Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS)

The In Focus section of the magazine IAU Horizons (Vol. 19 No.3) includes 10 papers focusing on the theme: Student Tuition Fees – perspectives from around the world.
Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS) – projects underway with IAU Member institutions in Peru, Botswana and Japan 
As reported in pervious issues of IAU Horizons, a number of ISAS projects are currently underway.
The IAU Panel for the project with Universidad Cientifica del Peru (UCP), Peru, undertook the site visit to the institution in early October. The Panel is currently writing up the project report, which will include advice and recommendations for future action on the university’s internationalization strategy and related activities.
The IAU Senior Fellow, Madeleine Green, undertook the initial site visit to the University of Botswana (UoB) in September. During her two day meeting she met with a range of stakeholders from across the institution to provide further details of the ISAS project; formulated a workplan, and timeframe and helped to initiate the university’s ISAS Institutional Committee who will manage and facilitate the process from within the institution. The Committee will now begin the research required to develop the institution’s Self- Assessment Report, which forms an essential part of every ISAS project. It is expected that the site visit to the institution by the IAU Panel, will take place in the first few months of 2014. Both ISAS projects with UCP and UoB are made possible thanks to funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and contributions by each university.
The IAU is also pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Meiji University, Japan, an IAU Member institution, to undertake an ISAS project. An initial site visit to the University was conducted by IAU Secretary General, Eva Egron-Polak in 2013. The project will also include a two-and-ahalf- day site visit by the IAU Panel of experts in March 2014, once the institutional self-assessment report is completed. The Association will provide regular updates on the progress of all ISAS projects in the IAU e-bulletin and IAU Horizons. Should your institution be interested in re-developing and/ or enhancing its internationalization strategy, please visit the ISAS web pages.
Contact: Ross Hudson, IAU Programme Officer at: r.hudson@iau-aiu.net.
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