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International Opportunities

BirminghamWednesday 17 October 2012Matthew Andrews

AUA International Opportunities

International Opportunities

• International Higher Education Network

• Study Tours• Travel Awards• International

Partners• Reciprocal

Conference Places• Events in the UK

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Principle Aims of the IHE Network• To organise opportunities for AUA members to

gain international travel opportunities: such as Travel Awards and Study Tours

• To promote an understanding of the international dimension to higher education: through, for example, sessions at the Conference and IHEN Day Meetings

• To facilitate and enhance links between the AUA and higher education sectors in other countries: by managing partnerships with partner associations and assisting international delegates at Annual Conference

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IHEN Steering Group

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Convener Andrea Rabe, Birkbeck a.rabe@bbk.ac.uk

Deputy Convener Sally McKinley, Brunelsally.mcKinley@brunel.ac.uk

Travel Award Co-ordinator Lisa Burton, Warwicklisa.burton@wbs.ac.uk

International Association Link Co-ordinator

Hetal Maniar, Portsmouthhetal.maniar@port.ac.uk

European Development Co-ordinator

Vacant

Study Tours

• Organised overseas visits for members of the AUA based in the UK and Ireland

• Ten members: one coordinator and three Study Tour themes each containing three members

• Coordinator is supported by the AUA and AHUA with up to £2,000 in expenses

• Four further awards of up to £1,000 in expenses are made to members of the Study Tour

• A report is written and information disseminated

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Study Tours

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2007/08: New Zealand• Student application and progression• Supporting professionalism and

excellence in HE management• Universities and sustainable

development

2009/10: India• Partnerships• Student Experience• Governance

Study Tours

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2010/11: Brazil• Quality, academic standards and course

construction• Student expectations and representation• Teaching, learning and pedagogy

2011/12: Japan• Employability and the graduate job

market• University finances and funding• Quality assurance and enhancement

Study Tours

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2012/13: South Africa• Getting into University• Life beyond the classroom• Professional development

2013/14: Poland (proposed)• Ideas for themes?

Study Tour Reports

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Travel Awards

For members to undertake intensive study visits overseas with the aim of enhancing career and professional development, and to promote best practice in higher education management through dissemination of the findings to AUA members. Travel awards may be used to attend relevant overseas conferences (but not reciprocal places).

Deadlines:15 January15 July AUA International Opportunities

Travel Awards - Overview

• Awards funded by AUA and AHUA• Annual budget – £4,000 • Awards available to AUA members based in the

UK and Ireland only• Award value – usually £1,000 maximum• Intended to cover travel and/or subsistence costs• May be “topped up” by AUA member or their

employer

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Travel Awards – Applications

• Two deadlines per year – 15th January and 15th July

• Successful applicants notified within one month• Application submitted to AUA National Office (

aua@aua.ac.uk)• Applicants must submit an application form

(available on AUA web site), a CV and a letter of support from their manager

• Applicants are strongly advised to seek support in principle from their proposed hosts before submitting an application

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Travel Awards – Requirements

• Recipients responsible for all travel arrangements• Report of 2,000 – 3,000 words, plus a 500 word

summary, to be submitted within one month of returning to the UK/Ireland. Award paid within one month of receiving the report.

• Encouraged to deliver a report the on visit to an IHEN meeting, local, regional, national meetings, to write article for Newslink or Perspectives, etc. etc. etc.!

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Travel Awards – Good Advice

• Think through the project you’ll be working on – methods, purpose

• Make sure you are clear about what you want to do – be practical and show you have thought through your plans

• Demonstrate your contacts and preparation• Do not focus on your own institution – the AUA

and AHUA are funding your travel so we want to know what AUA and AHUA, and the HE sector more generally, will get back

• Include dissemination ideas in your proposal

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International Partners: Link Coordinators• A channel for communications between AUA and

the partner international association• An ambassador for the AUA • Reciprocal promotion of conferences • Invitations to speak at each other’s conferences• Attending the partner’s conference or notifying

the International Link Coordinator of the • Writing an annual report on the link and the

activities undertaken that year and any

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International Partners (1)

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AACRAO

American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers

Maureen Skinner, West London

AAUA American Association of University Administrators

Julie Davies, ABS

ACHEA Association of Caribbean Higher Education Administrators

Matthew Andrews, Oxford Brookes

ANUPA Association of Nigerian University Professional Administrators

Vacant

ARUCC Association of Registrars of the Universities and Colleges of Canada

Christine Matthewson, Strathcylde

International Partners (2)

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ATEM Association of Tertiary Education Managers

Anne Maruma, Kent

CAUBO Canadian Association of University Business Officers

Melissa Bradley, Kent

GUAU Ghana Association of University Administrators

Vacant

JAUM Japanese Association of University Managers

Hetal Maniar, Portsmouth

HEFAF Higher Education Faculty Administrators Forum

Vacant

International Conferences

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AACRAO SEM XXI

• November 2011• Sessions over four

days• San Diego• Approx 600 delegates

from all over the world, mostly Americans and Canadians

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Reciprocal Places

• Advertised through e-mail up-dates• Dates listed on AUA web-site• First refusal to the Link Coordinator, then

members of the Board, then opened out to all AUA members

• Look for articles in Newslink!

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IHEN Seminars

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• Occasional one day seminars• In addition to promotion of the AUA international

opportunities these attract a range of speakers, for exmaple:• Higher Education in Brazil (Dr Tristan McCowan)• The future of the European HE Area (Dr Christian

Yeomans)• Supporting students overseas with reference to the

University of Nottingham’s Malaysia campus (Professor Christine Ennew)

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• Meet the international delegates!• Attend a session run by an international delegate• Dissemination sessions following-on from Study Tours

or Travel Awards

Discussion

• Comments• Questions• Suggestions

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But why?

• The AUA exists to advance education, and so enables members to raise their own contribution to this end through supporting their continuing personal and professional development

• There is an international higher education sector, with an exchange of ideas, staff, and students

• Those who lead and manage our universities and colleges of higher education now more than ever need an understanding of the international dimension to higher education

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International Opportunities

BirminghamWednesday 17 October 2012Matthew Andrews

AUA International Opportunities