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Paving the way to Cultural Agility & Internationalisation of the Curriculum: International Faculty Perspectives. Petros Kefalas. IF Learning & Teaching Director. The profile of the IF. Departments: 3 Research Centers: 1. Students: 900 UG: 43% PGT: 57% PhD: 30. Staff: 90 Academic: 38 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Paving the way to Cultural Agility & Internationalisation of the Curriculum: International Faculty Perspectives
Petros KefalasIF Learning & Teaching Director
The profile of the IF
Departments: 3Research Centers:
1 Staff: 90Academic: 38
Admin: 52Students: 900
UG: 43%PGT: 57%PhD: 30UG Programmes: 5
PGT Programmes: 9Executive Prog: 1
Doctoral Programme
In collaboration with TUOS since 1993
The 6th Faculty of TUOS since
2009
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Distributed & Collaborative
provision
The profile of the IF
Thessaloniki:7 Bachelors11 Masters
Abroad:1 Bachelor10 Masters
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The profile of the IF
30 Nationalities
For Greece: 66% InternationalFor UK: 100% International
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Given the specific profile of the Faculty, does this imply that internationalisation is achieved by default?
Internationalisation in IF
Gears are in place but we don’t know
exactly how it works out.
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The Antikythira mechanism
An extremely interesting region for a number of
reasons
The region of SEE
cultures
history
ethnicities
conflicts
politics
religionsIoC, October 2013
Internationalisation is an emergent process that arises through the synergy of individual actions:
Each one contributes its share Each one is not sufficient by itself to
achieve it The potential of all acting together is
greater than the sum of individual actions
… in the absence of definition …
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• … someone who sees the big picture and understands the importance of context
• …. experienced in working with clients, communities and partners outside the University
• … an active citizen who respects diversity and has the cultural agility to work in multinational settings
Sheffield Graduate
AACCDD
Active Citizen who respects
Diversity
CCAA
Culturally Agile
CCCCPP
Working with clients,
communities & partners
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Actions required by and also targeted to
…
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Institution
Students
Staff
Programmes
Other Activities
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It works two ways
International
Local
Outgoing Incoming
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We apply the usual practices; most of them already discussed in this event.
But we are going to focus on some that bring added value in our base and abroad.
Actions in the IF
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Brief description of action.
Actions in the IF
Interesting Notes for consideration/Discussion
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Students from all cities where the MBA is delivered spend a week in Sheffield and a week in Thessaloniki.They engage in team building exercises, they visit industrial sites, they participate in social activities etc.
Mono-cultural groups
Note: delegates in MBA consider these as most valuable for networking
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Mono-cultural groups
UG Students in Sofia do 3 years in Bulgaria and the final 4th year in Thessaloniki.
In the meantime, Bulgarian students visit once or twice Thessaloniki for events, joining students at base.
Note: Bulgarian students are not in favour of spending a year abroad.
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Academic staff of IF fly over to different cities to participate in module delivery during the weekends in block teaching.
Most of times give open talks to the public organised by local partners.
IF staff visit other locations
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Note: all those staff increase their cultural agility by observing the students behaviour in their home country.
Staff bring back in base their understanding of the student culture and are more able to interpret the student behaviour when they study in Greece.
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IF staff visit other locations
Lecturers of UK and EU Universities fly over to different cities to participate in module delivery during the weekends.
These lecturers bring a more “western” European flavour into the programme.
EU Visiting Lecturers
Note: it took a while for those lecturers to adjust to an audience that is studying in its own country
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Lecturers try to include international examples / case studies but at the same time refer to local ones, which look more familiar to students.
Case studies
Note: significant percentage of SEE students prefer to have only local case studies than international one because they see themselves tied in their country
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We organised a summer school together with Management School and USE for students coming from EU institutions (UK, Russia, Greece, Netherlands etc)
Summer Schools
Note: dates, topic, engagement in class activities, attendance load and social programme seem to be the keys to a successful summer school.
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Students have the opportunity to work in another (than their home) country during summer.
The network of the IF in SEE makes this easier to implement.
Internships
Note: Greece is more popular among choices for the non-Greek students. Greek students rarely choose to go to another SEE country.
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Students from Sheffield attended a (block teaching) module in one of the countries offered and gain credits.
IF staff came to Sheffield for a week to teach on block teaching part of the modules.
Mobility
Note: restrictive only to few Departments.
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There are modules in Communication aspects in which students act as interviewers or peer assessors in mock interviews.
Course on Communication
Note: very interesting to see what assessment criteria each ethnic group of students apply to assess fellow students.
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• In group projects, teams are formed by lecturers by selecting students from different nationalities.
• Small group tutorials• Interactive Lectures
Working in multi-national teams
Note: not very popular among students who might prefer peers who speak the same language.
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An event is organised by the IF, where the students attend personal development seminars on interviewing, CV writing, career paths etc. We organise mock and real interviews for all students willing to work in Greece and elsewhere.
Career Days
Note: Many students ignore the opportunity to us elements from the Sheffield Graduate attributes
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We use a number of new tools for on-line collaboration and work sharing as a routine procedure in several modules.
Use of contemporary IT
Note: although familiar with modern tools and social media, getting to know how these could enhance international collaboration could take a while.
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Modules like “Making Ideas Happen” or “Industrial Projects” with a real client, offer excellent chance for student to engage with culture of the business and community.
Community Projects
Note: it is interesting to see how students struggle to get the grasp of the project, especially if this is concerned with a social problem in the country of study.
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Activities outside the classroom by organising groups of international students carrying out projects for the community.
Community of Learning
Note: People in this region have not been cultivated in volunteering. It is a challenge to motivate them and “infuse” the culture.
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A Student Spring Symposium (an interdisciplinary forum) is organised by students for students. They gain a lot by cooperating in preparing the event.
Conferences
Note: few students from Sheffield participated in S3 already (a couple by presenting on-line). We need to disseminate the event further.
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In SEERC Doctoral Conference, PhD candidates from various Universities of the SEE region present preliminary and final findings of their research.
Conferences
Note: interesting to observe what constitutes “original” research finding in some countries of the region.
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SEERC, the South-East European Research Center, conducts regional and international funded research projects.
International Research
Note: experience acquired is again brought back to teaching & learning , through case studies, reports, etc.
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IF Vision
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IF Vision
Internationalisation: A truly International Faculty with operations in many countries
Strong Civic
Engagement
Multidisciplinarity & Interdisciplinarity: main focus on social
sciences
Research & Innovation: High quality
Research with Research Centres in
many locations
Learning & Teaching: Excellent Research-led
Teaching strongly connected to
professional practice
A base – gateway –
for the whole University
University Strategies
TUOS STRATEGIC THEMES
Protecting the Future
Work
ing
Toge
ther
M
aking a D
ifferen
ce Cultivating Ambition
Achieving Excellence
Leading the Way
The International Faculty contributes to the Internationalisation Strategy of the University.
We welcome any proposals that could facilitate IoC for other Faculties and Departments.
The IF within TUOS
IoC, October 2013 What’s next?
We Shape the Future Together
Thank you!
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