Masaryk University Strategy for internationalization implementation and success factors

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Masaryk UniversityStrategy for
internationalizationimplementation and success
factors
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An important lesson to be learned from the kite
rice

• Who is important the kite or the kite runner?
• Strategy is important but not enough
• the shape
• knowing the wind
• knowing the landscape
• assure your success.

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Implementation of the strategy

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Masaryk University Facts and Figures

• Established in 1919 as the second Czech
  University
• located in Brno, the second largest city in the
  Czech Republic
• Public comprehensive university
• 2nd oldest and 2nd largest Czech university
• more than 1,400 fields of study

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Masaryk University Recent Interesting Facts

• one of the fastest growing HEIs in the Czech
  Republic
• most popular and selective university (77,300
  applicants for studies were registered in 2011,
  24,206 were subsequently admitted)
• Unique information system awarded international
  awards
• Modern Campus, facilities
• 15 international students study at MU
• ESN STAR light prize 2010 most active
  international student club
• CEITEC - a project aiming to set up a Central
  European centre of scientific excellence, budget
  of 17 billion CZK
• Institutional award for innovation in
  internationalization

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Office for International Studies

• Established in the year 2000
• Central international relations office of MU,
  operating at university level
• OIS ? department at central university level (
  independent unit)
• Unique position among other Czech IROs (part of
  the Rectors office)
• Separate economic unit own budget and property

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Internationalization
partnership
trust
respect
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The shape of the institution
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Success? How to measure it?

• Years 2001 2012
• Outgoing students 260 1900
• Incoming students 30 800
• Total number of students 19779 51152
• Erasmus Mundus action 2 0 30

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MU strategy of internationalization

• 2003

• 2012

• Preparation and running of English language
  programmes
• Improving language skills of the staff
• Improving the English website of the university
• Improving the conditions for foreign professors
  to teach at MU
• Improving the number of international students
  studying at MU

• Opening the Czech study programmes for foreigners
• Improving the range of study programmes taught in
  foreign languages
• Improving the quality of the mobility full
  recognition of the study abroad

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Respect your legal situation
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Conclusions

• The lesson of the kite three conditions for
  successful implementation
• Create good structures
• Environments
• Independence
• Support
• Observe the trends
• Adjust your rules

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Violeta Osouchova Masaryk University osouchova_at_czs
.muni.cz