Italian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, German

Implementation of Bologna process and ECTS criteria• All study programs fullfill Bologna criteria

• Diploma Supplement 2011-2014

• Implementation of ECTS criteria on CUAS website (IO/QM/IT)

International Mobility und Internationality in the study programs• Approx. 60 Outgoings per year and 40 Interns (average in comparision

to other Austrian UAS)

• 60 Incomings per year

Internationality @ CUAS - Starting point for the new Internationalization strategy

• 60 Incomings per year

• Students choose more frequently the non-European destinations

• 15% of students have non-Austrian nationality

But within the institution• No particular recognition of internationality

in teaching and research

Development of Mobilities

Staff and Teaching Mobilities

10

12

14

16

18Number

Teaching Mobility 2007-2013

78

11

8 878

10

12Number

Staff Mobility 2007-2013

Source: IO Statistics , 14.05.2013

11

16 15 15 1416

0

2

4

6

8

2007/08 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

Year

7 7

0

2

4

6

2007/08 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13*Year

Development of Mobilities in Europe

Staff and Teaching Mobilities

Source: Erasmus Tagung 2013 in Austria

CUAS Outgoing Mobility

Erasmus, Joint Study & Freemover

50

60

70

80

90

71

84

58

48

58

46

52

Numbers

CUAS Outgoing Studierende

Studium

Praktikum

Study

Internship

Source: IO statistics, Status quo: 14.05.2013

0

10

20

30

40

5048

25

46

36

31

Academic Year

Erasmus in Austria and in Europa

Source: Erasmus Tagung 2013 in Austria

CUAS Incoming Mobility

Erasmus, Joint Study & Freemover

40 41

53 52

48

61

40

50

60

70

Incomings

WI & MGMT

Numbers

Source: IO statistics, Status quo: 14.05.2013

29

0

10

20

30

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/2010 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

WI & MGMT

GES & SOZ

ENG & IT

BAU & ARCH

EU Trend

Academic Year

8 Challenges by the process of implementing international strategy

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Challenge Nr. 1Who takes the initiative?

Internationalization initiative

Mai 2013

• Prerequisite for the ECHE: Publish internationalisation statement

• Request from the CUAS Academic Council: Prepare a draft of the strategy

April 2014 meetings within a working group with external expert

• Status quo of the Internationalization in every CUAS School

• Internationalization at UAS in Austria

• Discussions about the necessity and future of internationalization at CUAS• Discussions about the necessity and future of internationalization at CUAS

November 2014

• Presentation of the draft in the CUAS Academic Council

February 2015

• Presentation in the CUAS Board

March 2015

Further meetings within the working group (adopting

the draft)

Solution: spread the news

→ Rector

→ Executive Director

→ University Board

→ International

Comittee

→ Individual lectures

Direction or/and

international standards

Challenge Nr. 2

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Challenge Nr. 2Which direction to go?

Internationalization nowadays is already advanced:

• Mobility

• English taught study programs (mainly on master level)

Status quo of Internationalization

• Increasing number of Double/Joint Degrees Programs

• International networks

Solution: analyze your environment

1) Your geographic situation1)Your neighbours

2)Minorities within your country

3)Other HEI-s in your region

4) Industry in the region

2) Your institutional situation1)Background of your students/applicants

� CARINTHIA

� SLOVENE

� 2 HEI-s

� International

companies

80% from the region1)Background of your students/applicants

2)Your Quality Management System

3)Your human ressources policy

4)Research activities

5) International elements in your curricula

� 80% from the region

� QM

� ???

� Among other every

year 1.3 Mln EUR

� Case studies,

literature, English

How far is it possible to implement internationalization strategy?

Students� Improving mobility numbers� Increasing the numbers of international regular students� Integration of international students in the university life

� Internationality@home

Studies� Transparency of the information about the study offer

� Supporting Pilotprojects for Double- and Joint-Degree Programs

Supporting Initiatives to „Bildungsexport“

Focus on 3-5 points

� Supporting Initiatives to „Bildungsexport“ � Improving language and intercultural competences of students

� Improving didactic, language and professional competencesof the teachers

Cooperation and Research� Stable and intensive cooperations

=> strategic partnerships

� international fame in the research areas

Challenge Nr. 3

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Challenge Nr. 3How to deal with the university

structure?

