Internationalization of Higher Education:

Internationalization at Home

August 10, 2017

Background

Globalization is the flow of technology, economy,

knowledge, people, values and ideas … across

borders. Globalization affects each country in a

different way due to a nation’s individual history,

traditions, culture and priorities.

Background (cont.)

Same as economies and businesses, universities are competing,

expanding abroad and striking cross-border deals.

Over the last two decades,

globalization has become a

central component of any

number of academic

discussions; its impact and

influence increasingly difficult

to ignore.

Strategies for International

Cooperation and Integration

a) Building up and expanding relationships

with international organizations and

academic institutions, and expanding

cooperation with internationally prominent

universities, and launching a strategy on

teaching and learning in international

languages;

b) Selecting and putting into use advanced

and modern training programs, curricula

and materials, which are being used in

international universities and which are

suitable for Iran’s developmental needs;

c) Developing relations by exchanging

lecturers and students, joint training and

research programs with other international

universities, and continuing to send

teaching staff and students overseas to

study in key areas;

d) Taking every opportunity to attract

highly qualified experts from foreign

countries to provide training and research

support, while formulating systematic

policies to attract overseas Iranian citizens

trained abroad to come back to the country

and help Iran.

Strategies for International

Cooperation and Integration

اولجايگاهبايافتهتوسعهاستکشوريايرانساله،بيستاندازچشمدرانقالبي،واسالميهويتبامنطقهسطحدرفناوريوعلمياقتصادي،

.المللبينروابطدرموثروسازندهتعاملباواسالمجهاندربخشالهام

يايآسمنطقۀسطحدرفناوريوعلمياقتصادي،اولجايگاهبهيافتهدست•با(همسايهکشورهايوخاورميانهقفقاز،ميانه،آسيايشامل)غربيجنوبعلم؛توليدوافزارينرمجنبشبرتاکيد

اسالم؛جهاندرموثروفعالبخش،الهام•جهان؛باموثروسازندهتعاملداراي•

(ايران. ا. سند چشم انداز بيست ساله ج)

Internationalization at Home (IaH)

پذيرش ضرورت بين المللي سازي-1

Internationalization at Home (IaH) …

افزايش آگاهي نسبت به موضوع-2

پذيرش تفاوتهاي فرهنگي-3

Internationalization at Home (IaH) …

Internationalization at Home (IaH) …

امكان سنجي و تهيه فهرستي از فرصت هاي تعامالت بين المللي-4

Internationalization at Home (IaH) …

تغييرات ساختاري در تمام نهادهاي ذيربط-5توسعه نيروي انساني در راستاي تواناييهاي بين المللي-ايجاد و گسترش زير ساختهاي الزم-

Internationalization of Curriculum (IoC)

بين المللي سازي و اعتبار بخشي برنامه هاي آموزشي-

الملليبيناستاندادهايبامطابقآموزشيهايبرنامهازگيريبهره-

وركشودنياامروزنيازاساسبرايرشتهميانآموزشيهايبرنامهتعريف-

الملليبينمتقاضياننيازهاياساسبرمداركوهابرنامهارائه-

دانشگاههاالملليبينمشتركهايبرنامهازمعنويوماديحمايت-

High Standards of Education

A. Providing international standards for curriculums

B. Creating interdisciplinary new programs of interest

C. Creating dual degree programs of interest

D. Accepting exchange of educational curriculums

E. Considering institutional & financial support for international university

alliances

F. Offering acceptable education for international students, especially from

Islamic countries

G. Holding short intensive courses in the fields of interest

High Standards of Education (cont.)

H. Offering Scholarships for international excellent students

I. Considering new types of students exchange programs

J. Expanding international students recruiting activities

Launch overseas branch offices

Contract with student exchange companies

K. Helping internal excellent students

L. Promoting assistance for national students to study abroad

M. Recruiting international post-doctorate candidates

N. Employing external examiners especially international ones

Internationalization at Home: Aims and Policies

1. Student mobility opportunities

2. Student recruitment and exchange

3. International research collaborations

4. Intercultural curriculum and materials improvement

5. Joint programs

Aims and Policies (cont.)

6. Staff exchange

7. International development and research capacity building

8. Hosting international faculty members and scholars

9. Foreign visits to home country institutes

10. Promoting international languages

Aims and Policies (cont.)

11. Marketing and recruitment

12. Short-course language programs

13. Long-distance learning courses

14. Holding international programs at local institutes

15. Branch campuses

Aims and Policies (cont.)

16. Development of students’ international awareness

17. Developing staff’s international experiences

18. Improvement of organizational and institutional management

19. Developing and enhancing student/faculty recruitment capacities

• Budgetary considerations

• Cultural sensitivity issues

• Lack of Interest from

stakeholders and

participants such as

faculty members

• Bureaucratic difficulties

• Limited experience and

expertise of participants

• Little or zero recognition

of benefits and/or

achievements

IaH: Pitfalls and Challenges

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