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Internationalization through Consortia and Cooperation

Friday, November 8, 2013

Anthony C. Ogden, Ph.D. University of Kentucky

Melanie McCallon Murray State University

Overview

What do we want our engineering students to learn? How well are we internationalizing engineering education? What challenges do we face and what opportunities can we pursue?

How are your engineering students being prepared to live and work in a globally interdependent world?

09/10 10/11 11/12 12/130

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Education Abroad Enrollment

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

1,400

14.8%

Faculty

Staff

Community

10.9%

Faculty

Staff

Community

7.4%

Faculty

Staff

Community

99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/1150,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

Education Abroad Fields of Study

Socia

l Scie

nces

Bus. & M

gmt.

Humanities

Fine or A

pplied Arts

Phys. or L

ife Sc

i.

Foreign

Lang.

Health Pro

fessions

Education

Engineerin

g

Math

or Comp. S

ci.

Agricu

lture

Undeclared

Other

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

Open Doors, 2012So, why is engineering so low?

Education Abroad Experience Types

Study Abroad

Research Abroad

Intern Abroad

Service Abroad

Teach Abroad

A Range of Educational Opportunities

UK College of Engineering, 2012-13

96%

1% 3%

Study AbroadResearch AbroadIntern AbroadService AbroadTeach Abroad

So, what is the best balance among experience types?

Education Abroad Program Types

Faculty Directed

Should each department have their

own program?

Exchange Programs

Who are peer institutions

abroad?

Consortia Programs

What educational

consortia exist?

Direct Enrolment

What are other schools

doing?

Third-Party Programs

What ready-made

programs exist?

Education Abroad Fields of Study

Fields of Study (n=5,770) Semester Summer Embedded AY

Agriculture 17.0 8.6 73.6 0.8

Architecture 66.1 3.0 30.8 0.0

Business 46.8 26.0 26.8 0.4

Communications 58.7 21.9 19.0 0.5

Education 61.3 12.8 23.2 2.7

Engineering 21.8 11.7 65.3 1.3

Foreign Language and Lit. 46.8 40.9 5.7 6.7

Life Sciences 40.5 21.6 35.5 2.4

Physical Sciences 27.6 23.2 45.8 3.4

Social Science & History 48.6 27.7 20.3 3.4

Ogden, 2010

Curriculum Integration

Ohio

Illinois

Indiana

Virgina

Miss

ouri

Tennessee

Kentuck

y

West

Virginia

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

2007/082008/092009/102010/2011

Open Doors, 2012

+15.5%

Kentucky saw an increase of 15.5% in 2010/11.

Open Doors, 2012

Indiana

Ohio

Virgina

Tennessee

Kentuck

y

Illinois

Miss

ouri

West

Virginia

2.13%

1.51% 1.44% 1.38%1.16% 1.06% 1.05%

0.84%

Four Key Issues…1. The need to share best practices for the advancement of education

abroad programming in KY.2. The need to enhance the image of KY within the larger international

education community.3. The need to enhance professional development opportunities for

education abroad professionals in KY.4. The need to collaborate to better address barriers and improve access

to education abroad for under-represented populations.

Major Accomplishments & Future Directions…

Biannual conferences, rotating throughout the Commonwealth

State-level advocacy Regional round-up and professional

training KCEA Mentor Program KCEA Network National partnerships & sponsorship

Student Scholarship Grant funding Two-year & four-year

institutional articulation programming

Internationalization through Consortia and Cooperation

Friday, November 8, 2013

Anthony C. Ogden, Ph.D. a.ogden@uky.edu

Melanie McCallon mmcallon@murraystate.edu