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21 July 2010: Mid summer already! Although the quiet time, there are still a few things of note going on. At the end of June the formal opening cermoney took place for Kazakhstan's newest university. This project of President Nazarbaev aims to become an important Central Asian education hub providing world class education for the region, ostensibly to help keep Kazakhstan's young talent at home and to establish the country as an educational destination in the region. Potential knock-on effects of this could be a reduction in the government's Bolashak scheme, and more substantial opportunities for international partnership based in Astana rather than abroad. Indeed, representatives from this new university have visited the United States in Spring 2010 seeking potential collaborators, visiting at least three highly ranked US institutions. University College London is also on board in provision of foundation degrees. An ambitious target of 500 new entrants for September 2010 has been set, we will watch with interest as this new venture develops.
6 June 2010: Hello! I am back after a period of Muay Thai training in Thailand! Updates will be coming on a more regular basis throughout the summer, so check back often!
March 2010: There have been a number of events and developments in international education in the last few months. Here is a selection of a few items that have been noted in various publications:
On 1 April, 2010 there will be a live web chat session on the Chronicle of Higher Education website with the University of Minnesota regarding internationalization and ways in which US universities are looking at increasing the number of students who participate in study abroad. While focused on American higher education, this will be of interest to anyone in the field working with US students and institutions. For more information click on the date above.
During the Going Global conference in London last week we are again reminded that international students are not cash cows. This refrain repeats regularly in the media and at large gatherings of UK international office staff. Perhaps more interesting, however, was the input from universities around the world about how they are internationalizing and their perspectives as to what the future of international education could or should be. For a summary of this please click here.
Earlier this month India took one step closer to allowing foreign universities to grant degrees independently in country. The way was also cleared for branch campuses of foreign universities to set up to help meet significant need for higher education places in the world's second most populous country. Institutions in the UK and US will be watching this carefully, although according to the New York Times it remains to be seen how much activity will result, as there is a substantial requirement for capital from the foreign university, and repatriating profits from these ventures may be prohibited.
January 2010:
Happy New Year! After a long and relaxing holiday break its back to work- watch this space for new content in the next few days!
November 2009:
Next stop-Kazakhstan! I will be visiting Almaty and Astana to meet with Bolashak scholarship officials, counsel/interview students, and to attend international postgraduate fairs in both cities. On the 19th I will be giving a seminar at the British Council Almaty. Come along if you're in town?
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Internationalization vs International Recruitment
US/UK higher education collaboration: toward global civil society?
From the US: public diplomacy? the role of international recruitment and ways to assist student mobility
From the UK: on the growing attention to internationalization vs revenue generation
From Canada: globalization, internationalization in student recruitment
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