Strategic Plan for the Internationalization of UDEM
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Strategic Plan for the
Internationalization of UDEM
Thomas Buntru, Director of International Programs
Universidad de Monterrey
OBJECTIVES
1. Enrich the intercultural educational experience.
2. Internationalize curricular and extra-curricular activities,
administrative and normative functions, and the institutional
culture
culture.
Institutional Culture Curriculum
Administration Extra-curricular
activities
1STRATEGIES
Promote international educational
experiences abroad.
A UDEM IN THE WORLD
International
currículum 3
1 Student
mobility
QEP
International
campus 4
Faculty mobility
2 and
R&D Institutional
culture 5
B THE WORLD IN UDEM
Turn UDEM into an international
educational experience.
C STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Build strategic international relations
STRATEGIES
A. Promote international educational experiences abroad.
1 Student Mobility
ACTIONS CURRENT SITUATION GOALS 2020
15% of the student
Increase the 11% of the student body
body
a number of UDEM 33% of annual graduating
50% of annual
Q
students on study class E
abroad. graduating class
P
Increase the
quality of student 44% to top 500 55% to top 500
b mobility. universities universities
2STRATEGIES
A. Promote international educational experiences abroad.
1 Student Mobility
ACTIONS SPECIFIC ACTIONS
1. Expand the portfolio of international programs.
Increase the 2. Expand financial aid plans for study abroad.
a number of UDEM 3. Improve our students’ proficiency in foreign languages.
4. Create incentives for faculty to support study abroad.
students abroad.
Increase the 1. Create more special programs with top-ranked universities.
b quality of student 2. Create new study abroad scholarships for programs at top-
mobility. ranked universities.
3. Focus study abroad advising to motivate students to choose
top-ranked universities.
STRATEGIES
A. Promote international educational experiences abroad.
2 Faculty Mobility & Research and Development
ACTIONS CURRENT SITUATION GOALS 2020
Implement a faculty
development and
a hiring plan at and 60% of professors from 75% of professors
from the best top 500 universities
universities in the from top 500
world. universities
Create mechanisms and Q
b policies that facilitate and Do not exist Will exist E
promote faculty mobility.
P
Develop the
research function Incipient Developed
c at UDEM.
3STRATEGIES
A. Promote international educational experiences abroad.
2 Faculty Mobility & Research and Development
ACTIONS SPECIFIC ACTIONS
Implement a faculty
development and 1. Promote faculty development at the best universities in the
hiring plan at and world.
a from the best
2. Hire faculty with degrees from the best universities in the
world.
universities in the 3. Invite local specialists with degrees from the best
world. universities in the world as part-time professors.
Create mechanisms and 1. Elaborate a facultyy mobilityy p
plan for each academic
department.
b policies that facilitate and
2. Facilitate the participation of professors in international
promote faculty mobility.
conferences and events.
1. Create interdisciplinary research centers in strategic academic
Develop the disciplines.
research function 2. Stimulate the publication of scholarly articles in internationally
c at UDEM. refereed journals.
3. Promote and support the registration of patents and other forms of
intellectual property.
4. Redesign the faculty classification system.
STRATEGIES
B. Turn UDEM into an international educational experience.
3 International Curriculum
ACTIONS CURRENT SITUATION GOALS 2020
a 25% degree of
internationalization
50% degree of
internationalization
Q
Internationalize the E
27 courses in English 80 courses in English
plans of study. P
3 foreign languages 8 foreign languages
Increase the offer of All majors will have Q
b double degree 9/32 double degree programs
a double degree E
programs. option P
Obtain international All majors will be
c accreditation of academic
programs where possible.
1/32 internationally internationally
accredited
accredited program
Promote the use of Q
Used in 19% of courses
d the comparative
method in teaching.
Used in 60% of courses E
P
Measure the learning
outcomes of INEVA: 62.5 INEVA: 80 Q
e internationalization. IDI: ND IDI: 60% will get to
stage of adaptation
E
P
4STRATEGIES
B. Turn UDEM into en international educational experience.
3 International Curriculum
ACTIONS SPECIFIC ACTIONS
1. Expand the offer of foreign languages.
a 2.
3.
Offer electives within the general education (core) curriculum.
Offer more courses with international objectives and contents.
Internacionalize the 4. Reduce the number of serial courses.
plans of study. 5. Offer new minors with an international orientation.
1. Offer double-degree programs in different regions.
Increase the offer of
b double-degree
2. Offer double-degree programs with highly-ranked universities.
programs.
Obtain international 1. Identify the respective international accreditation bodies.
c accreditation of programs 2. Elaborate a plan for the corresponding accreditation.
where possible. 3. Initiate the accreditation processes.
Promote the use of 1. Offer more comparative courses (create or redesign).
2. Train faculty in the use of comparative didactic methodologies.
d the comparative 3. Promote virtual mobility (videoconferences, forums, chats, on-line
method in teaching. courses, etc.)
Measure the learning
outcomes of 1. Evaluate global competencies of UDEM students before entering and
e internationalization.
2.
upon graduation (INEVA-QEP).
Evaluate the degree of intercultural sensitivity of UDEM students (IDI-
QEP).
STRATEGIES
B. Turn UDEM into an international educational experience.
4 International Campus
ACTIONS CURRENT SITUATION GOALS 2020
Increase the 5% of total resident 10% of total resident Q
number of student population student population
a international
E
students at UDEM. P
Attract visiting professors 5 visiting 12 visiting Q
from the best foreign E
b universities
universities.
professors professors
P
per year per year
Promote
international 24 events Q
ND
academic and per year E
c P
non-academic
events.
