i-graduate Australia update
The English Language Barometer is now live! i-graduate is pleased to once again partner with English Australia on this important survey of international students. Registrations are now open for the 2020 International Student Barometer as well.
IEAA Distinguished Contribution Award
At the 2016 Australian International Education Conference, Stephen was presented with the IEAA Distinguished Contribution award
NEW BOOK FROM IIE AND DAAD EXPLORES INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE DEGREE PROGRAMS
Global Perspectives on International Joint and Double Degree Programs examines current trends and recent developments concerning collaborative degree programs
NEW YORK, January 2014— Joint and double degree programs are an increasingly popular approach to internationalizing higher education. Stephen Connelly and James Garton’s chapter “A Third Wave of International Education: International Collaborative Programs in Australia” is featured in a new book published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) which brings expert insight from different world regions together for the first truly global analysis of collaborative degree programs and what they mean for students and higher education today.
Stephen Connelly is a Director of GlobalEd Services, an independent consulting organization specializing in international education. Dr James Garton is a research consultant in the area of strategic planning and transnational education.
The new book, available this month from IIEBooks, provides an orientation for higher education institutions, government agencies, and other related organizations as they develop their approaches and policies. Articles include:
· In-depth case studies of collaborative degree programs.
· Institutional perspectives from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America
· Essays on student demand, employability of graduates, and quality assurance
· A conceptual framework for collaborative degree programs
· Studies of collaborative degree programs in regional policy contexts
While many institutions have characterized these international degree programs as too complex and too expensive to implement, analyses in the book show that—when done right—the benefits can outweigh the costs. Like many revolutionary ideas before, the pioneering joint and double degree programs were seen as avant-garde by some and completely impractical by others. Indeed, it took more than a decade since the early programs began in the 1990s, primarily in Europe, for a broader section of the international higher education community to come around to the idea and begin to initiate new collaborative degree programs at their own institutions.
Today, cross border collaborative degree programs are continuing to gain traction around the world, because they offer opportunities for colleges and universities to build strong institutional partnerships and provide particularly deep and meaningful international experiences to students. Students are beginning to seek out the international competency currency that such collaborative degrees have to offer beyond the benefits of a degree from a single institution.
“As they seek new ways to prepare global citizens and perform cutting-edge research across borders, higher education institutions are increasingly looking to innovations like joint and double degree programs as a promising path into the future,” says Allan Goodman, IIE’s President and CEO. Dorothea Rüland, secretary-General of DAAD, commented that “The joint and double degree programs created today, building upon the models of those first trail-blazers from decades past, are proof that great things are possible when done collaboratively.”
Colleges and universities can use these degree programs to broaden their educational offerings, strengthen research collaboration, advance internationalization, and raise the institution’s international visibility and prestige. In some cases, they might even result in increased revenue. On a global level, collaborative degrees provide a chance to build particularly strong strategic academic partnerships between higher education networks around the world, and they have become an increasingly important element of the educational exchange relationship between countries.
Global Perspectives on International Joint and Double Degree Programs is edited by Matthias Kuder of Freie Universität Berlin, Nina Lemmens of DAAD, and Daniel Obst of IIE. Obst and Kuder are co-authors of the IIE international survey report “Joint and Double Degree Programs in the Global Context” (2011). Global Perspectives on International Joint and Double Degree Programs is the first in a new “Global Perspectives” series of joint publications by IIE and DAAD that will explore pressing issues in international higher education. It can be ordered from www.iiebooks.org for $39.95.
About the Global Perspectives Series
The “Global Perspectives” series is a joint effort by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to explore current international education policy issues from a global lens.
Institute of International Education: www.iie.org
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)/ German Academic Exchange Service: www.daad.org
NEW YORK, January 2014— Joint and double degree programs are an increasingly popular approach to internationalizing higher education. Stephen Connelly and James Garton’s chapter “A Third Wave of International Education: International Collaborative Programs in Australia” is featured in a new book published by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) which brings expert insight from different world regions together for the first truly global analysis of collaborative degree programs and what they mean for students and higher education today.
Stephen Connelly is a Director of GlobalEd Services, an independent consulting organization specializing in international education. Dr James Garton is a research consultant in the area of strategic planning and transnational education.
The new book, available this month from IIEBooks, provides an orientation for higher education institutions, government agencies, and other related organizations as they develop their approaches and policies. Articles include:
· In-depth case studies of collaborative degree programs.
· Institutional perspectives from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South America
· Essays on student demand, employability of graduates, and quality assurance
· A conceptual framework for collaborative degree programs
· Studies of collaborative degree programs in regional policy contexts
While many institutions have characterized these international degree programs as too complex and too expensive to implement, analyses in the book show that—when done right—the benefits can outweigh the costs. Like many revolutionary ideas before, the pioneering joint and double degree programs were seen as avant-garde by some and completely impractical by others. Indeed, it took more than a decade since the early programs began in the 1990s, primarily in Europe, for a broader section of the international higher education community to come around to the idea and begin to initiate new collaborative degree programs at their own institutions.
