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
The Internationalization of the University it System: Strategies es and Methods
Agenda 1. General strategic guidelines 2. The Italian context: an overview 3. The University i for Foreigners of Perugia: acase-history
General strategic guidelines Mobility International Cooperation
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 51.000 Source: MIUR Statistics Office
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
b. International Cooperation T h f d i l To encourage exchanges of educational models within an international cooperation action framework
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
Erasmus Program : Italy - Incoming mobility Incoming Students 18000 12.743 13.370 14.591 16.277 16000 14.779 14000 10.970 12000 8.739 9.862 10000 y 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 A.Y. 2007/08: Spain: 5.942 Germany: 1.746 France: 1.817 Poland: 1.047 Portugal: 807 Since A.Y. 2000/01 Italy has hosted 101.331 Erasmus Students
Erasmus Program : Outgoing mobility from Italy Outgoing Students 19.000 18.364 18.000 16.810 17.000 16.419 16.389 17.195 16.000 15.216 15.000 13.940 14.000 13.236 13.000 12.000 11.000 10.000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/0303 2003/0404 2004/0505 2005/0606 2006/0707 2007/0808
Erasmus Program : Incoming Mobility of Teachers Europe data A.Y. 2007/08 2.927 2.493 2.560 2.510 1.438 1.277 1.596 Germania Francia Italia Spagna Regno Unito Finlandia Polonia
Erasmus Mundus European Programs: - Erasmus Mundus 2004-08 (Italian participation): 43 courses (20 double title, 7 multiple, 3 double/multiple, 13 joint) 26 Universities (coordinators o partner) - Erasmus Mundus 2009-13: Joint Phd Introduction Funding:493M (Action 1 e 3), 460M (Action 2) Source: Punto Nazionale di Contatto
Bilateral Agreements Ateneo Italo-Tedesco Università Italo-Francese Università Turco-Italiana (entro il 2010) Università Italo-Egiziana
3. The University for Foreigners of Perugia: a case history
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
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
POSTGRADUATE DEGREES 1ST LEVEL POST-GRADUATE DEGREE Teaching Italian to non Native Speakers 2ND LEVEL POSTGRADUATE DEGREE Internationalization and Communications in Mediterranean Production Systems
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%
A focussed marketing strategy at international level a) Focus on high-potential markets: China students enrollments 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10
b) Focussed actions on regions with significant socio-political impact Mediterranean areas -stan Countries
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 )
d) Networking Scientific and Cultural cooperation agreements: 108 agreements (a.a. 2009/10 Countries covered Alumni Network