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AUQA Performance Portfolio

Chapter 3 International

Activities

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What does International Activities encompass ?

• Curriculum• Learning and

Teaching• Research

• Recruitment• Support – Academic and

Pastoral• Compliance• Student Mobility• Offshore and TNE• Benchmarking• Pathways

Internationalisation

International Operations

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Internationalisation at Macquarie

Definition

The process of integrating an international and inter-cultural dimension into the teaching, research and services of Macquarie University.

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Macquarie University International Student Enrolments

(As at December 2008)

International

Local

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EFTSL for the Faculty of Business and Economics for 2008

International59.3%

Local40.7%

Source: Management Information Unit, Macquarie University 2009. Data for 2008 is at 31 Oct 2008.

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Total Percentage of EFTSL International Students by Faculty 2008

Source: Management Information Unit, Macquarie University 2009. Data for 2008 is at 31 Oct 2008.

Other4.0%

FoHS8.0%

FoS12.6%

FoA10.6%

FoBE60.4%

MGSM4.3%

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Top 20 Countries of Origin for International Students

Enrolled in Semester 2 of 2008

Canada

1.2%

Mexico

1.0%

Colombia

0.9%

Singapore

0.9%

Other

9.1%

Bangladesh

1.0%

Norway

1.0%China

44.7%

India

4.8%

Hong Kong

8.7%

Korea (South)

8.2%

Indonesia

3.5%

Malaysia

3.5%Vietnam

2.1%

USA

1.8%Germany

1.5%

Thailand

1.5%J apan

1.5%

Taiwan

1.3%

UK

1.0%

France

1.0%

Other

18.3%

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Profile - Faculty of Business and Economics

International Full Degree Enrolments by CountrySemester 2, 2008

Other7.9%

Other11.8%

India3.9%

Hong Kong10.5%

Taiw an1.1%

Germany1.2%

Thailand1.3%

Vietnam2.3%

Malaysia2.9%

Indonesia3.9%

S. Korea7.9%

China53.3%

France0.7% Sri Lanka

0.8%J apan0.8%

Singapore0.8%

Bangladesh0.9%

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International Enrolments in the Faculty of Business and Economics

1,4411,595

1,9692,136

2,6622,850

3,358 3,314

3,613

3,3063,510

3,291

3,711 3,752

9131,098 1,160 1,168 1,137 1,202 1,225

1,3871,600 1,699

1,8801,678

1,8061,646

4 3 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 6 10 14 20 27

2,358

2,696

3,1333,308

3,8044,057

4,5884,708

5,2195,011

5,400

4,983

5,537 5,425

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Faculty of Business and Economics Top 10 Courses Top 10 Programs - Acceptances for Semester 1, 2009

687

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International Operations A Cause for Celebration

• Quality strengthened in every aspect of operations

• Compliant with:– Internal Quality Enhancement

Framework– External regulatory requirements

• From operational focus to strategic, student centric approach

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What is AUQA interested in ?• Recruitment processes• Admission standards• Academic protocols for program

approvals• TNE and Offshore Quality • Academic performance of international

students• Student support – academic and pastoral• Student experience

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How Do These Factors Relate to Business and Economics?

Recruitment processes- Diversification – High International Student Cohort

Admission standards

- Selection and Evaluation of Pathways Providers

Academic protocols for program approvals

- Approval for Offering Courses at Different Campus Locations (City Campus & ICMS)

- Approval for Offshore Program Delivery - Due Diligence of Offshore Partners

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How Do These Factors Relate to Business and Economics? (continued)

TNE and Offshore Program Quality

- Master of Applied Finance and BBA- Processes for Reviewing On-going Quality of Offshore Programs- Parity between Quality of Onshore and Offshore Programs

- Admission Standards- English Language Requirements- Teaching and Learning Outcomes

- Training and Orientation of Staff - Workload Management for Staff Delivering Offshore Students

Academic performance of international students- Academic monitoring to identify students at academic risk- Intervention strategies for at risk students- Processes for Reviewing Performance of Offshore Programs

