Isabell Majewsky AndersonHead of Go Abroad and Director of Summer School Office

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Introduction

1. Our Strategy and Vision 20252. Culture Change and Removing Barriers3. Recognition of Best Practice4. University of Edinburgh approach:• Combating drift: Setting up an agreement• Securing consistency: Go Abroad Group• Creating options: Short-term experiences and• Summer School Abroad for our students

Our Strategy and Vision 2025

“A more international student body – offering all our students an international learning experience; enabling us to make a

truly global impact”

74% in the last 3 years

Increased Participation

Academic year Total participants

2012-13 618

2013-14 923

2014-15 1078

Recognition of Best Practice

QAA Case Study

On support + reflective components

as a model for ensuring successful

student transitions

Gold Commonwealth Game Changer

Award

For our inspiring partnership with the

University of Delhi which enabled a

number of successful programmes to

take place

EAIE Award

For our innovative contribution to

international higher education through

the Principal’s Go Abroad Challenge

University of Edinburgh initiatives

Combating drift: Setting up an agreement

Creating options: Short-term experiences andSummer School Abroad

Securing consistency: Go Abroad Group

Proposal and approval process for subject-specific collaborations

Creating new bilateral student exchange agreements

Stage 1 - preparation

•Undertake preparatory site visit to proposed partner

•Complete risk assessment (if required)

•Complete UofE proposal form for a new exchange

agreement

Stage 2 – approval

•Proposal must be approved at 3 stages – by:

Head of School

International Office

Head of College

Stage 3 – creation

•International Office drafts new agreement to send to proposed

partner:

- a bilateral agreement for Erasmus proposals

- an MoA (and possibly MoU) for non-Erasmus proposals

•Agreement is sent to the partner for signature

- Requested changes to be agreed with the partner (and UofE

Legal Services team for non-Erasmus agreements)

•Final signed agreement held by International Office

Exchange Coordinators: Formalised role and providing better support

The facts:

•60 coordinators, one per subject area

•Change every 1-2 years, inconsistency

•No training offered

•No financial reward

•No recognitionThe role:

•Manage the provision of EU and international

experiences

•Provide strategic direction for subject-level

collaborative agreements

•Provide academic and pastoral supportMain responsibilities:

•Agreements: new and existing

•Applications: assist students and allocate places

•Student support: Academic and pastoral

•Academic progression: reviewing transcripts

•Internationalisation: for their subject area

•Crisis management: key contact, policy compliance

Providing support

Staff Toolkit, guidance on:

•Supporting students

•Managing partners

•Promoting exchanges

•Staff mobility opportunities

•Guidelines and policiesGo Abroad Network:

•Quarterly, informal lunch meetings

•Sharing experience and good practice

•Themed and timed to coincide with key stages

Topics include:

•Establishing, reviewing and promoting exchanges

•Application and selection process

•Pre-departure arrangements

•Managing students whilst on exchange

•Student progression

Culture Change and Removing Barriers

Offering less expensive alternatives to

traditional exchange options

Providing flexible funding models

Providing shorter experiences for

students who work or have other

responsibilities

Removing issues around accommodation

Targeting underrepresented groups to

communicate that Go Abroad

experiences are accessible to all

Principal’s Go Abroad Challenge

Maximising the exposure of our students

to international opportunities Building on and diversifying a strong

culture of Internationalisation

Combating the barriers to participation

Widening participation and promoting

experiences for all

Inspiring staff and students to create new

Go Abroad activities

PGAC included a range of short-term international experiences, aimed at reaching as many student groups as possible, with 4 key strands...

1 2 3 4The Principals Go Abroad

Fund

- a large scale scholarship

programme aimed at

incentivising as students

Custom designed short-term

initiatives

- in close collaboration with key

partners and stakeholders, both

internally and externally + targeted

at specific underrepresented

groups

Wrap-around reflective

components

- enable participants to develop

reflective tools + benefit from

their experiences + articulate

experiences to a range of

audiences including prospective

employers

Two annual showcase events

- The Go Abroad Event + The

Homecoming Event

Summer School Abroad for our students

Summer School Abroad Courses

India Tanzania

Social and Cultural Programme

Sightseeing | Culture | Community Engagement | Arts and Crafts

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

Isabell Majewsky AndersonHead of Go Abroad and Director of Summer School Office

International Office, University of Edinburgh34 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, EH8 9JS T: + 44 (0)131 651 5532 W: www.summerschool.ed.ac.uk Linkedin: Friends of the Summer School W: www.ed.ac.uk/about/edinburgh-global

Quality in mobility: Strategic management at an institutional level

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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