Universiteit Utrecht

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Symposium
Internationalisation & ICT

IVLOS – Centre for ICT in Education

Utrecht University
April 19th, 2007
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Programme
 13.30 Introduction
 13.45 Policy: ambitions and practice
 14.00 Internationalizing the University
 14.45 Break
 15.00 Workshop Round 1
 15.50 Workshop Round 2
 16.40 Wrap Up & Closure
 17.15 Reception
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Introduction

 Why this symposium?

Result of the project:

Internationalisation and ICT
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Project: Internationalisation & ICT

 Reasons
 High on the strategic UU agenda
“education should be internationally oriented”
 ICT and internationalisation are not combined on a
structural level (HOOP, 2004)
 Too many opportunities ICT has to offer not used yet
 Goal: to let internationalisation benefit from the
(pedagogical) possibilities ICT can provide
 Financed and approved by the central board
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Internationalisation- definition

 Focus: education (not research)

 International education differs from national
education:
 Intercultural character
 Content that isn’t country-specific
 Language
 Different kinds:
 Students from Utrecht abroad
 Foreign students in Utrecht
 Internationalisation ‘ @t home’
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Conclusions

 Internationalisation and ICT: two separate

worlds bring them closer to each other
 Use the educational, communicative and
informative functions of ICT!
 Get internationalisation & ICT higher on
the agenda, both on the UU-level as the
faculty-level
 There is a need for a platform to exchange
knowledge and experiences
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Appetizer

ICT Educational Communicative Informative

function function function
Intern.
NL students follow Dutch discussion with notification
abroad minors mentor on system on info
progress on UU website

Foreign online entrance online transparent

students in NL requirement test discussion on website (in
the selection of English) with
masters good search
option
Internationalis collaboration interviews/con- Multilingual
ation @t home with foreign sultation with CMS
students (wiki, foreign experts
vle) (Skype, Breeze)
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Policy Respons

Ineke Molenaars
Hans Melle van Dijk
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Policy Respons

 Internationalization and ICT: distinguish

between:
 Distance eduction and
 ICT support for study abroad
 No stated university policy on distance education;
scattered experience
 Communication tools developed in practice; to be
improved
 Outcomes of this project will help to formulate
policy
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Propositions
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Proposition - 1

Internationalisation of the university will

never be improved without the use of ICT
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1. Internationalisation of the university will

never be improved without the use of ICT
100%

1. Yes
2. No

0%
s

o
Ye

N
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Proposition - 2

ICT is not the answer to create any new

and creative forms of international
education
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2. ICT is not the answer to create any new

and creative forms of international education

1. Yes
2. No
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Proposition - 3

We need to focus on internationalisation

initiatives that all teachers – rather than
only the pioneers - can handle
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3. We need to focus on internationalisation

initiatives that all teachers – rather than
only the pioneers - can handle 100%
1. No
2. Yes

0%

s
o

Ye
N
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Proposition - 4

The needs and desires of the student

determine how far internationalisation
should be integrated into education
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4. The needs and desires of the student

determine how far internationalisation
should be integrated into education

1. Yes
2. No
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Proposition - 5

International activities won't be necessary

in programmes which are aimed at the
Dutch market
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5. International activities won't be necessary

in programmes which are aimed at the
Dutch market

1. Yes
2. No
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