Transcript RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY for EDUCATION ABROAD

RISK AND RESPONSIBILITY
for
EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMMES
INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES
Lilieth H. Nelson, The UWI
INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES
• Institutions
- Commonwealth Countries
- Non-Commonwealth Countries
• Policies
- Inward Model
- Outward Model
Categories of Education
Abroad Programmes
• Tailor-made collaborative programmes for
groups
• Individualized Guided Study Programmes
• Intersession Programmes, Intensive
• Facilitated Programmes
• Student Exchanges
• Staff Exchanges
Some Non-Commonwealth
Countries
•United States of America
•Europe
•Japan
The United States of America
The United States of America
• USA – Over 3600 universities and colleges offer
education abroad programmes. If divided into 6
geographical regions:
• 12 States in the West, including Hawaii (652)
• 13 States in the Mid-West (971)
• 4 States in the South-West (302)
• 10 States in the South (782)
• 6 States in the Mid-Atlantic (622)
• 6 New England States (229)
• Puerto Rico (46)
SELECTED UNIVERSITIES
• Those with longest history of study
(education) abroad are in the West and
New England States
• Policies are predominantly within the
Outward Model framework
• Programmes have a long history of being
Euro-Centric (across the Atlantic Ocean)
• Trend among those institutions in the west
to send students across the Pacific Ocean
POLICIES OF SELECTED USA
UNIVERSITIES
• UNC Chapel Hill
• University of California
• Some of the 40 institutions with which the
UWI has been involved wrt education
abroad programmes
– Groups
– Exchanges
– “Specially admitted”
Europe
• University of Norway
Japan
• Example of institutions which adopt a mix
of inward and outward models
• For example:
– USA to Japan –
– Japan to USA -
Some Commonwealth
Countries
• The United Kingdom
• Canada
• Australia
• Anglophone Caribbean
THE UNITED KINGDOM
• Policies are predominantly within
the Inward Policy framework
• ‘Sending’ institutions from Europe,
The Americas, Asia, Australia, Africa
Selected Universities in UK
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Cambridge University
University of London
Edinburgh University
Warwick University
University of Bath
University of Wales
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
A Case Study
• Policies articulated in printed documents:
– Faculty Guide
– Student Guide
– Security
AUSTRALIA
• Strong emphasis on inward policies
• Heavy investment in marketing
and recruitment
• Visible participation in Study (Education)
Abroad Fairs
• University of New South Wales
• University of Wollongong
CANADA
• Policies typical of institutions in
Commonwealth countries
• Inward model rather than outward
• Changing trend among CUSAC member
institutions
• University of Toronto
• York University
• Queen’s
ANGLOPHONE CARIBBEAN
• University of Technology
• The University of the West Indies
Policies of the UWI
• Predominantly Inward Model (typical of
Commonwealth)
• Policies related to Outward model
– Traditionally students went for language immersion,
electives in medical sciences
– Within last 15 years trend towards exchanges
(limited numbers)
• Policies related to Inward model
– Trend towards exchanges, collaborative programmes
for groups and practicums
• Risk-reducing policies
• Responsibility-accepting policies
Policies of the UWI continued
• Centralization vs Decentralizstion
• Academic Offerings/Non-academic
– For credit/Not for credit
– Policies related to Credit Transfer
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Pre-requisites
Numbers
Duration
Registration
UWI Policies Contd.
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Fees
Distribution of Income
Accommodation
Security/Safety
Students with Physical Challenges
Country Requirement
Conclusions &
Recommendations
• The Policy Statement in ‘black and white’
Education Abroad Programmes: A Policy
Statement, with guidelines for establishing:
– Memorandum of Understanding
– Cooperative Agreements governing the range
of categories of education abroad agreements
• Includes defining areas of responsibility
• The ‘grey’ areas