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Programme and Development
One of
the IACUE's main goals is to meet the needs of international
educators around the world. To this end the IACUE offers a wide
range of opportunities for professional development.
Management of student services
Topics
Developing knowledge and skills
Theories of learning
Managing student services
Recruitment and admissions
Student support
Assessment and evaluation
Employability
Equity
and access
International students
Alumni
relations
Learning outcomes
Having
successfully completed the module, participants will be able to:
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demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the skills and
techniques required for effective management of students in higher
education
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analyze issues and challenges relating to the management of
students and provide ideas, advice and leadership
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think analytically, reflectively and creatively about issues
relating to the management of students, drawing upon a range of
useful techniques and approaches
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communicate ideas and arguments on issues relating to the
management of students in higher education fluently and effectively
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collect and evaluate information relevant to the management
of students in higher education
Strategies for internationalization in higher education
Internationalization has become one of the most comprehensive
strategies for the development of higher education. Currently, it
covers not only the mobility and exchange of students, staff and
researchers, but also ‘internationalization at home’ and the export
of study programmes. The original objective of internationalization
– intercultural exchange and cooperation – has successively been
extended to also include global competitiveness. This module will
provide interested professionals with an up-to-date analysis of the
field.
Topics
Concepts of internationalization and globalization
Internationalization as an institutional strategy
Relation between institutional internationalization and new public
management at universities
Academic mobility
Curricular internationalization
Joint/multiple degrees
Academic recognition
Study
export
The
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
Learning outcomes
Upon
completion of the module the participants should:
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have acquired a basic conceptual understanding of
internationalization and globalization and their underlying norms,
values and rationales
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have developed a systematic and comprehensive insight into
the different elements of internationalization strategies and their
particular opportunities and risks
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be aware of risks and opportunities with respect to
intercultural aspects but also with respect to the efficiency and
effectiveness of different elements of internationalization
strategies
Resource management in higher education
The
main objective of the module is to introduce participants to the key
concepts, paradigms and trends that relate to the resourcing of
higher education. Participants will also be made familiar with the
recent discussions that have taken place in policy circles and
popular press about funding and student support. The lecturers are
experienced researchers and practitioners in the field of higher
education finance. They will use a combination of lectures and
practical exercises to stimulate the participants’ thinking and
learning about the allocation of scare resources among competing
uses.
Topics
The
role of markets and the public-private divide in higher education
Models
of teaching and research funding
Student finance, tuition fees, student choice and mobility
Financial management at institutional level
Resource allocation in higher education
University entrepreneurialism
The
university’s third mission
Focus
Professionals working in higher education environments that have
completed the module will be able to better understand how the
national, international and institutional funding environment
impacts on their work and that of their organization.
Learning outcomes
Upon
completion of the module the participants should:
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have a thorough understanding of various theoretical
perspectives and key concepts regarding funding, resource
allocation, marketisation and financial management in higher
education at the national, international and institutional level
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be able to critically reflect on strengths and weaknesses of
various approaches to higher education funding and to place these
approaches in a wider context
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have a better understanding of the role that governments and
market forces can play in meeting the policy goals of equity,
efficiency and quality in higher education
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be able to analyze practical problems regarding issues of
resource management in higher education and to apply the knowledge
gained to practice higher education institutions, both in a group
and on individual basis
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be able to participate in the academic and wider debates
about the role of resources in higher education
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be able to align financial issues with strategic objectives
of governments, higher education institutions and academic units |
