49.046 - Internationalization Efforts Around the World

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Colleges and universities have long recognized the importance of exposing students to diverse ways of thinking and understanding. Recently, both in the United States and abroad, attention has focused on the ways to expand traditional study abroad programs to more students, to infusing international topics and research into the curriculum, and to creating international partnerships. Yet, efforts of internationalization remain uneven. Students do not integrate experiences abroad to their college programs, faculty have little institutional support for international work, and institutions, while espousing a desire to internationalize, in practice do not link efforts to strategic goals. This session addresses internationalization efforts from the vantage point of stakeholders, leaders, and policy makers.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Division J - Section 3: Organization, Management, and Leadership

Chair

• Pamela L. Eddy, College of William and Mary

Papers

• Positioning Europe in a Global World: A Case Study of Ireland - Ellen Hazelkorn, Dublin Institute of Technology

• Internationalization in North America - Laura W. Perna, University of Pennsylvania; Kata Orosz, University of Pennsylvania

• Internationalization in South Africa - Jenny J. Lee, The University of Arizona

• Internationalization Efforts on Campus - Pamela L. Eddy, College of William and Mary

Discussant

• Simon W. Marginson, Institute of Education, University of London