The University of Oslo

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The University of Oslo Internationalization
after Bologna

• International Education Office

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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)
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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 323)
• ? A European Higher Education Area by 2010 and
  to promote the European system of higher
  education worldwide

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Help! What do we do? How?
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Lobbying

• towards decision makers (university leaders,
  politicians, ministry)
• Keeping internationalization high on the agenda

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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

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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

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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
• Whats in it for them? Any money?
• Write in university papers
• Participate in meetings
• Make noise and dont give up!

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The University of Oslos 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_at_etc.), focus on
  reciprocity/recruitment
• Online application process

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6. sem Fordypning i kultur-/samfunnsfag/språk Fordypning i kultur-/samfunnsfag/språk Områdeemne LATAM3501 - Oppgavekurs Latinamerikansk områdekunnskap
5. sem Kultur-/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. Språkemne Områdeemne IBER1501 Den iberiske verden - en historisk innføring
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6. sem IBER3101 Translatologi POR2102 Portugisisk språk D LATAM3501 - Oppgavekurs
5. sem Universidade de São Paulo (ta 10 poeng i områdestudier, 10 i språk og 10 i økonomi) Universidade de São Paulo (ta 10 poeng i områdestudier, 10 i språk og 10 i økonomi) Universidade de São Paulo (ta 10 poeng i områdestudier, 10 i språk og 10 i økonomi)
4. sem ECON1410 - Internasjonal økonomi POR1314 - Portugisiskspråklig litteratur, innføring (Brasil) ECON1910 - Poverty and distribution in dev. countries
3. sem POR2101 - 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
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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

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Impact on UiOs 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
• Mainstreaming

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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