5STRATEGIES
B. Turn UDEM into an international educational experience.
4 International Campus
ACTIONS SPECIFIC ACTIONS
Increase the 1. Identify the specific interests of foreign students.
2. Offer a portfolio of academic and extra-academic activities that are
number of
a international
related to the specific interests of foreign students.
3. Implement a program to promote UDEM abroad.
students at UDEM.
1. Create mechanisms that facilitate actvities that can be offered
together with foreign faculty, such as team-teaching or
Attract visiting professors videoconferences, among others.
from the best foreign 2. Invite more international guest speakers.
b universities
universities.
3. Promote the pparticipation
p of UDEM facultyy in the calls for p
proposals
p
of foreign academic cooperation agencies.
4. Develop faculty exchange programs with our partner universities.
Promote 1. Design a program for the exchange and conservation of cultural goods
and expressions (traditions, folklore, etc.)
international
c academic and non-
2. Organize events that reflect UNESCO initiatives (peace education,
fight against poverty, environmental awareness, human rights,
academic events. diversity, among others)
3. Promote academic events, simposia, and conferences at UDEM.
STRATEGIES
B. Turn UDEM into an international educational experience.
5 Institutional Culture
ACTIONS CURRENT SITUATION GOALS 2020
Develop 3 of 12 services All services
a administrative and
technological systems
that support
internationalization.
Web page in Spanish Multilingual web
Equip both the physical page. Q
with a few sections in
b and digital campus with a
English. E
multicultural profile. P
Monocultural signs. Multicultural signs
Create an
international ND Plan will be
c institutional image developed and
and positioning. implemented.
6STRATEGIES
B. Turn UDEM into an international educational experience.
5 Institutional Culture
ACTIONS SPECIFIC ACTIONS
1. Issue transcripts according to international standards.
2. Adapt credit transfer to international usage.
Develop 3. Develop or purchase information systems and databases that
a administrative and
4.
support institutional internationalization.
Install technology that permits virtual mobility.
technological
5. Develop and implement an evaluation system of IaH activities.
systems that support
internationalization.
Equip both the physical 1. Develop a multilingual webpage that includes course offerings and
and the digital
g campus
p
b with a multicultural 2.
course descriptions.
descriptions
Create bilingual printed materials.
profile. 3. Install a multicultural sign system.
Create an 1. Develop a positioning plan directed at foreign students, faculty,
international and university administrators; and UDEM students and their
parents.
institutional image
c and positioning.
2. Create relations between the public relations area at UDEM and
the corresponding areas at the best universities in the world.
STRATEGIES
C. Build strategic international relations
6 International Relations
ACTIONS CURRENT SITUATION GOALS 2020
STUDENTS: 28% with top 500 40% with top 500
Increase the number universities universities Q
a and the quality of 14% with top national 25% with top national E
the agreements. universities universities P
PROFESSORS:
20 agreements
Build relationships with
b the best universities
There are no formal with top 500
agreements for this universities for
worldwide for faculty purpose f
faculty
lt
development. development
DIFFERENCIATION 40% of exchange 55% of exchange
c Build international students to top students to top
relations on the 500 universities 500 universities
strengths and strategic
projects of UDEM.
7STRATEGIES
C. Build strategic international relations.
6 International Relations
ACTIONS SPECIFIC ACTIONS
STUDENTS: 1. Negotiate more agreements in geographic regions of
a Increase the number interest and with a limited number of options.
and the quality of 2. Expand the portfolio of agreements in underserved
the agreements. academic disciplines.
1. Prioritize relations with universities in highly developed
b PROFESSORS:
countries with high educational achievement levels,
Build relationships with outstanding scientific production, and many top-ranked
the best universities universities.
worldwide for faculty 2. Exploit and develop the network of relations of our faculty
development. in top-ranked universities.
1. Determine the strategic
g network of relations for each discipline.
p
2. Assign resources for the construction of strategic international
DIFFERENCIATION relations …
c Build international considering our strenths and strategic projects in:
• Service Learning
relations on the strengths
and strategic projects of • Liberal Arts Education
• Leadership Education
UDEM. considering the flexibility of top-ranked universities in:
• Graduate programs
• Continuing Education
considering the advice received from international colleagues:
• Faculty empowerment
CRITICAL FACTORS FOR SUCCESS
FACTOR DESCRIPTION
1 L d hi
Leadership 9 Assure institutional commitment with the internationalization of UDEM
2 Communication 9 Inform the different actors about the plan and their respective
responsibilities
3 Cooperation 9 Coordinate the internationalization activities and efforts of the different
internal actors: teamwork
4 Relations 9 Exploit and develop the capital of international relations
5 Resources 9 Assign adequate resources to the different internationalization agents
6 Students 9 Emphasize the importance of an international educational experience
in all institutional messages
7 Professors 9 Motivate professors and create incentives for faculty to get involved in
internationalization efforts
8 Curriculum 9 Integrate internationalization in all academic programs and
extracuricular activities
9 Institutional 9 Include elements of internationalization in all substantial functions of
the university
Culture
815% of the student
body
Q
50% of annual
E
graduating class
P
44% to top 500 55% to top 500
universities universities
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