Internationalisation at

Macquarie University

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Internationalisation at
Macquarie University
Provide all students with the opportunity for high quality international experiences1

1. Preamble 2. Internationalisation@Macquarie Statement

Macquarie is expanding its focus on the internationalisation Macquarie University pursues discovery, learning and service
of learning, teaching, research, and community engagement. in a world without borders.
The aim is for Macquarie to take a place as a peer amongst
the top 200 research universities in the world and to prepare 3. Internationalisation@Macquarie
Macquarie’s students for a life of participation, open enquiry Internationalisation@Macquarie operates at four levels:
and successful employment as global citizens. • Students
1. Incorporate inter-cultural and global perspectives • Curriculum
into research, learning and teaching activities and
community service engagement; • Staff

2. Enhance and ensure the quality of educational • Research

activities and strategic partnerships; This plan ensures that these four dimensions are incorporated
3. Diversify recruitment, curricula and student across the University. This plan aligns with the University’s
experience. Strategic Direction document, Learning & Teaching Plan and
Research Plan.

CURRICULUM STUDENTS

Macquarie University
pursues discovery,
learning and service in
a world without borders

RESEARCH STAFF

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Macquarie@50, action 16, p. 11
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4. Objectives and Strategies
4.1 Incorporate inter-cultural and global perspectives into research, learning and teaching activities and
community service and engagement

Objective Strategy Indicator

Students:
Support the internationalisation of
learning and teaching for all students.
Curriculum:
Develop and support culturally inclusive
and internationally focussed learning and
teaching practice & programs.
Staff:
Develop international awareness and
capabilities within University staff.
Research:
Support the internationalisation of
research.
Incorporate international and inter-
cultural perspectives into the student
learning experience.
Incorporate global perspectives into
learning objectives, strategies and
curriculum content.
Develop baseline criteria for minimum
standards for the internationalisation of
curriculum by LTC.
Conduct an audit of all Unit Outlines by
end 2009.
Define teaching requirements for
inter-cultural competencies and
provide training and development
opportunities for all staff
Recognise and reward staff who have One University-wide scheme and one
contributed to internationalisation@MQ scheme per faculty established by the
end of 2010.
Promote globally relevant and
recognised research through
collaboration with partner institutions
and industry.
Award seed funding to support new
research initiatives to enhance the
internationalisation priorities at Faculty
levels and through central funding.
Encourage academic staff exchanges
and visits, and joint research projects
and publications with international
colleagues.
Increased proportion of students
receiving international experiences in
learning, teaching and research through
programs such as the GLP and Global
Futures programs.
All units will normally have a global
perspective by 2012.
Minimum standards developed with
results reported at a Faculty level.
Audit outcomes implemented at the
department level.
Guidelines to be developed by LTC for
teaching for diversity developed by end
2009. Performance Review and
Performance process to incorporate
inter-cultural training and development
programs.
Increased staff exchanges, OSP visits
and visitors to MQ.
Increased number of students enrolled
in cotutelle programs over previous
years.
Increased number of International
research students
Number of new research initiatives
funded with allocation from seed
funding.
Increased International collaborative
research projects over previous years.
Increased number of academic staff and
general support staff using search tool
such as ResearchResearch.com

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T here is an emerging view that to benefit both domestic and international students, higher education institutions need to
focus on internationalizing the delivery and content of courses.
Source: 2008 Bradley Report pg.52_ Review of Higher Education.
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 igher education now involves intensive global networking among institutions, academics and students, as well as with
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business and industry. Source: 2008 Bradley Report pg.8_ Review of Higher Education.
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4.2 Enhance and ensure the quality of educational activities and strategic partnerships

Objective Strategy Indicator

Students:
Establish and maintain high standards of
entry, teaching and student and graduate
support.
Curriculum:
Create an Internationalisation Fund.
Staff:
Diversify community engagement
activities and academic partnerships
Research:
Enhance the quality of Macquarie’s
International research partnerships and
activities
Ensure consistent language admission
requirements are appropriate to the
discipline.
Ensure appropriate GPA entry standard
for articulating students with pathway
providers.
Provide additional student services
support for local and international ESL
students.
Monitor progression in academic
programs.
Undertake a needs analysis to identify
funds required for Internationalisation
Fund.
Increased funds are allocated to support Funds acquitted to achieve quality
an international student experience.
Develop links with three Universities in
region to promote the Global Futures
Program.
Develop local and international
benchmarking partnerships
Institute a variety of university-level
agreements and partnerships with a
select group of world-class international
universities
Improved entry cut-offs for students
applying for admission over previous
years.
Improved support schemes.
Increased student retention,
achievement, progression and
completion rates over previous years.
Needs analysis completed
learning outcomes as measured by staff
and student feedback.
Staff and students have engaged in
initiatives at participating Universities.
At least one international
benchmarking partnership per faculty is
established by the end of 2009
Achieve fifteen new cotutelle
agreements p.a.
Increase overseas competitive grant
funding applications by two - three p.a.
over previous years.
Measure inward/outward activities for
each cotutelle arrangement

