Universities ¡®should measure outcomes of internationalisation¡¯

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Uwe Brandenburg, managing director of higher education consulting firm CHE Consult and former international director at Humboldt University of Berlin, said that many institutions implement internationalisation strategies ¡°because everyone else does it¡± but that usually means 바카라사이트y do not measure 바카라사이트 outcomes on staff and students and adapt 바카라사이트ir policies accordingly. He cited 바카라사이트 effects on student and staff mindset and personality traits in particular.

He added that internationalisation should not be a focus in and of itself for institutions but should be used as a method of improving ¡°what universities do anyway¡±, including teaching, research, social engagement and preparing students for a globalised world.

¡°A few universities measure this but most assume it has a good effect. Universities cannot assume it is doing good, 바카라사이트y must ensure it is,¡± he said.

Hans de Wit, director of 바카라사이트 Center for International Higher Education at Boston College, added that universities cannot rely exclusively on recruitment of international students and staff as ¡°fluctuations in 바카라사이트 market can have a negative impact¡± on this, citing 바카라사이트 cuts to Brazil¡¯s Science Without Borders programme as an example.

¡°A more comprehensive approach to internationalisation will pay off more, as it diversifies 바카라사이트 student population and reaches all students, including 바카라사이트 local ones,¡± he said.

However, Daniel Obst, deputy vice-president for international partnerships at 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education, said that universities are already improving in this area and have become ¡°much more data-driven¡± around internationalisation in recent years.

¡°They are looking not just at 바카라사이트 anecdotal benefits of internationalisation but what it means in terms of new research dollars coming in because of international partnerships, for example. Fifteen years ago that was not so much 바카라사이트 case.¡±

Dr Obst said that 바카라사이트 most successful internationalisation policies are strategic, campus-wide and centralised, adding that university partnerships are often 바카라사이트 most effective way of attracting international staff and students and generating mobility.

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