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Transnational Consortia:

Transnational Consortia:. Responding to the Challenge of Global Higher Education. Outline. Background Globalized Higher Education Types of Consortia Demand for Cross-Border Collaborations Types of Collaborations. Internationalizing Consortia. Purpose

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Transnational Consortia:

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  1. Transnational Consortia: Responding to the Challenge of Global Higher Education

  2. Outline • Background • Globalized Higher Education • Types of Consortia • Demand for Cross-Border Collaborations • Types of Collaborations

  3. Internationalizing Consortia • Purpose • Explore international agenda for consortium leaders • Identify opportunities for consortium arrangements • Discuss challenges to international consortia • Provide suggestions for internationalizing consortia • Introduce GAUC

  4. Assumptions • Global society • Global economy • Employment preference • Transnational education as a defining edge • Study beyond one institution, nation and discipline.

  5. Assumptions • Number of partnerships • Increasing importance to have international students & scholars • All these will give birth to more international consortia in higher education • Therefore, think strategically

  6. “It is the obligation of colleges and universities to prepare people for a globalized world, including developing the ability to compete economically, to operate effectively in other cultures and settings, to use knowledge to improve their own lives and their communities, and to better comprehend the realities of the contemporary world so that they can better meet their responsibilities as citizens” Strength through Global Leadership and Engagement: U.S. Higher Education in the 21st Century. A report of the American Council on Education (ACE) Blue Ribbon Panel on Global Engagement, 2011.

  7. Globalization in Higher Education • A transnational philosophy and process of knowledge generation, transmission, and application that reorients the knowledge industry as a producer of globally competent scholars and professionals who are capable of redefining local problems and solutions in the global context and vice versa. (Michael, 2007)

  8. Indicators of Globalization • World University Rankings • ERASMUS/SOCRATES • Joint Degree Programs • MAPs • Study Abroad and Teaching Abroad • Global Satellite Campuses • Global Oriented Curricula • English Language as the Language of Science

  9. International Favorability

  10. Discussion • In what ways do you currently collaborate internationally?

  11. Academic Consortia • Inter-Institutional Research • Joint Conferences • Faculty Exchange • Student Exchange

  12. Academic Consortia • Major Abroad Programs • Joint Degrees • Dual Degrees • Inter-Library Exchange • Joint Professional Development • Inter-University Quality Assurance

  13. Challenges • Consortium as a concept is foreign to many in the international community • Government controlled institutions limit institutional free will • Private institutions are new to the market higher education system • Ignorance of how to collaborate in a competitive environment

  14. Other Challenges • Student Barriers • Limited understanding of globalization to future opportunities • Cost • Fear of crossing borders • Poor advising • Minority student challenges • Institutional Barriers • Limited understanding of the implications of globalization • Most of the faculty did not study abroad • Curricular inflexibility • Cost • Lack of knowledgeable staff • Making academic and not touristic

  15. Recommendations • Become intentional • Mission Statement • Strategic Plan • Assessment • Review your members’ international agenda and take cues from them • Examine international background and experience of consortium leaders and staff • Participate in international issue-oriented consortia

  16. Discussion • Does your consortium mission support international collaboration? • Do your member’s missions support international collaboration? • How could you elevate this topic among members?

  17. Introduction to GAUC • Vision/Mission Statement • The Global Association of Universities and Colleges (GAUC) is an organization committed to advancing the interconnectivity, interactivity, and integration between and among various institutions and nations in order to prepare students for global citizenship. Through its emphasis on relationship-building, GAUC provides a platform for excellence in research, a basis for advocacy, and opportunities for inter-agency collaboration.

  18. Xi’An 2011

  19. Themes • Teaching Across Borders • Financing and Funding Higher Education in a Global Society • The Role of the Private Higher Education Sector • Entrepreneurial Higher Education • Government Role and Interest in Higher Education • Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education • Globalization and Localization of Higher Education • Cooperation Between Public and Private Higher Education Sector • Inter-University Collaboration, Cooperation and Consortia • Preparing Higher Education Leaders and Managers

  20. Voronezh 2012

  21. Romania 2013 • http://www.agauc.org • 2013 Conference • Hosted by Danubius University, Romania • May, 2013

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