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The Internationalisation of Higher Education in the Mediterranean CURRENT and PROSPECTIVE TRENDS The Internationalisation of Higher Education in the Mediterranean CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE TRENDS @2021 Union for the Mediterranean Address: Union for the Mediterranean [UfM] ufmsecretariat Palacio de Pedralbes @UfMSecretariat Pere Duran Farell, 11 ES-08034 Barcelona, Spain union-for-the-mediterranean Web: http://www.ufmsecretariat.org @ufmsecretariat Higher Education & Research Phone: +34 93 521 41 51 E-mail: [email protected] Authors: (in alphabetical order): Maria Giulia Ballatore, Raniero Chelli, Federica De Giorgi, Marco Di Donato, Federica Li Muli, Silvia Marchionne, Anne-Laurence Pastorini, Eugenio Platania, Martina Zipoli Coordination: Marco Di Donato, UNIMED; João Lobo, UfM Advisory: Itaf Ben Abdallah, UfM Creative layout: kapusons Download publication: https://ufmsecretariat.org/info-center/publications/ How to cite this publication: UNIMED (2021). The Internationalisation of Higher Education in the Mediterranean, Current and prospective trends. Barcelona: Union for the Mediterranean Disclaimer: Neither the Union for the Mediterranean nor any person acting on behalf of the Union for the Mediterranean is responsible for the use that might be made of the information contained in this report. The information and views set out in this report do not reflect the official opinion of the Union for the Mediterranean. Responsibility for the information and views expressed therein lies entirely with the authors. All care has been taken by the authors to ensure that, where necessary, permission was obtained to use any parts of manuscripts including illustrations, maps and graphs on which intellectual property rights already exist from the titular holder(s) of such rights or from her/his or their legal representative. Copyright: © Union for the Mediterranean, 2021 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Acknowledgments The publication benefited greatly from the contribution of the members of the Steering Committee, who met four times (7 September and 29 October 2020, 12 January and 11 March 2021): Tarek El-Arabi, Director of Egypt-EU Cooperation, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt; Kostis Giannidis, President, Erasmus Student Network (ESN); Malek Kochlef, Director General of International Cooperation, Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and ICT of Tunisia; Giorgio Marinoni, Manager, Higher Education and Internationalization policy and projects, International Association of Universities (IAU); Ana Cristina Perdigão, Director, Erasmus+ National Agency, Portugal; Ivana Radonova, State Expert, Higher Education Directorate, Ministry of Education and Science of Bulgaria; Laura Rumbley, Associate Director of Knowledge Development and Research, European Association for International Education (EAIE); Akemi Yonemura, Programme Specialist, Section of Higher Education, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The UfM and the authors would like to warmly thank them. Table of contents List of abbreviations List of Abbreviations Association of Arab Universities Abstract AArU ACE American Council on Education Foreword by the Secretary General of UfM AFD Agence Française de Développement Foreword by the UNIMED Director ALECSO Arab League for Education, Culture and Science Introduction ATIAH Developing Innovative Approaches and Tools for Internationalisation at Home Methodological Note _______________________________________________________ 9 AUF Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie 1.1 Participatory approach and shared responsibility Capacity Building 1.2 Quantitative data collection CB 1 1.3 Qualitative data collection CBHE Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement Internationalisation of higher education in the Southern Mediterranean _______ 21 CIGE region: common features and peculiarities at the national and regional levels CLCC Connected Learning in Crisis Consortium 2.1 Definition of Internationalisation of higher education Center for the Mediterranean Integration 2.2 Context Analysis of the internationalisation of CMI 2 Collaborative Online International Learning higher education COIL Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, DG EAC Directorate-General for Education and Culture Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia Dialogue Interculturel, RÉseaux et Mobilité en MÉDiterranée 2.3 Mobility flows in the Mediterranean region DIRE-MED EACEA Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency Box 1 - Recognition of qualifications European Association for International Education Box 2 - Internationalisation at home: an opportunity in the time of the EAIE COVID-19 pandemic ECA European Consortium for Accreditation Box 3 - Impact of cooperation programmes in the Mediterranean Region, as European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System perceived by practitioners ECTS ENIC European National Information Centre How to make regional cooperation more effective: challenges to face and _____ 133 European Student Network inspiring practices ESN 3.1Insights from regional organisations EUA European University Association 3 3.2 Inspiring Practices FAQ Frequently Asked Questions 3.3 Complementarities and synergies in the Mediterranean GANTT Generalized Activity Normalization Time Table Enhancing internationalisation of higher education in the Mediterranean _____ 166 HE Higher Education 4.1 Country-specific recommendations and theme-based roadmaps Higher Education Academy 4.2 Region-specific recommendations HEA 4 HEI Higher Education Institution Conclusions HOMERe Higher Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment Authors profiles H2020 Horizon 2020 Annex I - Stakeholders Register IaH Internationalisation at Home Annex II - Final sample of the universities involved in the study IAU International Association of Universities Annex III - Institutions involved in the Focus Groups ICM International Credit Mobility List of abbreviations AArU Association of Arab Universities ACE American Council on Education AFD Agence Française de Développement ALECSO Arab League for Education, Culture and Science ATIAH Developing Innovative Approaches and Tools for Internationalisation at Home AUF Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie CB Capacity Building CBHE Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education CIGE Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement CLCC Connected Learning in Crisis Consortium CMI Center for the Mediterranean Integration COIL Collaborative Online International Learning DG EAC Directorate-General for Education and Culture DIRE-MED Dialogue Interculturel, RÉseaux et Mobilité en MÉDiterranée EACEA Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency EAIE European Association for International Education ECA European Consortium for Accreditation ECTS European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System ENIC European National Information Centre ESN European Student Network EUA European University Association FAQ Frequently Asked Questions GANTT Generalized Activity Normalization Time Table HE Higher Education HEA Higher Education Academy HEI Higher Education Institution HOMERe Higher Opportunity for Mediterranean Executive Recruitment H2020 Horizon 2020 IaH Internationalisation at Home IAU International Association of Universities ICM International Credit Mobility 1 IIEP International Institute for Educational Planning INDIRE Istituto Nazionale di Documentazione, Innovazione e Ricerca Educativa INSA National Institute of Applied Sciences IoHE Internationalisation of Higher Education IRO International Relations Office KA 107 Key Action LLL Lifelong Learning LMD licence-master-doctorat MENA Middle East and North Africa Meric-NET Mediterranean Network of National Information Centres on the Recognition of Qualifications MIMI Modernization of Institutional Management of Internationalization in South-Neighboring countries MoEHE Ministry of Education and Higher Education NA National Agency NARIC National Academic Recognition Information Centres NASR National Authority for Scientific Research NEO National Erasmus Plus Officer NFQ National Qualification Framework OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development QA Quality Assurance R&D Research and Development R&I Research and Innovation SEMSEM Services for Employability and Mobility SPHeRE Structured Population and Health-services Research Education ST Steering Committee SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threat TEMPUS Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies UFTAM Université Franco-Tunisienne pour l'Afrique et la Méditerranée UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 2 Abstract The internationalisation of higher education is aimed at enhancing the quality and standards of teaching and research. This study addresses mobility and cross-border education trends in the Euro-Mediterranean region, with special emphasis on academic exchange, involving students, scholars and administrative staff, as well as on the strategic international partnerships across the globe. The study focuses on 10 countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. It aims to investigate the internationalisation of higher education focusing especially on resources and opportunities available at the national and regional levels, to identify obstacles and challenges and to outline transferable inspiring practices and finally to make a series of recommendations
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