Internationalising the curriculum
Developing successful initiatives
When developing initiatives focusing on internationalisation we should ensure that they are:
- Part of a culture of international education
- Part of "regular" tertiary education, not "help" mode initiatives
- Embedded and integrated into the formal curriculum
- Explicitly designed and promoted to benefit all students
- Developed by multicultural teams and in collaboration with international and Australian students.
And, that they have:
- Short-term and long-term social, cultural, educational and professional benefits made explicit
- Highest possible support and recognition within the institution
- Success evaluated from multiple perspectives including international and Australian students.
Adapted from: Simone Volet, Murdoch University, Keynote speaker at the Internationalising the Curriculum workshop held on 4 July 2003 in Hobart at the University of Tasmania.