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International Opportunities
BirminghamWednesday 17 October 2012Matthew Andrews
AUA International Opportunities
International Opportunities
• International Higher Education Network
• Study Tours• Travel Awards• International
Partners• Reciprocal
Conference Places• Events in the UK
AUA International Opportunities
Principle Aims of the IHE Network• To organise opportunities for AUA members to
gain international travel opportunities: such as Travel Awards and Study Tours
• To promote an understanding of the international dimension to higher education: through, for example, sessions at the Conference and IHEN Day Meetings
• To facilitate and enhance links between the AUA and higher education sectors in other countries: by managing partnerships with partner associations and assisting international delegates at Annual Conference
AUA International Opportunities
IHEN Steering Group
AUA International Opportunities
Convener Andrea Rabe, Birkbeck [email protected]
Deputy Convener Sally McKinley, [email protected]
Travel Award Co-ordinator Lisa Burton, [email protected]
International Association Link Co-ordinator
Hetal Maniar, [email protected]
European Development Co-ordinator
Vacant
Study Tours
• Organised overseas visits for members of the AUA based in the UK and Ireland
• Ten members: one coordinator and three Study Tour themes each containing three members
• Coordinator is supported by the AUA and AHUA with up to £2,000 in expenses
• Four further awards of up to £1,000 in expenses are made to members of the Study Tour
• A report is written and information disseminated
AUA International Opportunities
Study Tours
AUA International Opportunities
2007/08: New Zealand• Student application and progression• Supporting professionalism and
excellence in HE management• Universities and sustainable
development
2009/10: India• Partnerships• Student Experience• Governance
Study Tours
AUA International Opportunities
2010/11: Brazil• Quality, academic standards and course
construction• Student expectations and representation• Teaching, learning and pedagogy
2011/12: Japan• Employability and the graduate job
market• University finances and funding• Quality assurance and enhancement
Study Tours
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2012/13: South Africa• Getting into University• Life beyond the classroom• Professional development
2013/14: Poland (proposed)• Ideas for themes?
Study Tour Reports
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Travel Awards
For members to undertake intensive study visits overseas with the aim of enhancing career and professional development, and to promote best practice in higher education management through dissemination of the findings to AUA members. Travel awards may be used to attend relevant overseas conferences (but not reciprocal places).
Deadlines:15 January15 July AUA International Opportunities
Travel Awards - Overview
• Awards funded by AUA and AHUA• Annual budget – £4,000 • Awards available to AUA members based in the
UK and Ireland only• Award value – usually £1,000 maximum• Intended to cover travel and/or subsistence costs• May be “topped up” by AUA member or their
employer
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Travel Awards – Applications
• Two deadlines per year – 15th January and 15th July
• Successful applicants notified within one month• Application submitted to AUA National Office (
[email protected])• Applicants must submit an application form
(available on AUA web site), a CV and a letter of support from their manager
• Applicants are strongly advised to seek support in principle from their proposed hosts before submitting an application
AUA International Opportunities
Travel Awards – Requirements
• Recipients responsible for all travel arrangements• Report of 2,000 – 3,000 words, plus a 500 word
summary, to be submitted within one month of returning to the UK/Ireland. Award paid within one month of receiving the report.
• Encouraged to deliver a report the on visit to an IHEN meeting, local, regional, national meetings, to write article for Newslink or Perspectives, etc. etc. etc.!
AUA International Opportunities
Travel Awards – Good Advice
• Think through the project you’ll be working on – methods, purpose
• Make sure you are clear about what you want to do – be practical and show you have thought through your plans
• Demonstrate your contacts and preparation• Do not focus on your own institution – the AUA
and AHUA are funding your travel so we want to know what AUA and AHUA, and the HE sector more generally, will get back
• Include dissemination ideas in your proposal
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International Partners: Link Coordinators• A channel for communications between AUA and
the partner international association• An ambassador for the AUA • Reciprocal promotion of conferences • Invitations to speak at each other’s conferences• Attending the partner’s conference or notifying
the International Link Coordinator of the • Writing an annual report on the link and the
activities undertaken that year and any
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International Partners (1)
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AACRAO
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
Maureen Skinner, West London
AAUA American Association of University Administrators
Julie Davies, ABS
ACHEA Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators
Matthew Andrews, Oxford Brookes
ANUPA Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators
Vacant
ARUCC Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada
Christine Matthewson, Strathcylde
International Partners (2)
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ATEM Association of Tertiary Education Managers
Anne Maruma, Kent
CAUBO Canadian Association of University Business Officers
Melissa Bradley, Kent
GUAU Ghana Association of University Administrators
Vacant
JAUM Japanese Association of University Managers
Hetal Maniar, Portsmouth
HEFAF Higher Education Faculty Administrators Forum
Vacant
International Conferences
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AACRAO SEM XXI
• November 2011• Sessions over four
days• San Diego• Approx 600 delegates
from all over the world, mostly Americans and Canadians
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Reciprocal Places
• Advertised through e-mail up-dates• Dates listed on AUA web-site• First refusal to the Link Coordinator, then
members of the Board, then opened out to all AUA members
• Look for articles in Newslink!
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IHEN Seminars
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• Occasional one day seminars• In addition to promotion of the AUA international
opportunities these attract a range of speakers, for exmaple:• Higher Education in Brazil (Dr Tristan McCowan)• The future of the European HE Area (Dr Christian
Yeomans)• Supporting students overseas with reference to the
University of Nottingham’s Malaysia campus (Professor Christine Ennew)
AUA Annual Conference
AUA International Opportunities
• Meet the international delegates!• Attend a session run by an international delegate• Dissemination sessions following-on from Study Tours
or Travel Awards
Discussion
• Comments• Questions• Suggestions
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But why?
• The AUA exists to advance education, and so enables members to raise their own contribution to this end through supporting their continuing personal and professional development
• There is an international higher education sector, with an exchange of ideas, staff, and students
• Those who lead and manage our universities and colleges of higher education now more than ever need an understanding of the international dimension to higher education
AUA International Opportunities
International Opportunities
BirminghamWednesday 17 October 2012Matthew Andrews
AUA International Opportunities