Consultation opens on HEA’s Internationalising higher education: framework for action

Consultation opens today on the Higher Education Academy’s (HEA) new strategic framework entitled Internationalising higher education: framework for action.
The framework aims to inspire and assist in the process of developing internationalisation policy and practice across the higher education (HE) sector. It ultimately seeks to enhance the quality of the student learning experience for all students studying UK programmes, irrespective of their geographical location. It is therefore designed to be both practical and aspirational. The framework foregrounds learning and teaching in internationalising HE, as it arguably has much to gain from, as well as contribute to the agenda. It is pertinent to, and has implications for organisations, people and curricula in higher education, as internationalising HE has a potential impact upon everyone and everything in HE.
The proposed text for the framework is offered to incite dialogue and discussion. Contributions to this consultation are sought from anyone with an interest or involvement in the process of internationalising higher education, in order to ensure that the framework is as appropriate and helpful to the sector as possible.
The draft text of the framework is available for comment until 9 May, together with background information about how and why the framework has been developed. The framework will be launched at the HEA’s Annual Conference, 2-3 July 2014 at Aston University, Birmingham.
Read the draft framework text and complete the survey at the HEA website.