PICASAUniversity of Roehampton, London
Professor Claire OzanneDeputy Provost (International)
Bridget Middlemas – Project Lead
PICASA
Promoting Internationalization of HEIs in Eastern Neighborhood Countries through Cultural And
Structural Adaptations
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Aims of PICASA
To promote the recognition of Eastern Neighboring Area HE systems, through the development and integration of internationalization dimensions into structural and cultural components of HEIs management
University of Roehampton 9,000 students
– 6,500 undergraduate– 2,500 postgraduate
700 academic staff 140 nationalities on campus 700 International students (8%) Campus university near central London
2013 Quality Assurance Review
“ a clear and attractively produced guidance handbook”
“ overseas agents are trained and monitored by the International Office.”
“ The International section of the website is comprehensive and
detailed”
“ A detailed explanation of English language requirements and routes to
meeting them are clearly explained.”
“ the website offers some international student profiles”
“ The international section of the website represents good practice. “
The PICASA Project European Union funded (TEMPUS scheme)
€1,000,000 budget for whole project
26 partners from 9 countries
Roehampton leading on development of staff training resources
Five EU Partners Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven (Leuven University
College) – Belgium
Centro Studi ed Iniziative Europeo – Italy
World University Service (WUS) - Austria
University of Roehampton – United Kingdom
University of Genoa - Italy
PICASA: Kick-off
Partners: EU Eastern Neighbors Armenia: Yerevan State University (leads)
Plus:– 5 universities in Armenia– 5 universities in Belarus– 5 universities in Georgia – 5 universities in Ukraine
PICASA team at Roehampton Lead academic – Bridget Middlemas
Deputy Provost (International)
4 academic staff
Research assistant
Administrator
Working closely with our International Office and Students Union officers
Workpackages 1 - 3 WP1: Institutional capacity building
WP2: Development of internationalization framework for HEIs
WP3: Operationalization of internationalization (University of Roehampton, see next slide)
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WP3: Operationalization of Internationalization
Identification and revision of 2 academic programmes per HEI in line with internationalization principles
Organise staff workshops for the revision of academic programmes
Develop resources for embedding internationalization approaches into scholarly collaboration and research
Pilot an internal evaluation of each HEI’s internationalization approaches against the MINT tool http://www.nuffic.nl/en/expertise/quality-assurance-and-internationalisation/mapping-internationalisation-mint/mapping-internationalisation-mint
Design and deliver in-house workshops for disseminating internationalization strategies
Workpackages 4 - 7 WP4: Quality control and monitoring
WP5: Dissemination
WP6: Sustainability
WP7: Management of the project
PICASA Conference, LondonThe Internationalisation of Higher Education –
Policies, practices and pedagogies
Friday February 13th, 2015
University of Roehampton, London
Further details on our PICASA website at: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Services/Learning-and-Teaching/Research/PICASA/
ISEP Structures and governance
Opportunities for sharing good practice– Ideas and concrete plans– Curriculum development– Staff development
Value of staff exchange
Follow up PICASA website, University of Roehampton
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Services/Learning-and-Teaching/Research/PICASA/
EU Tempus information at: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/tempus/
Email the PICASA team: [email protected]
https://twitter.com/UKPICASA
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