Today, cross border collaborative degree programs are continuing to gain traction around the world, because they offer opportunities for colleges and universities to build strong institutional partnerships and provide particularly deep and meaningful international experiences to students. Students are beginning to seek out the international competency currency that such collaborative degrees have to offer beyond the benefits of a degree from a single institution.
“As they seek new ways to prepare global citizens and perform cutting-edge research across borders, higher education institutions are increasingly looking to innovations like joint and double degree programs as a promising path into the future,” says Allan Goodman, IIE’s President and CEO. Dorothea Rüland, secretary-General of DAAD, commented that “The joint and double degree programs created today, building upon the models of those first trail-blazers from decades past, are proof that great things are possible when done collaboratively.”
Colleges and universities can use these degree programs to broaden their educational offerings, strengthen research collaboration, advance internationalization, and raise the institution’s international visibility and prestige. In some cases, they might even result in increased revenue. On a global level, collaborative degrees provide a chance to build particularly strong strategic academic partnerships between higher education networks around the world, and they have become an increasingly important element of the educational exchange relationship between countries.
Global Perspectives on International Joint and Double Degree Programs is edited by Matthias Kuder of Freie Universität Berlin, Nina Lemmens of DAAD, and Daniel Obst of IIE. Obst and Kuder are co-authors of the IIE international survey report “Joint and Double Degree Programs in the Global Context” (2011). Global Perspectives on International Joint and Double Degree Programs is the first in a new “Global Perspectives” series of joint publications by IIE and DAAD that will explore pressing issues in international higher education. It can be ordered from www.iiebooks.org for $39.95.
About the Global Perspectives Series
The “Global Perspectives” series is a joint effort by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to explore current international education policy issues from a global lens.
Institute of International Education: www.iie.org
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)/ German Academic Exchange Service: www.daad.org
Vietnam study tour group arrives in US
October 2013 - GlobalEd Services and Transglobal Education and Training have collaborated with CISabroad in the US to organise a study tour for a group of officials from the Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam. Touching down yesterday and hosted by Temple University in Philadelphia and Rutgers State University of New Jersey, the group will spend 2 weeks in Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York City discussing latest developments in cyber-crime detection and prevention and visiting sites such as the US Attorney's office, the New York District Attorney's office and the New York Criminal Courts.
Education Adelaide
September 2013 - Stephen Connelly will take up the role of interim Chief Executive of Education Adelaide from mid-September. Following the departure of long-serving Chief Executive Denise von Wald to take up an appointment with Tourism Australia in London, and facing the challenge of reduced state government funding from mid-2015, Stephen will work with the Education Adelaide Board to develop a sustainable business model for the future.
The appointment is until March 2014.
Education Adelaide supports education institutions and other stakeholders in the development and expansion of South Australia’s share of the national international education market. It focuses on destination marketing and student and community engagement activities aimed at both attracting students to Adelaide and making them feel welcomed and supported while they are here.
International education is worth almost $1b annually to the South Australian economy and adds significantly to the vibrancy and atmosphere of Adelaide. Board members of Education Adelaide include the three South Australian universities, Adelaide City Council, government, private provider and community representatives.
The appointment is until March 2014.
Education Adelaide supports education institutions and other stakeholders in the development and expansion of South Australia’s share of the national international education market. It focuses on destination marketing and student and community engagement activities aimed at both attracting students to Adelaide and making them feel welcomed and supported while they are here.
International education is worth almost $1b annually to the South Australian economy and adds significantly to the vibrancy and atmosphere of Adelaide. Board members of Education Adelaide include the three South Australian universities, Adelaide City Council, government, private provider and community representatives.
GlobalEd Services signs collaboration agreement with Australian Education Management Group (AEMG)
April 2013 - GlobalEd Services is pleased to announce a collaboration with AEMG to assist universities in China achieve their internationalisation objectives. With the Chinese Ministry of Education encouraging Chinese university students to have an international study experience, there's a lot of work to do.
About AEMG
AEMG has principal offices in Beijing and Melbourne, over 40 partner universities throughout China, and university partners in Australia, Ireland, France, UK, Canada and the USA. AEMG works with its partner universities to help them achieve their internationalisation objectives, making lasting connections across borders. Visit www.aemg.com.au
To express interest in becoming part of AEMG's global network of university partners, complete the enquiry form on the GobalEd Services Contact page.
To express interest in becoming part of AEMG's global network of university partners, complete the enquiry form on the GobalEd Services Contact page.