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Internationalisation

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• Old - 1980s: – overseas student recruitment– off-shore campuses & programs– twinning schemes– exchange agreements

• New - 21st Century:– Profound transformation– Volatile market, UG decline & narrowing P/G– Old definitions outmoded

Introduction

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• Past - international operated in isolation and limited to overseas student recruitment

• Today - international activities are ‘mainstreamed’

• DVC International role created in 2006; Overall international strategic framework in education and research

Evolution

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ODVCI Organisational Matrix

Country/Regional specialists

Director, International Education

Director, International Research

Director, ODVCI

China Sample activities: Sample activities: Sample activities:

Europe & USA academic collaboration

research collaboration,

manage HR

Middle East & AGCC

transnational education policies and procedures and QA

HDR scholarships, marketing and recruitment

manage budget

India study abroad and students exchange.

international research funding

manage interface with university (insurance, planning etc)

Africa

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Statement of Internationalisation

Monash University is a research-intensive and internationally-focused university which delivers high quality education to students from many countries and performs globally-relevant research.  Monash will engage with the world through its international network of campuses and centres; through collaborative arrangements with leading international universities; by giving students and staff opportunities for international experience and exposure; and by engaging with the communities it serves.

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Collaboration:

forging new and sustainable partnership based on collaboration and mutual respect to create win-win outcomes

Mechanisms:• Joint research projects and joint research academies• Dual badged PhDs – co-supervision across borders• Global UG degrees – semesters offered by universities in

different countries for one degree either via student mobility or virtually

• Greater collaboration with industry in R&D, curriculum design and delivery, internships and scholarships

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Options within the Monash Network

• Degrees taught across the Monash Network> eg science in Malaysia with local content

• Degrees taught across faculties > eg double degrees

• Short and long term programs at centres > Eg Law Prato Program

• Degree based options- Global degrees > eg BA (Global), Masters of Education (Global),

Double Degrees

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Options with Key Partners

• Selected relationships

• Research- led teaching

• Opportunities with Partners transnational education collaborations

- Joint Degrees

- Articulations

- Twinning Programs (2+2)

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Mobility

creating opportunities for staff and student mobility

Mechanisms:

• Joint academic appointments between partner universities

• Standardised degree structures

• Mutual recognition of degrees and units within degrees

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Mobility opportunities

• Key partners

• Mobility partners

– Monash Abroad

• Examine options deployed for Technology in transnational education

– Use of webct and other platforms (eg Masters of Education (Global))

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Contribution

More than equipping next generation of leaders with global skills and values – education for purposes beyond monetary gain

Making a contribution to global well-being- Climate change- International security- Economic inequality

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Opportunities

• Provide opportunities for students to contribute to society;

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