Queen's University Comprehensive International Plan (QUCIP) 2015-2019 outlines goals to: 1) Achieve research pre-eminence through international scholarship and collaboration, contributing to economic and cultural growth in Canada and addressing global challenges. 2) Enhance cross-cultural learning through a 25% increase in undergraduate international exchange and balanced incoming/outgoing study abroad students. 3) Cultivate a diverse international student body through recruitment strategies aiming for 10% international undergraduate and graduate students.

1. Queen’s University Comprehensive
International Plan (QUCIP) 2015‐2019
Queen’s will achieve research pre‐
eminence through international
scholarship, contributing to the
cultural and economic growth of
Canada, and addressing many of the
world’s greatest challenges.
International Research
Engagement
• Increase international co‐
publication collaboration at the rate
it has been increasing, with Queen’s
approaching the U15 average by
2019.
• Increase research funding from
external international sources to
40% of total research funding to
support global research excellence.
• Increase by 25% the number of
international awards received by
faculty members.
Queen’s will enhance
cross‐cultural learning
through the promotion
of a robust program
of student mobility.
International Mobility
• Increase the number of
undergraduate students
participating in international
exchange by 25%.
• Increase the number of incoming
study abroad students to balance
with the number of outgoing study
abroad students.
• Increase new international
collaborative academic programs by
10, in both undergraduate and
graduate disciplines.
Queen’s will cultivate an inclusive,
culturally diverse student body
through a multi‐faceted
domestic and international
recruitment strategy.
International Enrolment
Management
• Increase proportion of incoming
international fee‐paying
undergraduate students to 10% of
total incoming undergraduate
population
• Increase proportion of international
sponsored graduate students to
10% of total incoming graduate
enrolment
• Maintain full enrolment at 175
students at the Bader International
Study Centre (BISC) for all three
semesters.
Queen’s will provide
the opportunity for a meaningful
international
educational experience
to all students.
International at Home
• Introduce a three‐year pilot project to
track international learning outcomes
through the QUQAP cyclical review
process.
• Increase number of students
participating in intercultural training
by 15%, and increase number of
faculty and staff trained by 60%.
• Identify one institutional cross‐cultural
event each year that will engage the
Queen’s community in celebrating
international at home.
Appendix A