ISBN 978-3-932306-82-2
2006
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220 pages
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ACA Papers on International Cooperation in Education
Maria Kelo
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ISBN 978-3-932306-82-2 |
In the increasing global competition for the best students,
the quality and attractiveness of an institution does no longer depend only on
its academic, teaching and research standards: services to students have come
to play an important role in the quality assessment – and thus competitiveness
– of institutions. But what services should be available? How to respond to the
needs and expectations of international students in particular? Who should provide
support for them and how should it be organised? This study presents a number
of models of good practice in service provision and university preparation of
international students in a selection of countries. These examples form the basis
for categorising and analysing a variety of service and preparatory programme
“models”, with the aim of informing discussions in different national and institutional
contexts when deliberating on the development of international student support.
What is ACA?
Founded in 1993, the Academic
Cooperation Association (ACA) is a not-for-profit pan-European network
of major organisations responsible in their countries for the promotion of internationalisation
in education and training. Current membership is comprised of 20 national organisations
in 15 European countries, as well as associate members in North America, Japan
and Australia. The secretariat is located in Brussels, Belgium, in easy reach
of the European institutions.