AUQA Performance Portfolio Chapter 3 International Activities 1

AUQA Performance Portfolio Chapter 3 International Activities 1

What does International Activities encompass ? Internationalisation • Curriculum • Learning and Teaching • Research International Operations • Recruitment • Support – Academic and Pastoral • Compliance • Student Mobility • Offshore and TNE • Benchmarking • Pathways 2

Internationalisation at Macquarie Definition The process of integrating an international and inter-cultural dimension into the teaching, research and services of Macquarie University. 3

Objectives and Strategies Internationalisation operates at the Student, Curriculum, Staff and Research levels with key objectives and measurable outcomes for three strategies: • Incorporating inter-cultural and global perspectives into research, learning and teaching activities and community service engagement; • Enhancing and ensuring the quality of educational activities and strategic partnerships; and • Diversifying recruitment, curricula and student experience. 4

Macquarie University International Student Enrolments (As at December 2008) International Local 5

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Top 20 Countries of Origin for International Students Enrolled in Semester 2 of 2008 7

Profile - Faculty of Science 8

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Faculty of Science Top 10 Courses 10

International Operations – Cause for Celebration • Quality strengthened in every aspect of operations • Compliant with: – Internal Quality Enhancement Framework – External regulatory requirements • From operational focus to strategic, student centric approach 11

What is AUQA interested in ? • • Recruitment processes Admission standards Academic protocols for program approvals TNE and offshore quality and annual reviews • Academic performance of international students • Student support – academic and pastoral • Student experience 12

An assessment of how each of these factors relates to the faculty Recruitment processes - diversification - ethical and sustainable recruitment procedures - recruitment of suitably qualified students Admission standards - applications assessed in accordance with approved and published guidelines - consistency in standards Academic protocols for program approvals - approval for offshore program delivery - formal agreements with partners and pathway providers with provisions for regular reviews - approval for changes to admissions standards, including English language requirements 13

An assessment of how each of these factors relates to the faculty - continued TNE and offshore quality and annual reviews - processes for reviewing quality of offshore programs - training and orientation of offshore staff - workload management for staff involved in offshore programs Academic performance of international students - academic monitoring to identify students at academic risk - intervention strategies for at risk students Student support – academic and pastoral - discipline specific academic literacy support - opportunities for international/local student engagement Student Experience - student experience in offshore programs - mechanisms for measuring the student experience by unit and by course 14

Future Developments • Diversification – Program – Mode – Country – Location • Improved support • Improved student experience • Improved agreement processes 15

Background Slides 16

Diversification Four options to diversify student cohort: v Program v Mode v Country v Location 17

Offshore Programs Realignment of offshore programs to complement University’s strategic goals to focus on highly reputed partners experienced in offshore program delivery Programs In Teach Out Mode: BBA Times Institute of Management, Singapore (Dec 2009) MCom (VCM) Ecole de Management-Normandie, France (mid 2009) BMed. Sc/BSc (Biotech) Management Development Institute of Singapore (Jan 2010) 18

Current Offshore Programs BBA City University of Hong Kong (SCOPE) BEd(TESOL) Institut Perguruan Bahasa-Bahasa Antarabangsa, Malaysia MAp. Fin Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan MAp. Fin Singapore Human Resources Institute MAp. Fin Tsinghua University PG Dip T&I Korea University DAp. Lin Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (BUAP), Mexico MGSM Programs Singapore Human Resources Institute Hong Kong Management Association 19

Articulation Arrangements – SIBT • Semester 1 2009 implementation of GPA of 1. 5 for BCom Accounting • SIBT actively involved in dialogue concerning GPA requirements • Academic Performance Monitoring and Analysis being conducted by Dean of Students and MI • Further identification and investigation of academic performance issues 20

The Performance Portfolio Prepared in accordance with the requirements of the AUQA Audit Manual and includes: • arrangements for teaching and learning of international students in Australia • arrangements for teaching and learning of international students offshore • Internationalisation of the Curriculum and overall student experience • Other international activities such as research collaboration 21

Internationalisation Steering Committee Membership: Provost (Chair), DVC – D&ER, Executive Deans, HRDO, MI, SIBT • develops, monitors and reviews Macquarie’s Internationalisation Strategy • monitors and reports on Macquarie’s implementation of national and international protocols with relation to international students and transnational programs • reviews and recommends on Macquarie’s international agreements and Memoranda of Understanding 22

Internationalisation Strategy Developed April – August 2008 Working Group included Staff representing: Advanced Medicine Law Business HDRO Computing Library Education MQC International Communications MI SIBT 23

Regulatory Environment • Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 • National Code for Education Providers 2007 • Migration Act 1954 • National Protocols for Higher Education Approval Processes • Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) • National Office for Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR) 24

Profile - Faculty of Science Commencing Continuing Enrolments 209 409 618 Higher Degree Research 41 123 164 Postgraduate 90 138 228 Undergraduate Statistical Period 78 148 226 111 488 599 Higher Degree Research 18 146 164 Postgraduate 69 158 227 Undergraduate 24 184 208 Course Level Semester 1, 2008 Semester 2, 2008 25