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How Do These Factors Relate to Business and Economics? (continued)

Student support – Academic and Pastoral- Discipline Specific Academic Literacy Support- Opportunities for International/Local Student Engagement

Student Experience

- Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching- Student Experience in Offshore Programs- Mechanisms for Measuring the Student Experience by Unit and by Course incorporated into program reviews

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Faculty of Business and Economics

A Cause for Celebration• Student Support – Business and Economics Student

Services – Peer Assisted Learning– Conversation Groups– Peer Advisors– Academic Writing Specialist (HDR)– Academic Monitoring/Coaching

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Faculty of Business and Economics

A Cause for Celebration• Offshore Programs– Teach-Out Mode for Programs identified in

AUQA 1 (BBA with TMI)– Teach-Out Mode for Programs with

partners of low strategic value (TMI and MCOM (VCM) NBS)

– Reputable Partners Experienced in Offshore Program Delivery

– Moderation Processes - BBA– Applied Finance Delivery and

Administration

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Future Developments

• Diversification– Program– Mode– Country– Location

• Improved support• Improved student experience• Improved agreement processes

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Background Slides

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Diversification

Four options to diversify student cohort:

Program

Mode

Country

Location

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Offshore Programs

Realignment of offshore programs to complement University’s strategic goals to focus on highly reputed partners experienced in offshore program delivery

Programs In Teach Out Mode:BBA Times Institute of Management, Singapore

(Dec 2009)

MCom (VCM)

Ecole de Management-Normandie, France (mid 2009)

BMedSc/BSc(Biotech)

Management Development Institute of Singapore (Jan 2010)

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Current Offshore Programs

BBA City University of Hong Kong (SCOPE)

BEd(TESOL) Institut Perguruan Bahasa-Bahasa Antarabangsa, Malaysia

MApFin Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan

MApFin Singapore Human Resources Institute

MApFin Tsinghua University

PG Dip T&I Korea University

DApLin Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico

MGSM Programs

Singapore Human Resources Institute Hong Kong Management Association

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Articulation Arrangements – SIBT

• Semester 1 2009 implementation of GPA of 1.5 for BCom Accounting

• SIBT actively involved in dialogue concerning GPA requirements

• Academic Performance Monitoring and Analysis being conducted by Dean of Students and MI

• Further identification and investigation of academic performance issues

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The Performance Portfolio

• arrangements for teaching and learning of international students in Australia

• arrangements for teaching and learning of international students offshore

• Internationalisation of the Curriculum and overall student experience

• Other international activities such as research collaboration

Prepared in accordance with the requirements of the AUQA Audit Manual and includes:

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Internationalisation Steering Committee

Membership: Provost (Chair), DVC – D&ER, Executive Deans, HRDO, MI, SIBT

• develops, monitors and reviews Macquarie’s

Internationalisation Strategy

• monitors and reports on Macquarie’s implementation of

national and international protocols with relation to

international students and transnational programs

• reviews and recommends on Macquarie’s international

agreements and Memoranda of Understanding

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Internationalisation Strategy

Developed April – August 2008 Working Group included Staff

representing: Advanced Medicine Law Business

HDRO Computing

Library

Education MQC International Communications

MI SIBT

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Regulatory Environment

• Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000

• National Code for Education Providers 2007• Migration Act 1954• National Protocols for Higher Education

Approval Processes• Australian Qualification Framework (AQF)• National Office for Overseas Skills

Recognition (NOOSR)

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Profile - Faculty of Business and Economics

Statistical Period

Course Level Commencing Continuing Enrolments

Semester 1, 2008

1,707 3,830 5,537

Higher Degree Research

6 14 20

Postgraduate 548 1,258 1,806

Undergraduate 1,153 2,558 3,711

Semester 2, 2008

1,162 4,263 5,425

Higher Degree Research

5 22 27

Postgraduate 445 1,201 1,646

Undergraduate 712 3,040 3,752