・Terms adopted from the field world economics.

・Globalization:

・Internationalization:

・an international subject

・an internationally comparative approach

・preparation of students for international professions

・foreign languages with training in inter-cultural skills

・more than one country

・internationally recognized professional qualifications

・joint or double degrees between countries

・compulsory study at institutions abroad

・content designed for foreign students

　

- Mobility of students; Research collaboration

- Mobility of students and teachers

- Brain drain; Loss of cultural identity (esp. language); Increased costs

- Student and teacher development; international research collaboration

- Lack of financial support at the institutional level

- Lack of institutional policy

・Students return home with greater understanding of host country - culture, technology, ...

・Through student mobility, universities become agents of mutual understanding and geopolitical stability.

・Students who move across national borders are disproportionately likely to become leaders in their home countries (Richard Levin, 2006 - President of Yale University).

・Today's brightest and best students will be tomorrow's leaders.

・Facilitating the appreciation of cultural diversity and the establishment of international contacts amongst these students may lead to greater tolerance and understanding amongst world leaders in the future.

・Goal: Cultural enrichment of students and closer linkages between SYLFF Institutions in different countries.

　

・More competition for local students (admission/scholarships)

・Brain drain/gain when foreign students remain - ethical issues

・Need to standardize admissions criteria

・Foreign branches of universities

・Recruitment of foreign students

・Enrichment of educational experience for domestic students

・Quality assurance

・Economic benefits to host country

・Reciprocal benefits in joint international projects

・3-year European Bachelor's degree - a dilemma for Canadian and American graduate schools

・Previously required a 4-year degree for admission

・Gradual movement towards accepting 3-year degree as preparation for graduate study in North America

　

・Has raised interest in student mobility in general

・More Canadian and American students will likely study abroad in Europe due to similar degree structure

　

・4 out of 10 provinces have strategies for Internationalization of higher education.

・Latin America and Caribbean is the region with most international interaction.

・3-year European degrees are considered on a case-by-case basis at some universities, including York University.

　

・15 of 18 Quebec Universities teach in French

・75% of Quebec university students study in French

・majority of international students in Quebec are recruited from French-speaking countries.

・Tuition fees subsidized for international students

・Tax exemptions for foreign Post-Doctoral Fellows

・5 times more university students come to Quebec from France than go to France from Quebec

・$10M/yr for Quebec university students to study abroad.

・Course credits transfer to their home degree program.

・Study period: 2 - 8 months @ $1,000/month.

・> 2500 awarded each year.

　

　

・Goals: to promote internationalization of Quebec universities and to encourage students to develop competencies and skills to succeed in an international context.