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Internationalisation in

Higher Education:

Back to the Future

Chris Riley

Pro Vice-Chancellor, International

Australian Catholic Unviersity26 June 2018

Internationalisation Overview

• International students• Internationalisation of the Curriculum• Outbound Student Mobility• Partnerships

- Research Collaboration- Collaborative Teaching- Joint Programs- Joint Campuses- Community Service- Commercial and Business- Government

• Transnational Education

“Internationalization is the intentional process of integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension into the purpose, functions, and delivery of postsecondary education, in order to enhance the quality of education and research for all students and staff, and to make a meaningful contribution to society. ”

Hawawini, G, 2016

International Students

The International Education Sector in Australia

International Markets: Two Speed Economy

Source: IEAA 2017, A two-speed international education economy?

Market Performance Is Not Equal

Source: IEAA 2017, A two-speed international education economy?

International Markets: Two Speed Economy

Competitive Forces

What does the future hold?

Market

Diversification

Revenue

Diversification

Sustainability

Transnational

Development

Emerging

Market Demand

Learning Abroad

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Learning Abroad by Australian students

Number of learning abroad experiences: All levels, 2009-2016

Numbers of learning abroad experiences at the 35 universities in 2016 ranged from 25 to 4,116 with a mean of 1,258 and a median of 901.

Data and content sourced from AUIDF Learning Abroad Report 2017


Learning abroad participation rates

15.9% of completing students across all study levels in Australian universities undertake learning abroad experiences.

20.9% of completing Australian undergraduate students undertake learning abroad experiences. This number was up from 8.8% in 2009.

Australian undergraduate learning abroad participation compares favourably with 15.5% in the US, as reported for 2015/16 in Open Doors 2017.

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Participation rates in 2016 varied considerably by university, ranging from 0.5% to 34.7%, with a mean of 14.7% and a median of 13.6%.

Learning abroad experiences as proportion of completions: All levels, 2009-2016



Level of learning abroad experiences

31,706, or 72.0% of learning abroad experiences were at undergraduate level. This was a similar proportion to recent years of the study

5,905 or 13.4% of learning abroad experiences were undertaken by postgraduate coursework students

6,410 or 14.6% were undertaken by postgraduate research students.

Learning abroad experiences take different forms at different levels of study…

Learning abroad experiences by level of study, 2016

UG72.0%

PGCW13.4%

PGR14.6%

UG PGCW PGR



Type of learning abroad experience

Undergraduate students:• exchange programs (26.5%) • faculty-led study tours (24.1%)• internships/placements (20.2%)

Postgraduate course work students:• faculty-led study tours (33.9%)• internships/placements (31.9%)

Postgraduate research students:• research experiences (56.9%) • conferences/international

competitions (39.9%).

Type of experienceNumber (2016)

% of all experiences

(2016)

Faculty-led study tour 9,664 21.9%

Classes at a host university (exchange program) 9,046 20.5%

Internship or other practical placement 8,334 18.9%

Summer or winter program at a host university 4,299 9.8%

Research-related experience 3,960 9.0%

Conference, international competition 3,389 7.7%

Classes at a host university (study abroad or other) 1,594 3.6%

Volunteering or community engagement 1,234 2.8%

Other study tour 801 1.8%

Summer/winter program at overseas campus of home university 731 1.7%

Classes at an overseas campus of the home university 654 1.5%

Embedded program 102 0.2%

Coursework double degree 29 0.1%

Other 178 0.4%

Unknown 30 0.1%

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Fields of study of undergraduate learning abroad students in 2016

Areas of Study

Interestingly, while Health is still the leading Field of Study for learning abroad experiences, the gap has narrowed, with the percentage of all experiences for Health falling from 19% in 2014 to 16.2% in 2016.

Among top 10 Fields of Study, the biggest movers in terms of percentage of all experiences between 2014 and 2016 were Engineering and Related Technologies (up 1.8 percentage points) and Combined or Double Degree not including Law (up 2.1 percentage points).

Specifically for undergraduate learning abroad students the most common fields of study were:• Health (14.8%) • Society and Culture (14.6%) and • Management and Commerce (14.2%).

Health15%

Management and Commerce

14%

Society and Culture14%

Engineering7%

Science6%

Architecture and Building

4%

Creative Arts8%

Combined degrees (non Law)

12%

Education4%

Combined degrees (with Law)

8%


Locations – shifting to Asia

Asia has become the destination of choice for undergraduates with 40.5% of experiences, compared with 21% to Europe and 14% to North America.

The top five countries for undergraduate students were:• China (11%)• USA (10%)• UK (8%)• Japan, Italy and India (each accounting for 4%)

These figures show a marked change in preferred destinations and a decline in participation to North America. This is most likely attributable to the New Colombo Plan funding which supports experiences in the Indo-Pacific region.

12,438 experiences undertaken in Indo-Pacific by Australian undergraduate students (9.5% of the graduating domestic undergraduate cohort).

Learning Abroad by ACU students

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Growth in ACU Students Abroad since 2009A snapshot of ACU

• Over 1100 students abroad in 2018 -thirty-fold increase since 2009

• 63% of learning abroad experiences are faculty-led

• ACU Rome campus launched in 2015 –300+ students there in 2018

• Excluding the Rome campus, 58% of international experiences are in Asia

• 48% of students abroad are first-in-family at university


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New Colombo Plan Mobility Grants awarded to ACU students

*2018 figures provisional

ACU and New Colombo Plan

• AUD$3.99 million awarded to ACU since 2013 through NCP and former Asiabound scheme

• 866 students have received grants (AUD$2-3k each)

Other Funding in 2017:

• AUD$1 million paid to students in ACU Travel Grants (up to AUD$2500 per student)

• AUD$2.4 million loaned to students through OS-HELP loan scheme.

Futurecasting - Scenarios

• More of the same • Major disruptors

- New competitors- Government Policy including funding

- Technology- Socio-political- Economic

• Similar but Different- Incremental change

Questions?

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