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4.3 Diversify recruitment, curricula and student experience
Objective
Students:
Enhance the learning experiences of
students through greater cross cultural
engagement.
Recognise and utilise the inherent
diversity of the student body and use their
knowledge and experiences as a cultural
resource.
Curriculum:
Achieve a curriculum that reflects global
perspectives.
Provide integrated access to academic
literacy programs within the curriculum
Staff:
Internationalise the competency and
experience of all staff
Research:
Engage students and staff in service
learning opportunities in Australia and
overseas which embrace cross-disciplinary
research projects.
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Many commentators have suggested a more diverse spread of international students would lead to a better experience for
domestic and international students and reap broader public good benefits. Source: 2008 Bradley Report pg.51_ Review of
Higher Education.
Strategy
Achieve and maintain a diverse
international student profile across
disciplines.
Increase opportunities for students
to experience/ study global cross
cultural issues from multi disciplinary
perspectives
Increase student recognition of
the value of greater cross-cultural
engagement and global citizenship.
Develop new programs that reflect
people, planet, and participation in
cross-disciplinary areas.
Implement academic literacy and
language proficiency initiatives for local
and international students.
Use the Performance Development
and Review process to encourage
and record staff cross-disciplinary and
internationalisation competence.
Explore development opportunities
for all staff to contribute to an
improvement of inter-cultural
understanding.
Students and staff participate in
research related work experience that
anticipates and addresses global issues
Indicator
A more diverse student profile across
disciplines and faculties.
Use Student Feedback mechanisms to
demonstrate cross-cultural recognition
as a graduate competency.
Programs and units in each faculty are
developed that reflect this aspiration.
Increased participation in language
proficiency initiatives across MQ.
Improved performance, retention
and completion rates in language
proficiency initiatives across MQ.
At least one staff member from each
faculty and service area participates in
programs such as the Global Futures
program p.a.
Examples of programs which have been
implemented to achieve this goal.
Number of schemes that are engaging
students and staff to do this type of
research. Measure of students and staff
engaged in these schemes.
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5. Glossary
Academic Literacy
The capacity to undertake study and research, and to
communicate findings and knowledge, in a manner
appropriate to the particular disciplinary conventions and
scholarly standards expected at university level.
Source: University of Western Australia, 2004.
Cotutelle
A cotutelle agreement is an agreement between institutions
in different countries for the joint enrolment, supervision
and examination of research students, so that each student
engages in a research experience in both institutions.
Cross Cultural
Culture consists of a wide range of evolving patterns of
behaviour and beliefs, such as morals, law, food choices,
clothing, rituals and religious practice, learned since birth and
which tend to characterise a group of people at a given point
in time. Within the education system, cultural awareness is an
understanding of the values and differences of one’s own and
other cultures and adapting learning, teaching and research
activities to encompass a more holistic framework.
Cross-disciplinary
Involving two or more academic disciplines in the pursuit of
research, learning and teaching activities.
ESL
English as a Second Language.
Global
The dictionary meaning for Global states: ‘pertaining to the
whole world; a worldwide initiative’. For Macquarie University
this is how this higher education institution adapts its
learning, teaching, and research with a world wide approach.
Global Futures
An Agreement with Australian Volunteers International
(AVI) to provide Macquarie University staff and students an
opportunity to participate in local, regional and international
community-based projects of mutual benefit.
GLP
Global Leadership Program
GPA
Grade Point Average. The Grade Point Average (GPA) of a
student is a calculation which reflects the overall grade of a
student.
Inter-cultural
Inter-cultural competence is the ability to successfully
communicate with people of other cultures.
Internationalisation
The process of integrating an international and inter-cultural
dimension into the teaching, research and services of
Macquarie University.
LTC
Learning and Teaching Centre
OSP
Outside Studies Program: opportunity for selected
academic staff to spend an extended period working on
their Macquarie research programs at (usually) overseas
institutions.