AUQA Performance Portfolio Chapter 3 International Activities

1. AUQA Performance PortfolioChapter 3 International Activities

2. Curriculum Learning and Teaching Research Recruitment Support – Academic and Pastoral Compliance Student Mobility Offshore and TNE Benchmarking Pathways What does International Activities encompass ? Internationalisation International Operations

3. Internationalisation at Macquarie Definition The process of integrating an international and inter-cultural dimension into the teaching, research and services of Macquarie University.

4. Objectives and Strategies Internationalisation operates at the Student, Curriculum, Staff and Research levels with key objectives and measurable outcomes for three strategies: • Incorporating inter-cultural and global perspectives into research, learning and teaching activities and community service engagement; • Enhancing and ensuring the quality of educational activities and strategic partnerships; and • Diversifying recruitment, curricula and student experience.

5. Macquarie University International Student Enrolments (As at December 2008) International Local

7. Top 20 Countries of Origin for International Students Enrolled in Semester 2 of 2008

8. Profile - Faculty of Science

10. Faculty of Science Top 10 Courses

11. International Operations – Cause for Celebration • Quality strengthened in every aspect of operations • Compliant with: • Internal Quality Enhancement Framework • External regulatory requirements • From operational focus to strategic, student centric approach

12. What is AUQA interested in ? • Recruitment processes • Admission standards • Academic protocols for program approvals • TNE and offshore quality and annual reviews • Academic performance of international students • Student support – academic and pastoral • Student experience

13. An assessment of how each of these factors relates to the faculty Recruitment processes - diversification - ethical and sustainable recruitment procedures - recruitment of suitably qualified students Admission standards - applications assessed in accordance with approved and published guidelines - consistency in standards Academic protocols for program approvals - approval for offshore program delivery - formal agreements with partners and pathway providers with provisions for regular reviews - approval for changes to admissions standards, including English language requirements

14. An assessment of how each of these factors relates to the faculty - continued TNE and offshore quality and annual reviews - processes for reviewing quality of offshore programs - training and orientation of offshore staff - workload management for staff involved in offshore programs Academic performance of international students - academic monitoring to identify students at academic risk - intervention strategies for at risk students Student support – academic and pastoral - discipline specific academic literacy support - opportunities for international/local student engagement Student Experience - student experience in offshore programs - mechanisms for measuring the student experience by unit and by course

15. Future Developments • Diversification • Program • Mode • Country • Location • Improved support • Improved student experience • Improved agreement processes

16. Background Slides

17. Diversification Four options to diversify student cohort: • Program • Mode • Country • Location

18. Offshore Programs Realignment of offshore programs to complement University’s strategic goals to focus on highly reputed partners experienced in offshore program delivery Programs In Teach Out Mode:

19. Current Offshore Programs

20. Articulation Arrangements – SIBT • Semester 1 2009 implementation of GPA of 1.5 for BCom Accounting • SIBT actively involved in dialogue concerning GPA requirements • Academic Performance Monitoring and Analysis being conducted by Dean of Students and MI • Further identification and investigation of academic performance issues

21. The Performance Portfolio Prepared in accordance with the requirements of the AUQA Audit Manual and includes: • arrangements for teaching and learning of international students in Australia • arrangements for teaching and learning of international students offshore • Internationalisation of the Curriculum and overall student experience • Other international activities such as research collaboration

22. Internationalisation Steering Committee Membership: Provost (Chair), DVC – D&ER, Executive Deans, HRDO, MI, SIBT • develops, monitors and reviews Macquarie’s Internationalisation Strategy • monitors and reports on Macquarie’s implementation of national and international protocols with relation to international students and transnational programs • reviews and recommends on Macquarie’s international agreements and Memoranda of Understanding

23. Internationalisation Strategy Developed April – August 2008 Working Group included Staff representing:

24. Regulatory Environment • Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 • National Code for Education Providers 2007 • Migration Act 1954 • National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes • Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) • National Office for Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR)

25. Profile - Faculty of Science