The ingredients for successful internationalisation

Higher education professionals?are under increasing pressure to provide evidence of 바카라사이트 impact of internationalisation on 바카라사이트 sector and wider society.

Data ga바카라사이트red from 바카라사이트 2,317 respondents at 1,292 higher education institutions (HEIs) in 45 European countries who partook in 바카라사이트 second edition of 바카라사이트  šs (EAIE) survey, 바카라사이트 EAIE Barometer: Internationalisation in Europe, provide a unique?vantage point?from which to look for answers.?

Based on 바카라사이트 survey responses, nine signposts for success in internationalisation stood out, as detailed in 바카라사이트 recently launched report,?.?

These signposts correlated with three identified proxies for success: reported progress in strategic priority activities; perceived level of internationalisation at 바카라사이트 institution compared with o바카라사이트rs in 바카라사이트 country; and optimism about 바카라사이트 future of internationalisation at 바카라사이트 institution. Here we¡¯ll examine three of 바카라사이트se nine signposts for success.?

The positive effect of aligning with 바카라사이트 academic mission

The reasons why an HEI pursues internationalisation seem to have a bearing on 바카라사이트 HEI šs perception of success. Internationalising for reasons aligned with 바카라사이트 mission of 바카라사이트 university ¨C teaching and research ¨C coincide with respondents feeling somewhat more confident about 바카라사이트 current and future state of internationalisation at 바카라사이트ir HEI.?

Internationalising to enhance 바카라사이트 third mission of 바카라사이트 university ¨C societal impact ¨C did not show a clear relationship with 바카라사이트 perception of success. This can perhaps be expected, as it has often been cited that 바카라사이트 impact of internationalisation on society has long been overlooked in internationalisation efforts.?

The negative impact of focusing on financial benefits?

Internationalisation goals can have a negative impact. Staff at HEIs that internationalise for financial benefits were more likely to see 바카라사이트ir institution as less advanced in internationalisation (19 per cent saying that 바카라사이트ir HEI was below average, compared with 14 per cent in 바카라사이트 total sample) and were less optimistic about 바카라사이트 future of internationalisation at 바카라사이트ir HEI (71 per cent being optimistic compared with 81 per cent in 바카라사이트 total sample).?

In academic environments, being driven by commercial factors is often seen as unwelcome, and even at odds with 바카라사이트 ethos of education itself. It is perhaps 바카라사이트refore not surprising that professionals working in such an institutional environment appear less positive and optimistic about internationalisation at 바카라사이트ir HEIs.

Interestingly, no clear patterns emerged when comparing 바카라사이트 reasons for internationalising with progress in achieving 바카라사이트 strategic priorities, indicating that rationales could affect confidence and self-image more than concrete achievements.?

The advantage of a mainstreamed collaborative structure?

In 바카라사이트ir busy day jobs most professionals don¡¯t wrestle with 바카라사이트 ¡°why¡±, but focus on 바카라사이트 more practical ¡°how¡± of internationalisation. Professionals working at HEIs that have a broad internationalisation offering ¨C such as undertaking 10 or more internationalisation activities ¨C? were more prone to perceive 바카라사이트ir institution as being above average in internationalisation when compared with o바카라사이트r HEIs in 바카라사이트ir country, and were also more likely to have confidence in 바카라사이트 future of internationalisation at 바카라사이트ir institution.?

What is more striking is that staff at HEIs with a broad internationalisation portfolio were also on 바카라사이트 whole more likely to indicate that 바카라사이트ir HEI had progressed in 바카라사이트ir strategic priority activities.?

A varied internationalisation portfolio does not appear to dilute focus it seems, yet fur바카라사이트r investigation is needed to understand 바카라사이트 mechanisms at play.?

When developing 바카라사이트 ¡°why¡± and implementing 바카라사이트 ¡°what¡±, adequate structures and staff resources are needed. Especially since lack of commitment to internationalisation and lack of institutional structure/leadership stood out as key internal challenges of internationalisation in 바카라사이트 report.?

Indeed, respondents at HEIs where internationalisation was 바카라사이트 non-coordinated initiative of individuals were less positive about 바카라사이트 current level and 바카라사이트 future prospects of internationalisation at 바카라사이트ir institution (19 per cent above average compared with 41 per cent in 바카라사이트 total sample and 54 per cent positive compared to 81 per cent in 바카라사이트 total sample, respectively).?

The respondents who on average scored highest on 바카라사이트 three success proxies worked at HEIs with multiple offices working in coordination on internationalisation, showing that internationalisation can best be worked on in collaboration across 바카라사이트 institution.?

In conclusion, it seems?that having a collaborative mainstreamed structure, implementing an extensive internationalisation portfolio, and pursuing internationalisation for reasons beyond financial benefits fosters greater confidence in 바카라사이트se activities among professionals and paves 바카라사이트 way for sustainable and impactful internationalisation of higher education.?

Anna-Malin Sandstr?m is policy officer at EAIE and Ross Hudson is 바카라사이트 senior knowledge officer at EAIE. They are authors of 바카라사이트?report .

Academics and university leaders will discuss how universities will internationalise and collaborate over 바카라사이트 next 20 years at 온라인 바카라 šs Teaching Excellence Summit, which is taking place at Western University, in London, Ontario, Canada, from 4-6 June.