Slides used during my participation at the Annual Meeting of EAIE in Copenhagen. Sep. 2011

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Francisco Marmolejo
Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration
The University of Arizona
…Implications for
international higher
education
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John Hudzik
It is essential that it be embraced by
It shapes institutional ethos and values and
institutional leadership, governance,
touches the entire higher education
faculty, students, and all academic service
enterprise.
and support units.
COMPREHENSIVE
INTERNATIONALIZATION
The global reconfiguration of economies,
systems of trade, research, and
Not only impacts all of campus life but the communication, and the impact of global
institution’s external frames of reference, forces on local life, dramatically expand the
partnerships, and relations. need for comprehensive
internationalization and the motivations
and purposes driving it.
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What are the
major forces or
What are the factors that are
major barriers encouraging
Are there that will need institutions to
examples of to be become more
What are the institutions overcome? internationalized
longer-term moving in this
possibilities for direction?
building toward
comprehensive
internationalization
at universities in
the region?
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4. Francisco Marmolejo 9/16/2011
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Chile Mexico Brazil
Government control Decentralized Highly centralized Dual centralization
Ownership Private/public Public/Private Private/Public
Selectivity By tiers: By “ownership”: By “control”:
Public institutions Federal
Private State
Private
Leadership Elected and appointed based on Elected (public) Elected (public)
type of institution Appointed (private) Appointed (private)
Internationalization Marginal Medium Low
Reliability on part time Low: Public High in both public an private Low: Public
High: Private High: Private
faculty
Historical roots Spanish Spanish/French Portuguese
Quality Assurance Institutional Based on academic programs Based on performance of
graduates
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COUNTRY 1990 2000 2005
Argentina 32,527 37,032 39,302
Bahamas 255 304 324
Barbados 257 267 272
Belize 187 226 249
Bolivia 6,573 8,329 9,275
Brazil 147,940 170,693 181,604
Chile 13,099 15,211 16,136
Colombia 34,970 42,321 46,039
Costa Rica 3,049 4,023 4,453
Cuba 10,750 11,050 11,200
Dominican Republic 7,110 7,130 7,210
Ecuador 10,264 12,646 13,798
El Salvador 5,110 6,279 6,875
Guatemala 8,749 11,385 12,952
Guyana 795 926 961
Haiti 6,916 8,357 9,151
Latin Honduras
Jamaica
4,879
2,369
6,485
2,576
7,347
2,693
America Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
83,226
3,827
2,398
98,881
5,071
2,856
106,147
5,773
3,067
Paraguay 4,219 5,496 6,216
Peru 21,569 25,939 27,947
Puerto Rico 3,380 3,915 4,091
Suriname 402 417 426
Trinidad and Tobago 1,215 1,294 1,324
Uruguay 3,106 3,337 3,455
Venezuela 19,502 24,170 26,468
LATIN AMERICA 438,643 516,616 554,755
16.5 % 7.6 %
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6. Francisco Marmolejo 9/16/2011
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Gross enrollment rate in Brazilian Higher
Education
Tasa Bruta de Cobertura
30%
25% 24,7%
20%
15%
10%
7,8%
5%
0%
1997 2009
Tasa Bruta 7,8% 24,7%
Public vs. private higher education institutions
in Brazil
Número de Ins tuiciones en la Educación Superior - Brasil 1997-2009
2.500
2.160
2.000
1.500
1.000 689
500
252
211
0
1997 2009
En Sector Privado 689 2.160
En Sector Público 211 252
Out of 2.412 HEIs in Brazil, only 252 are public
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Chile
Undergraduate Enrollment 1983-2009
Graduate Enrolllment 1983-2009
Source: Aliaga y col., SIES, Junio 210
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8. Francisco Marmolejo 9/16/2011
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Source: OECD (2011). Education at a Glance 2011.
Proliferation of joint/dual degree arrangements
Massive private investment on education
Towards more international quality assurance frameworks
The role of rankings and international accreditation
Increased use of technology as means for “virtual” mobility
Still issues to be resolved with credential/credit recognition
Some good practices. Some hope
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9. Francisco Marmolejo 9/16/2011
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Differences in
The endless
history, structure,
dichotomies
responses.
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10. Francisco Marmolejo 9/16/2011
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Francisco J. Marmolejo
Executive Director
Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC)
University of Arizona
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Email:
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