Governance structure

Funding Body(Non-profit private foundation)

• Supervisory Board

• Board of Governors

• Board of Trustees/ Advisory Board

University Board

• Board of Governors / Executive Director

• Rector / Deans

FH-Council• Rectorate

• Plenary assembly

• Commissions

Committees

Researchcenter

Service

area

School of Civil

Engineering

and

Architecture

School of

Engineering

and IT

School of

Health

Sciences and

Social Work

School of

Management

IT Service

Research

OD & QM

Service Area

CommitteeMarketing Library

Non-Discrimination

Committee

International

Affairs

Program Directors

Committee

Solution: get everybody somehow involved

� Discussions within the International comittee (since 2008)

� Preparing the first draft of the strategy

� Stepping back in 2010

� Regional discussions about CUAS sites has priority

� New Erasmus Plus Program in 2013:

� Presenting internationalization in the staff

meetings of the individual CUAS schools

� Involving the new rector and vice � Involving the new rector and vice

rector (including informal meetings)

� Organizing support from the individual

lecturers (including informal meetings)

� Organizing the working group

to prepare a draft

� Inviting the external expert to get

an objective perspective

Challenge Nr. 4

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Challenge Nr. 4How to define a common ground?

What do we understand as internationalization:

� Exchange of students and staff

� Well-aimed support of cooperations in teaching, studies and research

within the European Educational sector and beyond

What do we achieve by internationalization

� Improvement of quality in teaching and research through international cooperations (only with selected partners)

� Increase of attractivity of the institution (well structured mobility

Solution: clarify the wording, present advantages

� Increase of attractivity of the institution (well structured mobilityprogrammes, collaboration within the research projects)

� Better visibility � positioning as important partner

� Enrichment of the instututional culture� Future-oriented education for CUAS graduates

Through internationalization CUAS be moreattractive for regional applicants!

Challenge Nr. 5

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Challenge Nr. 5How to implement what

was decided on?

Roles in the internationalization process:

� CUAS Board

� CUAS Council

� Study Degree Programs and Directors of the programs

� International coordination within the programs/ schools

� CUAS Coordination of internationality

Solution: split the responsibilities, make everybody involved

� CUAS Coordination of internationality

� CUAS International Office

� International Committee

� Coordination of internat. marketing & PR

� Recruiting of international applicants

CUAS Milestones for 2015

• Strategic partnerships

• Define the strategic partners

• Support for Double Degree Initiatives

• Preparing a concept

• Discussing the needed support with the CUAS Board

Solution: go step by step

• Discussing the needed support with the CUAS Board

• Presenting the idea to the program directors

• Language Policy

• Combining the fources of the International

Comittee and Equality Comittee

=> synergy effect• Prepare the draft of the policy

Solution: make internationalization a partof Quality Management

• Accredited academic programs

• Management Systems based on EFQM Excellence Model

(a framework (organizational management system),

promoted by the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM))

- Introduced in 2005/06 and adapted to the university needs

• Internal evaluation (students,

alumni, teaching and

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alumni, teaching and

administrative staff)

• Evaluation via external peers

• Internationalization is part

of the system

Challenge Nr. 6

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Challenge Nr. 6How to decide which partners to work

with?

Solution: focus on 3-5 partners

Set up criteria cataloge for strategic partnership and talk to people

who know the partners:

� Exchange of students and staff took place regularly in the past

and/or

� There are or will be study programs similar to CUAS study programs

which gives a solid basis for the cooperation - not only mobilities

but also common courses, development of Double Degreebut also common courses, development of Double Degree

Programmes, and/or

� Partner or coordinator in at least 2 research projects within the last

3 years and/or

� Possibillities for CUAS graduates to do a doctorate at the partner

HEI

Challenge Nr. 7

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Challenge Nr. 7How to finance it?

Solution: present the costsspread the budget

� Required ressources are part of the CUAS strategy

� Not the exact budget but estimation

� Internationalization is part of CUAS Schools‘ strategies

� Budget is planned by every program director

� Common initiatives will be supported centrally

� The idea is that only selected projects will be supported� The idea is that only selected projects will be supported

Challenge Nr. 8

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Challenge Nr. 8How to let go?

Solution: accept that you cannot puteverything into life

� Strategy is long term

� Change of employers

� Change of management

� Lobbying by individuals who do not necessary have

something to do with the strategysomething to do with the strategy

� Informal meetings

� External requirements, EU financed projects

with very often short deadlines

ThankThank youyou forfor youryour attentionattention!!

GoodGood luckluck byby thethe implementationimplementation

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GoodGood luckluck byby thethe implementationimplementationofof internationalizationinternationalization

Aleksandra Jama, Verena Kaipel

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