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 International Initiatives
• UK Higher Education International Unit
The UK HE International Unit has been established to coordinate, promote and undertake activities designed to support UK HEIs in a globally competitive world.
-Website: http://www.international.ac.uk/home/index.cfm
• The Andrew Heiskell Awards For Innovation in International Education
The Institute of International Education (IIE) created these awards to promote and honor the most outstanding initiatives that are being conducted in international higher education by IIENetwork member universities and colleges.
-Website: http://www.iienetwork.org/?p=26627
Discussion Groups
The Study Abroad Forum was set up to discuss hot topics in study
abroad, and much more, such as short-term study abroad programs (the
fastest growing sector), the economy-recession-study abroad, faculty
exchanges, demographics-diversity, marketing and PR, academic credit,
curriculum integration, etc. There are also categories set up for faculty
leaders and students.
-Website: http://www.facultyled.com/studyabroadforum/index.php
Reports
Internationalisation of Higher Education: Trends and Developments since 1998 is a UNESCO report that
examines the developments in internationalisation of higher education during the last five years or since the WCHE
-Website: http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=20030&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Internationalisation of Higher Education Practices and Prioirites: 2003 IAU Survey Report written by Jane Knight addresses key trends, provides updated information on practices, and presents important baseline data for higher education.
-Website: http://www.unesco.org/iau/internationalization/pdf/Internationalisation-en.pdf
Mapping Internationalization on US Campuses: 2008 published by ACE, is the second in a series, following a 2001 study, on the policies and practices of colleges and universities in furthering internationalization.
-Website: http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ProgramsServices/cii/pubs/ace/Mapping_2008.htm
Expanding Study Abroad Capacity at US Colleges and Universities Peggy Blumenthal and Robert Gutierrez, Eds. 2009. New York: IIE. This is the sixth white paper in a series on Expaning Capacity and Diversity in Study Abroad. The report examines study abraod participation patterns; recent and expected growth areas; reacent and expected growth levels; challenges and barriers to expansion and strategies to increase growth.
-Website: http://www.iie.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Research_and_Evaluation/Study_Abroad_White_Papers/StudyAbroad_WhitePaper6.pdf
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