Network Exchanges for University Students (NEXUS)

1. Network Exchanges for University Students (NEXUS) A PRESENTATION OF STUDENT MOBILITY OPTIONS for the ASSOCIATION OF PACIFIC RIM UNIVERSITIES March/2005

2. Student Mobility Working Group • Student mobility has become increasingly important for universities with a global outlook, and there is much that APRU as a network can offer in this area.

3. Specific Objectives • To examine issues related to student mobility including credit transfers, funding and curriculum issues • To review possible models and explore opportunities for greater collaboration between universities pertaining to student mobility • To make recommendations with regard to approaches and models to promote student mobility across APRU member universities • To recommend implementation strategies

4. NETWORKEXCHANGES for = NEXUSUNIVERSITY STUDENTS

5. NEXUS Options • Direct Exchanges • (Post-) Graduate Student Exchanges • Short-term Integrated Study Abroad Programs • Theme-based Concurrent Courses and Symposia • Virtual Exchange: Internet-based Courses

6. Direct Exchange Singapore Vancouver Vladivostok Los Angeles Santiago Auckland

7. Direct Exchange Kyoto Vancouver Seoul Los Angeles Santiago Canberra

8. (Post-) Graduate Student Exchange Tokyo Seattle ¥ Research Project at any APRU Institution $ B $ Bangkok Palo Alto

9. Short-term Integrated Study Abroad Sending Institution Host Institution • Provides access to: • Classrooms • Residence Halls • Computers • Dining Halls • Local Faculty and Students • Provides logistical • support • Responsible for: • Program Conception • Budgeting • Coordination • Student Selection • Pre-departure Orientation • Academic Content • Evaluation $

10. Theme-based Concurrent Courses and Symposia NW Pacific Coastal Zone Management Course NE Pacific Coastal Zone Management Course East – WestCenter SW Pacific Coastal Zone Management Course SE Pacific Coastal Zone Management Course

11. Virtual Exchange: Internet-based Courses • Individual or team-taught courses around the APRU network. • Joint projects, joint assessment

12. Funding • Many of these proposed exchange formats are revenue-neutral • Others are self-sustaining • Others could attract outside funding • APRU Presidential Student Travel Grants for NEXUS programs?

13. “Travel is lethal to prejudice” Mark Twain

14. Student Mobility Working Group • University of Washington David M. Fenner, Assistant Vice Provost for Int’l Education (Group Leader) • Fudan University Chen Yinzhang, Director, Office of Foreign Affairs • Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Yuk Shee-Chan, Vice-President for Academic Affairs • Keio University Toshiro Tanaka, Vice President, International Programs and Exchange • National University of Singapore Liew Ah Choy, Director, International Relations Office • Osaka University Naoshi Suzuki, Vice President • Seoul National University Kyongsoo Lho, Dean of International Affairs • University of British Columbia Katherine Beaumont, Director, Go Global: Student Mobility Programs • University of California, Santa Barbara Michael Stohl, Professor of Communication • University of Indonesia Junaidi, Deputy Head, International Office • University of Malaya Su’ad Awab, Director, International Relations • University of Oregon Thomas J. Mills, Associate Vice President for International Programs