Student Mobility

1. Experience of Nazarbayev University in the Field of Internationalization of Higher Education Student Mobility

2. Why Should Kazakhstani Students Be Internationally Mobile? • 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.

3. Countries: Work, Internship and Study Abroad

4. How is it Done Elsewhere • 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

5. Steps to Building a Study Abroad Program at NU Develop a strategic Plan Adopt Internal Regulations for student mobility Implementation Plan NU is in the implementation stage

6. The NU Strategy Build on what we 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

7. Building on Our Partnership Base Most of us have MOUs or other relationships with overseas universities These will be converted into study abroad program opportunities

8. Who are Our Partners?

9. Bilateral Relationships 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.

10. Some Key Organizations 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)

11. Forum on Education Abroad 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

12. Institute of International Education • 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

13. Third Party Vendors 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 Foundationprovides 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).

14. Council on International Educational Exchange 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

15. Study Abroad Foundation 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

16. Comparison of NU verses SAF For Academic Year Does not include stipend, books, and personal expenses

17. Academic Internship Council Experiential Learning Experiences (International Internships for credit) Non-profit No membership fee Cost on a per student basis Internships in Boston, New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Mumbai, Singapore, etc. We are looking at these as credit bearing

18. Areas of Internships 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.

19. Other Targets 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 degrees Engineering Natural Sciences Social Sciences and Humanities

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

22. Europe and the Rest of the World NU Strategy has been interacting with Embassies Canadian Embassy Spanish Embassy German Embassy French Embassy Korean Embassy Chinese Embassy US 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

23. Internal Mobility • 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

24. Our Admissions Criteria 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

25. Faculty Exchange Programs • 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

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