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RISK AND RESPONSIBILITYfor
EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMMES
INSTITUTIONAL POLICIESLilieth H. Nelson, The UWI
INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES
• Institutions - Commonwealth Countries
- Non-Commonwealth Countries
• Policies- Inward Model
- Outward Model
Categories of Education Abroad Programmes
• Tailor-made collaborative programmes for groups
• Individualized Guided Study Programmes• Intersession Programmes, Intensive• Facilitated Programmes• Student Exchanges• Staff Exchanges
Some Non-Commonwealth Countries
• United States of America
• Europe
• Japan
The United States of America
The United States of America
• USA – Over 3600 universities and colleges offer education abroad programmes. If divided into 6 geographical regions:
• 12 States in the West, including Hawaii (652)• 13 States in the Mid-West (971)• 4 States in the South-West (302)• 10 States in the South (782)• 6 States in the Mid-Atlantic (622)• 6 New England States (229)• Puerto Rico (46)
SELECTED UNIVERSITIES
• Those with longest history of study (education) abroad are in the West and New England States
• Policies are predominantly within the Outward Model framework
• Programmes have a long history of being Euro-Centric (across the Atlantic Ocean)
• Trend among those institutions in the west to send students across the Pacific Ocean
POLICIES OF SELECTED USA UNIVERSITIES
• UNC Chapel Hill
• University of California
• Some of the 40 institutions with which the UWI has been involved wrt education abroad programmes – Groups– Exchanges– “Specially admitted”
Europe
• University of Norway
Japan
• Example of institutions which adopt a mix of inward and outward models
• For example:– USA to Japan –– Japan to USA -
Some Commonwealth Countries
• The United Kingdom
• Canada
• Australia
• Anglophone Caribbean
THE UNITED KINGDOM
• Policies are predominantly within the Inward Policy framework
• ‘Sending’ institutions from Europe, The Americas, Asia, Australia, Africa
Selected Universities in UK
• Cambridge University
• University of London
• Edinburgh University
• Warwick University
• University of Bath
• University of Wales
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITYA Case Study
• Policies articulated in printed documents:– Faculty Guide– Student Guide– Security
AUSTRALIA
• Strong emphasis on inward policies• Heavy investment in marketing
and recruitment• Visible participation in Study (Education)
Abroad Fairs• University of New South Wales• University of Wollongong
CANADA
• Policies typical of institutions in Commonwealth countries
• Inward model rather than outward
• Changing trend among CUSAC member institutions
• University of Toronto
• York University
• Queen’s
ANGLOPHONE CARIBBEAN
• University of Technology
• The University of the West Indies
Policies of the UWI
• Predominantly Inward Model (typical of Commonwealth)
• Policies related to Outward model– Traditionally students went for language immersion,
electives in medical sciences– Within last 15 years trend towards exchanges (limited
numbers)• Policies related to Inward model
– Trend towards exchanges, collaborative programmes for groups and practicums
• Risk-reducing policies• Responsibility-accepting policies
Policies of the UWI continued
• Centralization vs Decentralizstion
• Academic Offerings/Non-academic – For credit/Not for credit– Policies related to Credit Transfer
• Pre-requisites
• Numbers
• Duration
• Registration
UWI Policies Contd.
• Fees
• Distribution of Income
• Accommodation
• Security/Safety
• Students with Physical Challenges
• Country Requirement
Conclusions & Recommendations
• The Policy Statement in ‘black and white’ Education Abroad Programmes: A Policy Statement, with guidelines for establishing:– Memorandum of Understanding– Cooperative Agreements governing the range
of categories of education abroad agreements
• Includes defining areas of responsibility
• The ‘grey’ areas