Country trends Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco Input for Strategy: external issues and trends – what is the impact on the institution?

Jordan opportunities Attractive history Funding Management Cross-border scholarship and research activities. Attractive history From questionnaires

Jordan threats MENA Bureaucracy and culture Lack of proper structures and strategies Resistance of change inherited & academic atmosphere. From questionnaires MENA

Lebanon opportunities Mobility opportunities for students and researchers Research and mobility From questionnaires

Lebanon threats Domination of bureaucratic cultures which perceive internationalisation as a threat to academic identity. Underqualified personnel and lack of interest among academic staff. x From questionnaires

Morocco opportunities participation au projet de mobilité diversité de la recherche scientifique et capital humain Développement de la région Tangiers- Tétouan- Al Houceima / développement des nouveaux métiers offshore (aéronautique/ automobile) xxx From questionnaires

Morocco threats Langue d'enseignement financement/ l'aspect juridique/ l'intégration du système éducatif (primaire - lycée - université) xxx. From questionnaires

MENA opportunities Reform higher education & historical, cultural Partnership, mobility and capacity building, Développement diversité dans les domaines de la recherche scientifique et capital humain cross-border scholarship and research activities and problem-solving service missions. Développement des liens de proximité universitaire / étude du nouvel ordre régional suite aux événements récents few world ranked HEIs that may attract international students and scholars, especially in specific disciplines From questionnaires

MENA threats Manque de fondement commun d'intégration universitaire Underqualified personnel and lack of interest among academic staff. Bureaucracy and teaching language Lack of proper structures and strategies Political stability and residence safety & engagement into other complex political and social economic trends of the world resistance of change inherited by culture at the academic atmosphere. financement/ l'aspect juridique/ l'intégration du système éducatif (primaire - lycée - université) From questionnaires

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Results of questionnaire on strategic institutional plans

1. Does your institution have an Internationalisation strategy 1.Does your institution have an Internationalisation strategy? / Votre établissement dispose­t­il d’une stratégie d’internationalisation? It does not have a specific strategy, but internationalisation is considered in other strategies/ Il ne dispose pas d’une stratégie spécifique, mais l’internationalisation est prise en compte dans d’autres stratégies Not presently, but we are developing one/ Pas actuellement, mais nous sommes en train d’en élaborer une Yes / Oui

2.Is this Internationalisation strategy formally written in a Strategic Plan?/ Cette stratégie d’internationalisation est-elle rédigée de manière formelle dans un plan stratégique? No/ Non Not using the form of a strategic plan but in another type of document/ Pas sous la forme d’un plan stratégique, mais dans un autre type de document Yes/ Oui

3.Is this strategic plan or document published in the website of your institution?/ Ce document ou ce plan stratégique est-il publié sur le site de votre établissement ? No/ Non Yes/ Oui

4.Were you or are you involved in the internationalisation strategy definition and follow-up?/ Avez-vous été ou êtes-vous impliqué dans la définition et le suivi de la stratégie d’internationalisation? No/ Non Yes/ Oui

5. What is your role in the internationalisation strategic process 5.What is your role in the internationalisation strategic process?/ Quel est votre rôle dans le processus stratégique d’internationalisation? Responsable de la mise en oeuvre de cette internationalisation Instigator and architect Se former dans le processus Implementation of the strategic planning that will be defined for the newly born IRO in the faculty of engineering Implementation of the IRO at the faculty of Engineering and counselling I am the Head of Policy and Planning Unit that is supposed to underscore internationalization pillars into the overall strategy of the higher education system in my country, where, all strategies of universities are required to be emanated from the overall National Strategy for the higher Education and Scientific Research that is adopted by the ministry. Developing and following up actions plans related to some strategic objectives such as the establishment of joint degree programs with international universities, the invitation of international researchers, holding international conferences, etc. Aucun

6. What are the main challenges that you face at the moment regarding strategic planning?/ Quels sont les principaux défis auxquels vous êtes confronté actuellement en ce qui concerne la planification stratégique? Adhésion des enseignants, implication des étudiants Engaging leadership and staff développer un secteur de l'enseignement supérieur qui peut aider à surmonter ses problèmes de développement Lack of qualified and trained human resources. Lack of financial support which hinders planification Emergence of ad hoc approaches that hinder the processing of scenarios planned within a time frame as set in the overall strategy. Budget

7.What can be improved at institutional level to stimulate and support internationalisation?/ Que peut-on améliorer au niveau institutionnel pour encourager et soutenir l’internationalisation? Langue Leadership commitment collaboration et coopération sud nord entre les universités , afin d'apprendre et de bénéficier de leurs expériences. Promote the benefits of the internationalization, train human resources of different roles in the internationalization process. Recruit, developp and train human resources for internationalization. Find external subsidies for projects: for research and mobility. This is what is envisioned to be yielded through the participation in the works of MIMI. Internationalization culture of individuals and allocating budget for the tasks that support internationalization création dans chaque établissement d'une cellule spécialisée dans l'accompagnement à l'international

8. At what point of embarking on a strategic plan do you find yourself 8.At what point of embarking on a strategic plan do you find yourself? Beginning? It is already drafted but not approved? Implementation? Evaluation? Please specify/ À quel moment de la planification stratégique vous situez-vous actuellement? Au début ? Ébauche déjà rédigée, mais pas encore approuvée? Mise en œuvre? Évaluation? Veuillez préciser. 5 Beginning/ au début 3 Implementation/ Mise en oeuvre

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