The City as a Focus for University Internationalisation: Four European Examples

Autor/in	Ransom, James
Titel	The City as a Focus for University Internationalisation: Four European Examples
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 48 (2018) 4, S.665-669 (5 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
DOI	10.1080/03057925.2018.1459379
Schlagwörter	International Education; Strategic Planning; Urban Areas; Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; College Administration; Urban Universities; Global Education; School Community Relationship; Foreign Countries; International Organizations; Student Recruitment; Faculty Recruitment; College Faculty; College Students; Germany; Netherlands (Amsterdam); United Kingdom (Glasgow); Ireland (Dublin) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Internationale Erziehung; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Globales Lernen; Ausland; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Fakultät; Collegestudent; Deutschland
Abstract	Internationalisation is a cross-cutting theme in the strategic plans of many universities, and an increased international profile is a core goal for many cities. At the same time, even the leaders of some of Europe's most avowedly outward-facing, 'global' universities have begun to prioritise relations with their city counterparts in recent years. It makes sense, then, that urban universities are working with city administrations to align their international activity--but what form does this take, and does joint activity represent collaboration on areas of mutual convenience, or a broader understanding of internationalisation, place, and university-city relationships? This forum presents findings on how urban universities are increasingly framing their internationalisation activity through the lens of their city, based on interviews with 18 university officials and 7 city officials in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Dublin (Ireland), Glasgow (Scotland) and Hannover (Germany). Two parallel narratives help explain this shift: (1) a renewed acceptance of the importance of the local environment for university success in attracting staff and students; and (2) the growing influence of cities as international actors. These findings are drawn from a study examining the wider internationalisation activity of universities and cities commissioned by the British Council, the UK's organisation for international cultural and educational opportunities, which has announced a strategic focus on cities, and their interplay with their cultural and educational institutions. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01