Student Mobility

Experience of Nazarbayev University in the Field of Internationalization of Higher Education

◦ Be fluent and nuanced communicators across languages and cultures.◦ Be prepared to take a leading role in the development of their country

within a global context. ◦ Be a cultured and tolerant citizen of the world.◦ Enhances the learning experience at NU by allowing a broader range

of courses and teaching techniques through the host university.◦ Widens the personal horizons of the student.◦ Allows for the development of self-reliance skills.◦ Develops professional networks.◦ Assist students to become an “ambassador” of Kazakhstan,

enhancing their understanding of Kazakh culture, history and traditions.

◦ Provides an opportunity to explore in-depth aspects of the history, society, and culture of the host country.◦ Enhance their language skills.

Why Should Kazakhstani Students Be Internationally Mobile?

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Countries: Work, Internship and Study Abroad

UW-Madison Study Abroad Program◦ 40,000+ students◦ 2,159 students (5%) went on study abroad programs and

received credit for study in 78 countries.◦ 49.47% were seniors and 28.81% were juniors◦ 75.09% were one semester or summer◦ Top countries were Spain, UK , and China◦ 200 programs to choose from a marketplace of 90+

vendors/universities featured in a study abroad fair.◦ They team with several third party vendors as well as

have their own programs with partner universities◦ Students are mostly responsible for paying, though there

are several scholarship programs that fully or partially fund

How is it Done Elsewhere

Develop a strategic Plan

Adopt Internal Regulations for student mobility

Implementation Plan

NU is in the implementation stage

Steps to Building a Study Abroad Program at NU

Build on whatwe have already achieved:

Develop bilateral relationships with our existing partners

Networking and Leveraging our resources: Join a few key organizations that are associated with study abroad programs

Resource multiplier: Solicit third party vendors to provide services to NU

Strategic Partnerships: Reach out to compatible universities and develop new partnerships

The NU Strategy

Most of us have MOUs or other relationships with overseas universities

These will be converted into study abroad program opportunities

Building on Our Partnership Base

Overall Rank QS Overall Rank ARWU

University of Wisconsin-Madison 37 19

University College London 4 21

University of Pittsburgh 106 61

Duke University 23 31

National University of Singapore 24 101-150

University of Pennsylvania 13 15

University of Cambridge 3 5

Who are Our Partners?

Reciprocal agreements - bilateral exchange of students…-Usually no exchange of money as the student pays his home university tuition and sometimes housing.-This requires a university to set up a customized program for visiting students.

Non-Reciprocal – NU will pay the cost of attendance at the host university through an agreement with a particular university.

Bilateral Relationships

Leveraging our resources by joining the following organizations

Forum on Education Abroad develops and promotes standards of good practice for the field of education abroad(Annual Cost $499).

Institute of International Education – one of the oldest organizations that encourages study abroad and related programs around the world. (Annual Cost $520)

Some Key Organizations

Standards of Good Practices – this will assist us to set up a quality program at NU

Quality Improvement Program

Networking Opportunities

Considered the “Gold Standard” of Forums on Study Abroad with many of the world leading universities a member

Recommended by UW-Madison who is a member

Forum on Education Abroad

1,200 member institutions and 6,000 individuals in their network

Manage fellowships and scholarships

Promote international development

Build higher educational institutional capacity

Assist in developing partnerships with US universities

Manage many US government and private foundations programs that may be useful to NU

Considered the “gold standard” of providers

Institute of International Education

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) is based in more than 40 countries and spans more academic disciplines than any other international education organization (Annual cost $696).

Study Abroad Foundation provides opportunities for students at SAF member universities to study at a university in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. It is a full service agency (No annual cost).

Academic Internship Council provides high quality internships coupled with academic programs in several cities around the world (No annual cost).

Third Party Vendors

This was a recommended by UW-Madison who is a member

Founded in 1947

Provide Study Abroad opportunities - all are outside the US

International internships – all are in the US

Council on International Educational Exchange

Non-profit

Excellent reputation

Cost per student placed

Costs are often cheaper than what we can do

Infrastructure to support study abroad students

Programs in US, Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, China and elsewhere

Study Abroad Foundation

NU SAF Difference

American U. $29,985 $27,790 -$2,195

Columbia $59,208 $58,740 -$486

Harvard $47,362 $53,660 $6,298

MSU $43,187 $31,510 -$11,677

UPENN $50,670 $55,350 $4,680

UCLA $46,024 $40,025 -$5,999

UWASH $39,938 $24,365 -$15,573

UCL $18,500 $20,645 $2,145

Comparison of NU verses SAF

For Academic YearDoes not include stipend, books, and personal expenses

Experiential Learning Experiences (International Internships for credit)

Non-profitNo membership feeCost on a per student basis

Internships in Boston, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Mumbai, Singapore, etc.

