4th ANNUAL CONFERENCE. "Italian and European Universities within. triggers of change"

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1 4th ANNUAL CONFERENCE "Italian and European Universities within the Innovation Global Market: Reforms and triggers of change" Prof. Stefania Giannini Rector of University for Foreigners of Perugia October 18, 2010 Turin

2 The Internationalization of the University it System: Strategies es and Methods

3 Agenda 1. General strategic guidelines 2. The Italian context: an overview 3. The University i for Foreigners of Perugia: acase-history

4 General strategic guidelines Mobility International Cooperation

5 a. Mobility Incoming: to develop a strategic approach to improve attraction of foreign students Foreign students incoming to the italian University System North America 1,6% South America 7,2% Oceania Not available 0,1% 3,2% EU-27 26,0% Asia 15,3% Africa 11,1% European non EU countries 35,4% Total number of foreign students: about Source: MIUR Statistics Office

6 Outgoing: g to encourage and foster joint- degrees for native students and Study Abroad programs via: Scholarships International agreements An effective international Credit Transfer System

7 b. International Cooperation T h f d i l To encourage exchanges of educational models within an international cooperation action framework

8 The Italian context: an overview STRENGTHS Cultural attractiveness WEAKNESSES -Language barriers -Few University Campuses -VISA obstacles (for some countries only) OPPORTUNITIES -Mobility (Erasmus Erasmus Mundus programs) -Language Teaching -Language Teaching in English -Bilateral Agreements THREATS -Low attractiveness of Italy for level of innovation, services -Low position of italian universities iti in international ti rankings -Global crisis

9 Erasmus Program : Italy - Incoming mobility Incoming Students y / / / / / / / /08 A.Y. 2007/08: Spain: Germany: France: Poland: Portugal: 807 Since A.Y. 2000/01 Italy has hosted Erasmus Students

10 Erasmus Program : Outgoing mobility from Italy Outgoing Students / / / / / / / /0808

11 Erasmus Program : Incoming Mobility of Teachers Europe data A.Y. 2007/ Germania Francia Italia Spagna Regno Unito Finlandia Polonia

12 Erasmus Mundus European Programs: - Erasmus Mundus (Italian participation): 43 courses (20 double title, 7 multiple, 3 double/multiple, 13 joint) 26 Universities (coordinators o partner) - Erasmus Mundus : Joint Phd Introduction Funding:493M (Action 1 e 3), 460M (Action 2) Source: Punto Nazionale di Contatto

13 Bilateral Agreements Ateneo Italo-Tedesco Università Italo-Francese Università Turco-Italiana (entro il 2010) Università Italo-Egiziana

14 3. The University for Foreigners of Perugia: a case history

15 ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COURSES REFRESHER AND TRAINING COURSES for Teachers of Italian L2 ADVANCED COURSES IN HUMANITIES AND SPECIALIZATION COURSES Contemporary Italian Language, History of Art and Etruscan and Italic Studies

16 DEGREE COURSES in the Italian Language and Culture sector THREE-YEAR BACHELOR DEGREE COURSES Italian Language and Culture (2 study courses: Teaching of the Italian Language and Culture and Promotion of the Italian Language and Culture throughout the World) - L10 class TWO-YEAR MASTER DEGREE COURSES Teaching of the Italian Language to Foreigners (2 study courses: Language and Culture/Identity-making) - LM14 class Promotion of Italy abroad - LM38 class

17 POSTGRADUATE DEGREES 1ST LEVEL POST-GRADUATE DEGREE Teaching Italian to non Native Speakers 2ND LEVEL POSTGRADUATE DEGREE Internationalization and Communications in Mediterranean Production Systems

18 Italian language Courses Enrollments by Region Distribuzione degli iscritti ai corsi di Lingua e cultura italiana, per continente (aa 2009/2010) EUROPA 43% ASIA 38% OCEANIA 2% AFRICA 6% AMERICA 11%

19 A focussed marketing strategy at international level a) Focus on high-potential markets: China students enrollments /8 2008/9 2009/10

20 b) Focussed actions on regions with significant socio-political impact Mediterranean areas -stan Countries

21 c) Delocalization process University for Foreigners of Perugia Schools in loco : China, Egypt, Palestine (Target: Students) Italian Language and Culture Courses Refresher Courses : 8 countries covered - Argentine, Australia, USA, Brasil, Taiwan, Turkey, Romania, Netherlands. (Target: Teachers of Italian language )

22 d) Networking Scientific and Cultural cooperation agreements: 108 agreements (a.a. 2009/10 Countries covered Alumni Network

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