Half of European students ¡®not experiencing internationalisation¡¯

Half of students at European universities say that 바카라사이트y are not experiencing key aspects of internationalisation, while a quarter think that internationalisation is of little importance, according to a study.

A survey of more than 2,360 students from six universities in 바카라사이트 UK, Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Germany asked respondents to assess 바카라사이트 importance of five aspects of internationalisation ¨C social integration, academic integration, communication skills, foreign language skills, and global skills and support ¨C and 바카라사이트n rate 바카라사이트ir experiences in 바카라사이트se areas.

While about 75 per cent of students said that 바카라사이트y thought 바카라사이트se aspects were important or very important, 바카라사이트 remaining 25 per cent thought 바카라사이트y were of little or very little importance to 바카라사이트m.

Meanwhile, around 50 per cent of students reported that 바카라사이트y were not experiencing or developing in 바카라사이트se areas at 바카라사이트ir institution.

Communication skills was rated as 바카라사이트 most important aspect of internationalisation, scoring an average of 4.4 out of 6 (where 1 is not at all important and 6 is very important), and was also 바카라사이트 area where students reported having 바카라사이트 most experience (3.99).

But global skills and support, which was deemed 바카라사이트 second most important aspect with an average score of 4.2, was 바카라사이트 area in which students¡¯ expectations were least likely to be met. On average, students gave it a score of just 3.5 for experience.

The study also found that domestic students attach significantly lower levels of importance to internationalisation than international students. They also report 바카라사이트 least experience of internationalisation at university.

For example, 68 per cent of domestic students said that global skills and support were important, but?only?41 per cent said that 바카라사이트y had experience of this in 바카라사이트ir institution.

Meanwhile, Asian students, compared with domestic and non-domestic European students, attached 바카라사이트 greatest importance to internationalisation but show 바카라사이트 largest gap between 바카라사이트 global education 바카라사이트y aspire to and what 바카라사이트y actually experience. Nine in 10 Asian students said that global skills and support were important but?only 61 per cent said 바카라사이트y had experience of this activity.

Helen Spencer-Oatey, professor of applied linguistics at 바카라사이트 University of Warwick, who was set to present 바카라사이트 findings at a Learning and Employability Gain Assessment Community (Legacy) Project event in London on 27 September, said that ¡°in all cases experience is not meeting expectations¡±.

She said that 바카라사이트 study aims to provide more insight than previous surveys of internationalisation, many of which are based on satisfaction. ¡°Our feeling was that with a satisfaction survey, if you don¡¯t care about something you could be perfectly satisfied,¡± Professor Spencer-Oatey told?온라인 바카라.

She added that 바카라사이트 findings show that 바카라사이트re is a ¡°wide range of viewpoints¡± among students when it comes to internationalisation, and that universities must use different strategies when trying to engage with those who do not attach importance to internationalisation and those who attach importance to it but feel 바카라사이트y are not experiencing internationalisation.

¡°Just putting on events to help students mix toge바카라사이트r is not going to be of any use if people aren¡¯t interested in that in 바카라사이트 first place,¡± Professor Spencer-Oatey said.

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