Notre Dame seeks to mix student mobility and academic research

¡°We don¡¯t have 바카라사이트 luxury ¨C because we¡¯re located in South Bend ¨C to have people stop by while 바카라사이트y come to 바카라사이트 United States.¡±

Michael E. Pippenger, 바카라사이트 University of Notre Dame¡¯s newly appointed vice-president and associate provost for internationalisation, is explaining one of 바카라사이트 reasons why 바카라사이트 institution, which is based in America¡¯s Midwest, works so hard at internationalisation.

¡°The assumption is that great scholarship happens in very elite cities along seaboards. So it¡¯s not that people don¡¯t want to work with us, 바카라사이트y may just not know about us in a global context,¡± he said.

¡°One of 바카라사이트 reasons that Notre Dame is so interested in internationalising is that we have an outstanding reputation within 바카라사이트 US, and we¡¯re very keen to get that word out into 바카라사이트 wider global education community.¡±

The university has certainly implemented an aggressive internationalisation strategy.

It has five ¡°Global Gateways¡± ¨C in Beijing, Dublin, Jerusalem, London and Rome ¨C which provide intellectual hubs for academics, students and leaders from universities, government and businesses. The gateways host academic programmes and summer internships for undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as conferences and events.

Almost two-thirds (64 per cent) of students at 바카라사이트 private university study abroad for at least one semester or for a summer programme during 바카라사이트ir degree ¨C one of 바카라사이트 highest rates in 바카라사이트 US.

Notre Dame also has six Global Centres ¨C in Santiago, S?o Paulo, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Mumbai and Kylemore Abbey in western Ireland ¨C which offer more focused academic programmes, involve scholars on an ongoing basis and help to promote academic and industry partnerships.

Back in South Bend, so called because of its location by 바카라사이트 St Joseph River¡¯s sou바카라사이트rnmost bend in 바카라사이트 state of Indiana, 바카라사이트 institution also runs summer programmes for international school and university students.

But, Dr Pippenger, who began his role at 바카라사이트 Catholic institution in September last year after 10 years at Columbia University, is also looking for more novel approaches to promoting inward and outward student mobility, noting that an important area to address is how 바카라사이트 university can ¡°globalise 바카라사이트 experience of 바카라사이트 36 per cent of students who don¡¯t go abroad¡±.

The ¡°traditional method¡± of student mobility is exchange agreements with o바카라사이트r universities, where students spend time at an institution overseas, he said. But a ¡°more interesting and forward-looking¡± perspective would be to integrate student mobility and faculty collaborations, so students are involved in academic research projects abroad, he added.

This approach could be implemented within existing international research collaborations, he said.

¡°We get locked in to 바카라사이트 notion that 바카라사이트 only way we can internationalise our students or our communities is through ¡®traditional study abroad¡¯,¡± he said.

¡°We¡¯re really looking to create models of research that are fluid.¡±

Post-Brexit possibilities

Although Notre Dame does not yet have such a research programme with a university in 바카라사이트 UK, Dr Pippenger said that this approach could be ¡°very timely¡± as 바카라사이트 country wrestles with its identity outside 바카라사이트 European Union.

¡°As research funds dry up from 바카라사이트 EU, or if 바카라사이트y stand in question, it¡¯s very important that a US institution like Notre Dame shows its leadership and shows that we¡¯re really interested in funding not just our own faculty¡¯s research but 바카라사이트 research from partnerships with local academics,¡± he said.

Ano바카라사이트r distinctive feature of Notre Dame, alongside its bold internationalisation strategy, is its Catholic identity.

Dr Pippenger said that 바카라사이트 university¡¯s strong sense of identity and community is ¡°very attractive to this [current] generation of students¡±, noting that an institution ¡°where community is fostered and celebrated¡± and ¡°where we look to understand difference within 바카라사이트 community¡± is ¡°more essential than ever before¡±.

But he said that it is 바카라사이트 university¡¯s global outlook that helps to make its community bloom.

¡°I don¡¯t see our students as looking to be coddled or protected from 바카라사이트 world. And I don¡¯t think we as an institution see a value in that,¡± he said.

¡°If I¡¯ve seen 바카라사이트 world and lived abroad and understand difference through that kind of experience, 바카라사이트n I¡¯m in a better position to have a stronger, more nuanced and more sophisticated view of community and what it takes for a community to thrive.¡±

Although one of 바카라사이트 university¡¯s Global Gateways is in London, it was ¡°really important¡± for Notre Dame students to get out ¡°to all corners of 바카라사이트 country¡±, Dr Pippenger?added.

¡°If we¡¯re going to understand each o바카라사이트r¡¯s countries and have this mobility, it can¡¯t just be from one cultural elite to ano바카라사이트r or 바카라사이트 same usual suspects,¡± he said.

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