pire program: international education perspective
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PIRE program: International education perspective. Kristin Kutella September 20, 2012 PIRE 2012 Conference. Total students= 723,277. International education AY 10-11 IIE Open doors report 2011. Inbound international students to the US. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PIRE PROGRAM: INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION PERSPECTIVE
Kristin KutellaSeptember 20, 2012
PIRE 2012 Conference
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AY 10-11 IIE OPEN DOORS REPORT 2011
Inbound international students to the US
Total students= 723,277
Business (21.5%)Engineering (18.7%)Math & CS (8.9%)Physical & Life Sci. (8.8%)Social Science (8.8%)Fine & Applied Art (5.1%)Health Professions (4.5%)Intensive English (4.5%)Education (2.3%)Humanities (2.2%)Agriculture (1.4%)Other (10.5%)Undeclared (2.8%)
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AY 09-10 IIE OPEN DOORS REPORT 2011
Outbound US students studying abroadSocial Sciences (22.3%)Business & Mgmt (20.8%)Humanities (12.1%)Fine & Applied Arts (8.3%)Physical & Life Sci. (7.5%)Foreign Languages (5.8%)Health Professions (4.7%)Education (4.1%)Engineering (3.9%)Math & CS (1.5%)Agriculture (1.3%)Undeclared (3.2%)Other (4.5%)
Total Students= 270,327
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION IIE OPEN DOORS REPORT 2011
STEM= Science Technology Engineering Math
Inbound int’l students AY10-11
Outbound study abroad students
AY09-10
STEM (41%)Other (59%)
STEM (17%)Other (83%)
“About 16% of all study abroad students are in the STEM fields compared to about 26% of the general undergraduate population.”~IIE Study Abroad White Paper 5- March 2009
TRENDS IN STEM STUDY ABROAD PARTICIPATION
IIE Study Abroad White Paper 5- March 2009
CHALLENGES FOR STEM STUDENT STUDY ABROAD RECRUITMENT
STEM fields have more difficulty accommodating new elements in already demanding programs For example- introduction of foreign language
requirements Faculty support
Faculty may not see value in sending students abroad (esp. for fields with tightly focused technical skill set)
Difficult to justify without pressure from employers or gov’t agencies
Accrediting agencies Funding
Some believe that STEM field students would be more hesitant to pay for an experience abroad when they are accustomed to being paid for their work
COUNTER POINTS General push for global competency in state-funded
institutions By 2008, 22 states had passed legislation stressing importance
of international education Faculty support
Exchange programs are faculty-driven Collaboration, research, publication
Accrediting agencies Some accrediting agencies have begun to incorporate “global
competence” in assessment criteria For example, ABET 2000 added: “the education necessary to
understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global & societal context”
Funding Scholarships & Grants are available Generally, students in STEM tend to fall in “underrepresented”
categories
“UNDERREPRESENTED” IN STUDY ABROAD Race/Ethnic Heritage
Caucasian students = 80.5% Gender
Female students = 64.2% Field of Study
Social Sciences, Business + Humanities= 55%
LocationEurope = 55%
Term8 weeks or less programs= 55%Percentages are % of national population of study abroad
students from AY08-09 ~Open Doors 2010
PIRE STUDENT ADVANTAGES
Race/Ethnic Heritage- varied Gender- high male population Field of Study- STEM field Location- Traditional location Term- summer, semester or academic year Language- German language
exposure Program- Specifically related to
students’ field of study & research component
MOVING FORWARD
Funding options are available
PIRE grant is very generous
Experience is worthwhile, even if complete funding cannot be matched
AFTERNOON SESSION TOPICS Is it the case that science students need
to find funding sources to participate in great numbers in study abroad or are there other ways?
How do we best engage science faculty to increase their involvement in study abroad programs (aside from giving them research funding)?