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Internationalisation of European Higher Education:
Trends, Challenges and Opportunities under Erasmus+
Elizabeth ColucciEuropean University Association
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EUA: An Overview
Membership organisation of 850 universities and national rectors’ conferences in 47 countriesMission Position European universities in the centre of the European knowledge
society Strengthen the leadership and management of universities Promote/support the internationalisation of universities within Europe
and globally
Emphasis: European added value: Positioning European Universities in the European and Global policy debatePrivileged partner of DG research (MoU) and consultative member in the Bologna Process
EUA Membership: Diverse
landscape, diverse needs
Activity update
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University Quality Culture: Revising the ESG
Global Rankings: An update
MOOCs: updates
Memberships survey on e-learning
Trends 2015
University Funding Forum
Energy Platform
Smart Specialisation
Arab-Euro Dialogue (AECHE)
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EUA’s International Agenda: Objectives
Policy dialogue on global trends Understand where different agenda’s are interlinked (research
excellence, quality of education, access....) Support policy processes related to external affairs,
development cooperation, etc. Provide information on development trends in other regions Respond to the interest in regional HE convergence processes
Who is learning from the EHEA....Is it a reference for quality?
Institutional support for internationalisation Support strategy development internationalisation in institutions
Evolving priorities for EUA…..
EUA Autumn Conference, University of Giessen, Germany
8–10 October2009
Internationalisation beyond Europe’s frontiers: enhancing attractiveness through global Partnership and Cooperation
EUA Annual ConferenceGhent University, Belgium11-12 April 2013
European Universities – Global Engagement
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International cooperation beyond European borders
European universities always have…..So what is different? Growth in global demand for HE Growth in mobile students and international student market Globalisation: Jobs have become increasingly international so training must
become international Interconnectivity and ICT – changing traditional modes for learning
A shift from scattered academic cooperation to more strategic institutional, national and regional approaches
EUA membership survey: Internationalisation (2013)
56% have an international strategy and 13% are developing one (30% consider it in other strategies)And these strategies have had an impact.....Yet all would like additional support is revising, developing and implementing strategiesFocus should be on more comprehensive and systematic approaches (considering resource allocation, staff recruitment and development, support services....)
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• 86% have one• 13% want to develop one• Very positive impact• But: has to be improved …
Internationalisation: strategies matter
2013 EUA membership consultation: :175 institutions – 38 countries
EUA supporting institutional strategies for internationalisation
Mapping University Mobility of Students and Staff - MAUNIMO (2010-2012) Created an online mobility self-assessment tool for universities – questionnaire
based Based on pilot with 35 universities Published policy recommendations on closing the gap between
national/European mobility policies and targets and institutions practices
FRINDOC (2012-2014) An international strategy development tool for doctoral education Self-analysis, can also be used for benchmarking Assessment around indicators in 3 categories (Resources, Governance and QA
and International research environment)
ALISIOS project: Academic Links and
Strategies for the Internationalisation of the HE Sector
EMA3 project – focus on aligning European HE cooperation with Brazil
Objectives: Launch a systematic dialogue between European agencies
managing the ‘Science without Borders’ programme, Brazilian associations and university partners (‘SwB Forum’)
Capitalise on the opportunites afforded by SwB – Generate partnerships between Brazilian and European Universities
Use EU-Brazil relations as a test case for European cooperation beyond Europe
An EU strategy for Internationalisation? Perception of universities
EU programmes have had a significant impact on European universities’ internationalisationPrimary expectations from an EU strategy: 1) Additional funding for mobility and cooperation 2) Strategy development support 3) Impetus for drawing attention to the national policy discussion on
internationalisation
EU Higher Education in World: EUA reactions
Nothing new...But timely (given launch of Erasmus +)And almost over-due (EU programmes have had a global orientation for almost a decade)Focus on providing students international skills and on European HE attractivenessPositive: Emphasis on institutional strategy development Emphasis on reciprocity in mobility Attention paid to e-learning and its role in internationalisation Focus on strategic partnerships and capacity building Focus on recognition tools Focus on European higher education visibility Focus on policy dialogue
Erasmus+: key features
40% increase in EU funding for 2014-20 – higher than in any other chapter of the EU budget – 14.5 billion*
3 key actions:1.Learning opportunities for individuals (63%)
Credit/degree mobility, joint masters, Masters Loan Scheme
2.Institutional cooperation between educational institutions, businesses, local and regional authorities and NGOs (25%)
Strategic partnerships and Knowledge Alliances Capacity Building Partnerships
3. Support for policy reform
Integration of all existing international programmes
Consultation 2010: EUA recommendations
Put all currently fragmented EU programmes for HE under one umbrella (√)Build programme around 1) mobility grants, 2) partnerships (√)Improve Erasmus by: Encouraging co-funding via structural funds in less-resourced
countries (?) Embedding mobility in partnerships (more widely than just EM) (√) Opening it up to non-European students and destinations (√)
Flexibility in partnerships: curricula development, capacity building, joint-research.... (√ +/-)
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Consultation 2010: EUA recommendations
Employ a range or funding levels and periods (that are fit-for-purpose) (?)Open calls for policy dialogue, dissimination, promotion of results and enhancing project synergies (?)Streamline application and admin procedures (√ +/-)Flexible funding for diverse geographic and thematic areas (√ +/-)
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2012 Response to E4A proposal
Employability focus: Yes, provided that the intention is not to simply and only align higher education curricula with the needs of the industry……Strategic partnerships should be as flexible as possible (to different institutions and actors) (√ +/-)Masters Loan Facility: An innovative idea, but ensure equity and avoid excessive student debt – more details needed (?)Capacity building partnerships (YES – but don’t bind them to regions/ fit-for-purpose) (√ +/-)Concerns regarding decentralisation of some actions and the loss of the European dimension (-)
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Erasmus+ and Internationalisation
Programme underpins the EU Strategy ‘EU Higher Education in the World’ – developed in parallelIn design, a responsive and hopefully flexible mechanism to internationalise institutions Mobility embedded in partnerships Mobility in and out of Europe at all levels Focus on quality and recognition (revision of Erasmus Charter,
learning agreements go global, new and improved ECTS user’s Guide, etc)
Flexible (?) capacity building partnerships Policy dialogue (KA3)
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Erasmus+: What to question
Streamling rules and procedures versus simplification (maybe only the former)Streamlined....but different funding mechanisms still need to be fed in (EDF, EDI, etc) when it comes to global cooperationProgrammes remains complex (large number of actions)- How to promote participation globally?Mobility beyond Europe... Yes, but littleBudget increase: Yes, but rather more for mobility and less for projects = increased competitionStrategic partnerships: too few grants
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General reflections
Overall, it is telling that education is one of the only sectors that has seen a budgetary increase Erasmus+ is an opportunity to demostrate European leadership and innovation in higher education internationalisationAnd to address the ambitious objectives of the modernisation agenda and EU2020, which, given current economic malaise, may seem idealistic and improbableBut the proof is in the pudding....(we have the recipe, and now we need to see what we can actually make with it)
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Conclusions
Internationalisation of European HE is not an optionThe question is how to do it strategically and coherently...Erasmus+ will be an important toolBut not the only toolCountries and institutions also need to define their own strategic means to internationalise and investTaking into account the fundamental question of what type of HEI we need World class universities? Locally inclusive universities? Transnational universities? Online universities?
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