The University of Oslo –Internationalization after Bologna

International Education Office

Erasmus figures 2002-2006

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Incoming

Erasmus students

140

(375)

187

(500)

215

(537)

324

(678)

359

(734)

Outgoing Erasmus students

192

(369)

155

(270)

171

(621)

234

(803)

251

(937)

The Bologna declaration of 1999

Objectives: To remove obstacles to student mobility To enhance the attractiveness of European Higher

Education Common structure of higher education systems across

Europe (three cycles: 3+2+3)

→ A European Higher Education Area by 2010 and to promote the European system of higher education worldwide

Help! What do we do? How?

Lobbying

towards decision makers (university leaders, politicians, ministry)

Keeping internationalization high on the agenda

The follow-up on national level

White Paper of May 2001 with strong emphasis on internationalization

The Quality Reform of 2003

Higher Education Reform Institutional governance structure New funding system Increased internationalization

Internationalization within the reform

• Increased student mobility

– Study abroad opportunities for all students– More international students on campus

• Courses and programmes in English– Emphasis on formal exchange agreements and programs

(Erasmus, bilateral agreements etc.)– Increased co-operation with developing countries

(national programs)– Co-operation with non-English speaking countries

• Student mobility integrated in the funding system

How to convince local decision makers in times of big changes?

This is momentum; more lobbying!

• Secure support from the university leaders • Find the enthusiasts• Talk to All The Important People• What’s in it for them? Any money?• Write in university papers• Participate in meetings• Make noise and don’t give up!

The University of Oslo’s Response to the Challenge - the International Dimension

• Modules in English / Standard course packages

• Opportunities for study abroad in the new programs

• The Student Mobility Project – strategy for student mobility

• Network of administrative staff• Increased central financing• Alliance with the student

organisations• Systematic development of

partnerships abroad• Information, branding (uio@etc.),

focus on reciprocity/recruitment• Online application process

6. semFordypning i

kultur-/samfunnsfag/språk Fordypning i

kultur-/samfunnsfag/språk

Områdeemne: LATAM3501 - Oppgavekurs – Latinamerikansk

områdekunnskap

5. semKultur-/samfunnsfag Evt.

utenlandsopphold

Fordypning i kultur-/samfunnsfag/språk

Evt. utenlandsopphold

Fordypning i kultur-/samfunnsfag/språk

Evt. utenlandsopphold

4. sem Kultur-/samfunnsfag Språkemne Områdeemne LATAM2501

3. sem Kultur-/samfunnsfag Språkemne Områdeemne LATAM2502

2. sem Ex.fac. Språkemne Kultur-/samfunnsfag

1. sem Ex.phil. SpråkemneOmrådeemne: IBER1501 Den iberiske verden - en historisk

innføring

6. sem IBER3101 – Translatologi POR2102: Portugisisk språk D LATAM3501 - Oppgavekurs

5. semUniversidade de São Paulo

(ta 10 poeng i områdestudier, 10 i språk og 10 i økonomi)

4. semECON1410 -

Internasjonal økonomi POR1314 - Portugisiskspråklig

litteratur, innføring (Brasil)

ECON1910 - Poverty and

distribution in dev. countries

3. semPOR2101 - Portugisisk

språkkunnskap C POR1102 - Portugisisk

språkkunnskap B LATAM 2502 – Problemer i det post-koloniale Latin-Amerika

2. sem Ex.fac.POR1101 - Portugisisk

språkkunnskap A

ECON1210 - Forbruker, bedrift

og marked

1. sem Ex.phil.POR0101 - Innføringskurs i

portugisisk IBER1501 Den iberiske verden -

en historisk innføring

Programmes and courses in English

• 800 individual courses taught in English– Within most academic fields

• 39 Master's Degree Programmes offered in English – Law, Economics, Education, – Health Sciences, – History, Philosophy, and Culture Studies, – Religion and Theology, – Information Technology and Informatics, – Language and Literature, Mathematics, Natural Science and Technology– Media Studies– Social Sciences and Psychology

• Bachelor programmes in Norwegian• Language programmes in a variety of languages• International Summer School, UiO

Impact on UiO’s internationalization

• Student mobility more than doubled since 2002

• 800 courses offered in English• Increased number of international

students, particularly European• Increased agreement portfolio

– Bilateral agreements in 2006: 154

– Erasmus agreements in 2006: 381

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Incoming 375 500 537 678 734

Outgoing 369 270 621 803 937

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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Individual mobility 41 137

Other programs 149 48

Nordplus 43 39

Bilateral 142 456

Erasmus 359 257

Incoming Outgoing

Some of the current and future challenges

• Closer link between student mobility and research• Convincing the scientific staff about the actual

benefits (and accepting the costs)• Convincing Norwegian students to go abroad• Convincing more international students to come• Internationalization at home –

integration in strategic planning on all levels