UNIVERSIDAD DE MANIZALES

HOLANDA SEPTEMBER 15th to 25th, 2013 HVA VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM ZUYD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES ZUYT

STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATION

The universities have as part of their organization a main office that designs and administers the policy and strategy of internationalization. (budget per area) The faculties are the ones in charge of deploying the policy through strategies according to their objectives and individual developments. (budget per faculty) An excelent communication strategy in both, the internal and the global context.(branding). Human talent with a particular profile: intercultural knowledge, multilinguisme, public relations. Campus specially designed for the internacionalization. The three basic questions: Why? What for? How? Internacionalization of the staff through formation and experiences with different organizations abroad.

mobility
Alignment of the mobility actions with the strategy and the decisions of the country and region. Academic peers who facilitate the mobility of the students (countries of emergent economy). To turn the networking started by the reseachers in institutional networking supported in monitoring process and control of the action plans which define the type of results (patents) that generate the resources for the groups maintenance. Summer courses as an strategy to promote and generate mobility. The institutional image constitutes one of the key elements to make decitions in the selection of the university and programs. Mechanism of accompanying for the students who start their mobility process and face intercultural processes In order to face mobility in an adequate way, this one must be done/followed by the most competent and well prepared team of teachers . Strategies of international comercialization through the comerce offices of the different embassies in the world. Virtual mobility and social media.

CURRICULUM
To promote the diversity in the different context. To facilitate trainning about formation in competences for the citizen and professional of the world. Curricular flexibility in order to facilitate our adaptation to the international needs (Reconocimiento de crditos). Students International evaluation through standardized tests. A clear directive/guideline in relation to the use of English as a language in the academic process. Teachers with vision and intercultural actions.

INVESTIGATION
To facilitate the results of the investigation to the comunity service throughout networks in the international context. To concentrate on the strenghts of each one of the programs thus to focus the investigation in them.

Next seminars
To go in depth in agreement process that allow participation in international investigations. To go in depth in international cooperation.

To assess proposals of internationalization of each one of the universities.