Beyond Borders: Challenging Assumptions and Expectations of Internationalisation
- Date: 4 Apr 2011
- Location/venue: The Postgraduate Centre, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
The symposium will provide good networking opportunities for both real and virtual participants to share ideas and explore different views of internationalisation and support for international students.
Professor Elspeth Jones, International Dean and Professor of the Internationalisation of Higher Education and Co-Director of CAPRI (Centre for Academic Practice and Research into Internationalisation) and Helen O’Shea, International Education Officer at NUS Scotland will be delivering stimulating presentations on key issues. The event promises to deepen our understanding of the complex issues surrounding internationalisation and to highlight the key opportunities for Scottish HEIs in the global arena.
The symposium will investigate key themes of internationalisation under the following headings:
Themes:
Learning and teaching:
Embedding internationalization into the curriculum
Impact on teaching methods
Use of new technologies
Widening access, e.g. distance learning
Connecting lecturers’ and students’ expectations and assumptions
Enhancing graduate attributes and scholarship
Employability and transferrable skills
Out of the classroom experience:
Community-based learning
Student recruitment and support services
Student associations
To register for this event please follow this link:
http://www.hw.ac.uk/AEteam/Events/Internationalisation_Symposium.html
This is an HEA supported event