Study in Poland Conference The French experience of internationalisation Louise Watts CampusFrance Perspektywy Education Foundation Krakow, 20 th -21 st April 2009

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger Outline of presentation I.Context II.Key issues III.Mutualisation IV.Institutional initiatives V.CampusFrance

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger I. Context The number of students in the world: 2000: 92 million 2006: 135 million 2025: 263 million (+95 % compared to 2006) Worldwide student mobility: 2000: 1.9 million mobile international students 2006: 2.9 million (83% studying in OECD countries) 2020: 5.8 million 2025: 8 million (+176% compared to 2006) Sources: OECD, UNESCO, BC, IDP, Altbach and Bassett.

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger I. Context USA: UK: France: ( ) Germany: Australia: Poland: Increased competition from other world regions (USA, Australia, Asia…). Source: UNESCO / DEPP (France) Destination countries (2006):

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger I. Context Morocco Algeria China Tunisia Senegal Germany Cameroon Lebanon Vietnam Italy Source: DEPP Africa: 47.5% Europe: 23% Asia: 21.7% Top ten sending countries to French universities (2007):

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger I. Context In French universities in 2007, international students studied at the following levels: They represented 38.9% of doctoral students and 11.7% of all students. Source: DEPP Undergraduate: 43.7% Master’s: 43.7% Doctoral: 12.6%

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger I. Context France has 87 public universities offering the entire range of academic disciplines. The Grandes Ecoles are unique French institutions in parallel to the university system. Extremely selective, they offer programmes in business, engineering, public administration, teaching, research… There are also art schools, schools of architecture and specialised institutions.

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger I. Context France committed to the Bologna Process from the start. the 3-tier system adopted academic year organised in semesters ECTS implemented and periods of mobility recognised Agence d’Evaluation de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur (AERES) created in 2006

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger II. Key issues Aspects of internationalisation: Student mobility (incoming and outgoing) Staff mobility Partnerships, cooperation and exchange Learning environment Internationalisation of curricula and research Language teaching and intercultural understanding

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger II. Key issues Political benefits ? Financial gain ? Academic gain ? Cultural and social benefits ? Positive impact on national students and staff ? Human resources gain ? Why attract international students ?

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger II. Key issues Quality / quantity ? Diversity of international students ? Which levels, which fields ? Working after studying ? Commercial "taboo" ? Issues for France:

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger III. Mutualisation University mergers and alliances: e.g. Strasbourg Globally-oriented clusters with scientific specialisations Regional positioning: PRES Opération Campus In response to global competition, there is increased clustering within France

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger III. Mutualisation

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger III. Mutualisation

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger III. Mutualisation HEIs under one label, e.g. “Paristech” ( itself a member of the “IDEA league” ( Common promotion, application and student integration: the “n+i” system ( Innovative distance learning language preparation for engineering students Promotion towards a specific country: Université Franco-Allemande ( Université Franco-Italienne – Università Italo-Francesewww.dfh-ufa.org ( Joint promotion initiatives:

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger III. Mutualisation Participation in European networks and initiatives: Erasmus Mundus Erasmus ECW Tempus Joint degrees European promotion

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger IV. Institutional initiatives Institutional strategies focus on identifying key areas and implementing targeted promotion activities: Participation in fairs and events Missions and visits to HEIs Liaison with CampusFrance offices Recruitment drives Use of alumni as ambassadors

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger IV. Institutional initiatives A key factor of success is ensuring study programmes are attractive to international students: Courses designed especially for international students Programmes taught in English French language and study skills tuition Wide range of specialisations Ensuring programmes can be clearly identified and contents and means of delivery understood

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger IV. Institutional initiatives Developing links with partner institutions underpins many French HEIs’ strategies: Signing of MoUs and bilateral agreements Staff and student exchanges Joint projects Joint programmes Delivery of TNE

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger IV. Institutional initiatives Improving hosting services for international students has been a priority for increasing attractiveness: Dedicated international office Website in English with specific information Information guides Institutional welcome and integration week Assistance with housing and administrative procedures Facilitating links with French and other international students Tutoring

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger V. CampusFrance The national agency for the promotion of French higher education overseas A non-profit-making agency serving the public interest Under the supervision of several Ministries Working in cooperation with key French stakeholders such as the Conferences and serving the interests of HEIs Created in 1998 under the name of EduFrance. Became CampusFrance in 2007.

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger V. CampusFrance CampusFrance works with all French HEIs and in particular with its members. The Agency has 219 member institutions including: most universities 58 engineering schools 40 business schools and specialised institutions

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger V. CampusFrance CampusFrance has 119 offices in over 80 countries which: Overseas staff are coordinated by CampusFrance in Paris and attend training sessions. In close to 30 countries, an online application system has been implemented which facilitates the visa application. inform, counsel and assist students interested in studying in France and carry out in-country promotion activities (fairs, university visits…).

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger V. CampusFrance CampusFrance’s target regions: 1998: Asia and Latin America were key priorities: Emerging countries where France was not attractive enough 2005: Europe also became a main target: Political and statistical reasons 2007: Africa (esp. French-speaking countries) added: Managing the demand for French HEIs The Middle East has been a second priority throughout the years.

The French experience of internationalisation CampusFrance Agence nationale pour la promotion de l’enseignement supérieur français à l’étranger V. CampusFrance Participation in important international events (Universal Exhibition, Year of France in Brazil…) Organisation of traditional fairs and testing of new formula: thematic visits and events, interview sessions, institutional matchmaking, European fairs etc. Institutions can also participate in Les Rencontres or Academic Innovation Workshops to promote French programmes with a high degree of employability Programme of events, attracting visitors/year, elaborated in liaison with the French authorities, Conferences and HEIs:

The CampusFrance website can be consulted in over 20 languages The French experience of internationalisation V. CampusFrance CampusFrance National agency for promoting French higher education abroad It allows easy access to information on preparing a study stay in France, from choosing a programme to arriving in France 53 country-specific websites have also been developed In 2008, 3.6 million visitors consulted 15.5 million web pages

An online catalogue gives access to over 33,000 French higher education study programmes Doctoral programmes are searchable through 20,000 keywords or 80 thematic disciplines The catalogue, available in English, features a presentation of doctoral programmes as well as details on research units and links to HEIs The French experience of internationalisation V. CampusFrance CampusFrance National agency for promoting French higher education abroad

CampusFrance publishes regularly updated information guides designed for international students, such as: The French experience of internationalisation V. CampusFrance CampusFrance National agency for promoting French higher education abroad The Choose France guide, published in several languages, providing information on the French higher education system, study opportunities and France’s cultural assets and quality of life The 6th edition of the catalogue of programmes taught in English containing information on over 550 programmes taught in English at French HEIs

The French experience of internationalisation V. CampusFrance CampusFrance National agency for promoting French higher education abroad CampusFrance produces regular publications aimed at its members and other stakeholders: Courrier CampusFrance, a bi-monthly newsletter providing information on the Agency’s activities in France and abroad Les Notes de CampusFrance, providing analyses, evaluations and comparisons of issues pertaining to student mobility

The French experience of internationalisation V. CampusFrance CampusFrance National agency for promoting French higher education abroad Over the past years, CampusFrance has increased its participation in European initiatives: Leader of the consortium composed of DAAD, Nuffic and the British Council responsible for implementing a series of European Higher Education Fairs in Asia Studies and analyses carried out with the Academic Cooperation Association Participation in Erasmus Mundus action 4 projects The Agency continues to develop its links with partner organisations in Europe.

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