Discussion Group 2:

Increasing the quality of education programmes by means of faculty staff with vast international experience &/or from abroad

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Dorothy KellyVicerrector for International Relations and Development Cooperation

University of GranadaMember of Spanish BET

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Structure

Prior issues Definitions & data Brief case studies Impact: intended positive impact and how to measure it Obstacles Discussion

Prior issues

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Increasing the quality of education programmes by means of faculty staff with vast international experience &/or from abroad

Definitions & data

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Indicators > quality of teaching in general, proxies International ≠ foreign

(nationality, immigration, EU…) Full-time tenured staff / temporary mobility Length of stay > significant? Research ≠ teaching

Brief case studies

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Faculty of Law UGRDiploma in Law of a European Country (additional to

first cycle degree) Languages Erasmus study period Seminar on Law of a European country (taught by

staff from abroad)

Brief case studies

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Impact Internationalization at Home Promotion of mobility Promotion of language competence Internationalizes the curriculum Exchange of knowedge and best practice among staff Potential research cooperation (and viceversa

Brief case studies

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Dual degree programmes Stetson University College of Law (Florida) University of Ferrara (Italy) University of Bayreuth (Germany) University of Paris (France)

Participation of staff from partner universities in teaching on an exchange basis with intended impact on:

student guidance exchange of best practice curricular content methodology for T&L, assessment… language issues

Brief case studies

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Department of Translation and Interpreting UGR

multilingual Department teaching 9 different languages staff of 12 nationalities 63 members of staff, of whom 25 of foreign origin, 6 local

Spaniards with full foreign degrees, 20 local Spaniards with substantial experience abroad

Brief case studies

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Impact (?)

High level of implication in mobility programmes for staff and students Multiple degree programme with 9 European partners since 1989 Teaching and learning: wide variety of approaches, mostly student

centred, competence-based, Bologna avant la lettre Quality: leads the informal ranking of Spanish T&I programmes (chicken

and egg?); only public Spanish university in prestigious international network CIUTI

Integration of foreign students: Temcu project > staff with international experience more open to multicultural classroom

Impact: intended positive impact and how to measure it

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5 strategic uses of impact of internationalization (IMPI)

Enchance quality of education (teaching and learning) Enhance quality of research Prepare students effectively for life and work in an

intercultural and globalizing world Enhance international reputation and visibility Service to society and community social engagement

Impact: intended positive impact and how to measure it

Quality of education programmes (teaching and learning):

Notoriously difficult to measure Use of proxies, amongst which internationalization (again chicken

and egg?) User satisfaction Actual learning outcomes: AHELO, specific studies (e.g.

intercultural competence)

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Obstacles

Long-term staff National, regional, local legislation and regulations on staff recruitment, promotion

and engagement National, regional and local practice and culture regarding staff recruitment,

promotion and engagement …Temporary staff mobility Financing of short term or temporary mobility Conditions for participation in short term or temporary mobility: leave of absence,

double work load, minimum periods, finance… Recognition of participation in evaluation, work load calculation Family situations Language competence …

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Over to you!

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