We are looking at these as credit bearing

Academic Internship Council

Students interning in the New York area are placed with companies ranging from innovative start-ups to global organizations representing a spectrum of industry sectors:

Business, Finance & Accounting – Investment Banking, Insurance, Management Consulting, Real Estate, Hospitality, and Recruiting.

Communications, Media & Film – Television, Film, News, Magazines, Literary Agencies, and Record Companies.

Arts, Culture & History – Art Galleries, Historical Sites, Cultural Venues, Auction Houses, and Dance Schools.

Healthcare & Education – Community Services, University Research, Healthcare Administration, and Children’s Services.

Marketing & Advertising – Advertising Agencies, Public and Investor Relations, Corporate Communications, Media Buying, Tour Operators, Retail, and Film Distribution.

Politics, Law & NGOs– Legal Departments, Law Firms, Public Defenders, Governmental Agencies, Political Parties, Trade Associations, and International Organizations.

Areas of Internships

Your ideal target are universities that are compatible with your status and your degree programs

Bolashak has a very nice list of universities you may wish to consider

Why? They are familiar with the quality of Kazakhstani students and may be more likely to “get involved.”

NU is targeting top 20 Universities in fields that they grant undergraduate degreesEngineeringNatural SciencesSocial Sciences and Humanities

Other Targets

ARWU World Rank Social

Sciences

ARWU World Rank Natural

Sciences

ARWU World Rank

EngineeringInstitution

20 101-150 76-100 Arizona State University - Tempe

NA 3 20 California Institute of Technology

20 76-100 8 Carnegie Mellon University

4 11 NA Columbia University

34 15 21 Cornell University

101-150 51-75 9 Georgia Institute of Technology

1 1 39 Harvard University

NA 17 36 Kyoto University

15 NA NA London School of Economics and Political Science

6 7 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

10 76-100 101-150 New York University

13 30 17 Northwestern University

26 46 11 Pennsylvania State University - University Park

NA 14 51-75 Pierre and Marie Curie University - Paris 6

7 4 23 Princeton University

Red = 1st level Blue= 2nd level Black = 3rd level

51-75 46 10 Purdue University - West Lafayette

3 6 2 Stanford University

NA 76-100 15 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne

151-200 27 19 The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine

18 33 4 The University of Texas at Austin

151-200 9 101-150 The University of Tokyo

5 2 3 University of California, Berkeley

11 10 32 University of California, Los Angeles

26 21 13 University of California, San Diego

51-75 19 6 University of California, Santa Barbara

17 5 14 University of Cambridge

2 17 NA University of Chicago

49 11 51-75 University of Colorado at Boulder

37 29 5 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

19 24 16 University of Maryland, College Park

12 24 7 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

14 36 27 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

16 13 41 University of Oxford

NA 16 151-200 University of Paris Sud (Paris 11)

9 27 38 University of Pennsylvania

33 51-75 18 University of Southern California

42 35 12 University of Toronto

23 20 29 University of Wisconsin - Madison

8 22 101-150 Yale University

NU Strategy has been interacting with Embassies

Canadian Embassy Spanish EmbassyGerman EmbassyFrench EmbassyKorean EmbassyChinese EmbassyUS Embassy

Each has provided us with guidance, advice and assistance in identifying partner universities and/or organizations within their countries that will assist us in making partnerships

Europe and the Rest of the World

NU is committed to partnerships within Kazakhstan to enhance “internal” mobility

We may send and receive students from other KZ institutions for short term study programs

Internal Mobility

6.5 IELTS for those who would go into engineering or the sciences

7.0 IELTS for those who would go into the Humanities and Social Sciences

4.5 out of 5.0 GPA

Our Admissions Criteria

We would like to cooperate on faculty exchange programs

This may be further in the future as we are still hiring faculty

There are other non-faculty areas that we may cooperate◦ Career and Advising◦ Student mobility◦ Alumni association◦ Admissions and Recruitment◦ Student Life◦ Other

Faculty Exchange Programs

Thank You