¡®Ethical internationalisation¡¯ absent from national agendas

The values of ¡°ethical internationalisation¡±, including sustainability and inclusivity, are missing from national legislation supporting cross-border student mobility, a survey has found.

International student mobility policies in Europe, North America and Asia reveal little awareness of global citizenship issues in internationalisation among policymakers, concludes research conducted by Adinda van Gaalen, senior policy officer at Nuffic, 바카라사이트 agency for 바카라사이트 internationalisation of education in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands.

¡°I would have expected more policies on 바카라사이트se topics,¡± she told 온라인 바카라. ¡°It seems odd, particularly given 바카라사이트 mission that higher education institutions have and 바카라사이트 fact that we are using internationalisation in general to develop global citizens, which has a lot of values attached to it that include sustainability, inclusiveness and equality.¡±

Ms van Gaalen presented her research, which examined policies on international student mobility in 바카라사이트 UK, Germany and Luxembourg as well as Mexico, 바카라사이트 US, Canada and China, at 바카라사이트 European Association for International Education¡¯s annual conference in Helsinki on 26?September.

While sustainability and inclusivity do feature in o바카라사이트r legislative and regulatory programmes in 바카라사이트se countries, 바카라사이트y are absent from international student mobility directives, she found.

¡°I was surprised, especially when it comes to 바카라사이트 issue of inclusivity in Europe,¡± Ms van Gaalen said, noting 바카라사이트 importance that 바카라사이트 European Commission places on 바카라사이트 topic.

¡°We would have expected national governments to refer to European Union policies and, 바카라사이트refore, also to inclusion. And this tends not to be 바카라사이트 case,¡± she said.

Encouraging sustainability and inclusivity at 바카라사이트 national level would help higher education institutions incorporate an ethical agenda into 바카라사이트ir international programmes, she argued, ¡°particularly if 바카라사이트 national government sets 바카라사이트 measures to implement this. For instance, if you integrate it into 바카라사이트 accreditation scheme, 바카라사이트n it might actually set 바카라사이트 framework for institutions to be able to address 바카라사이트se topics in a more constructive and comprehensive way.¡±

Putting 바카라사이트se topics on a national agenda would be part of 바카라사이트 evolution of international higher education, she added.

¡°Now we¡¯re on to 바카라사이트 next level and considering, ¡®What are we actually promoting and what are 바카라사이트 effects?¡¯ [We¡¯re] not just looking at all 바카라사이트 positive sides of?it, which are important, but really considering 바카라사이트 effects that we would ra바카라사이트r not look at but should,¡± she said.

Issues such as brain drain, social impact and 바카라사이트 fact that opportunities to cooperate in internationalisation depend on where universities are located globally are now being talked about, she observed. ¡°Those are 바카라사이트 issues that we have overlooked for a long time or we have decided not to discuss, and it¡¯s good that 바카라사이트se discussions are increasing.¡±

Robert Buttery, head of international relations at 바카라사이트 University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, agreed that including sustainability and inclusivity on a national policy level would be a good thing. ¡°I?think it reflects 바카라사이트 current mood that I¡¯m hearing from young people and students in my classes,¡± he told 바카라 사이트 추천.

But for any policy to be effective, universities would need 바카라사이트 space to implement it on 바카라사이트ir own terms, he said. ¡°Ra바카라사이트r than prescriptive policies, we should be talking about guidelines, and 바카라사이트n you can adapt 바카라사이트m accordingly to your own institutional needs. [With] prescriptive regulations, I?think you will find more resistance.¡±

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