Beijing ching fai ng

The HKBU Internationalization Policy

By Professor Ng Ching-faiPresident & Vice-Chancellor, Hong Kong Baptist University

13 October 2006

International Association of Universities 2006 International Conference

andChina Education Association for International Exchange

7th International Forum on Education


Three stages of internationalization at HKBU

1. Supported by private funding; international cooperation contributed to gaining recognition

2. Public funding since 1984; opportunities overseas provided for faculty members to upgrade qualification and experience

3. Reaching out to the world and bringing the world to campus


Rationale

• Provide students with wide exposure to various cultures; cultivate in them a global vision – ties in with the whole person education ethos

• Academic collaboration and exchange bring in new dimensions of knowledge and cross-cultural experience

• Cultural diversity as a source of enrichment


Current Internationalization effortPolicy set up in 2003 that English is the

medium of instruction

• Enhance our students’ English languages proficiency as an international language for communication

• Ensure a wide range of courses are available for international students, without the language barrier

The HKBU Mountaineering Team conquered the 6 206-metre Mount Kyizi in Tibet and hoisted the Golden Jubilee Banner on the summit at10:45 am on 29 May 2006

The team comprises two exchange students from Germany and Austria, two from the mainland and seven local students

We encourage genuine interaction among local and overseas students

We are glad to see active participationof overseas students in campus life

Introducing Hong Kong and Chinese cultures to overseas students


Consuls-General-in-Residence Programme

• 2004: France, USA, Thailand

• 2005: Switzerland, Italy, Austria, India

• 2006: The Republic of Germany, Mexico, Republic of Hungary, Pakistan

Consuls-General-in-Residence Programme

International Festival

Italian Festival

Indian Festival


International Writers Workshop – Asia’s First

• 2004 : “Writers from Post-colonial English-speaking Countries”- writers from India, South Africa, Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Martin, Mainland China, Malaysia, Taiwan

• 2005: “Understanding the Islamic World and Its Writers”- writers from Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Jerusalem, Indonesia, Mainland China, Taiwan

International Writers Workshop

IWW 2005

IWW 2004


International CollaborationParticipate in international academic organizationsWith our International Office as contact office

• Association of Christian Universities and Colleges in Asia (ACUCA)• Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)• Eurasia Pacific UNINET• European Association of International Educators (EAIE)• Institutional Management of Higher Education (IMHE) • International Association of Universities (IAU)• National Association of International Education (NAFSA)• Asia Pacific Professional Leaders in Education (APPLE)• Asia Pacific Association of International Education (APAIE)


International CollaborationPlaying host to two international consortia

1. David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies (LEWI)

- Initiated in 1995 to enhance cooperation among scholars with similar research interest in East-West studies

- Founding Members: Baylor, Ohio, Simon Fraser, Tsinghua, Leeds, Strathclyde, Western Sydney

- 28 members universities from Australia, Mainland China, North America, The Philippines, the United Kingdom, Europe, and South Korea


International CollaborationPlaying host to two international consortia

2. Wing Lung Bank International Institute for Business Development (IIBD)

- Established in 1995 with start-up cost supported by HKBU through donation, until end of 1997

- Operates on a self-financing basis through fee-generating activities e.g. seminars, international academic conferences, exchange progammes, executive development programme, study tours

- 18 members universities from Australia, Canada, Mainland China, Sweden, Thailand, The Netherlands, The Philippines, the United Kingdom, USA


Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University-United International College

• A deep collaboration between BNU and HKBU

• In line with HKBU’s strategic goal of internationalization

• First university on the mainland governed by a council and with a bilingual teaching programme, contributing towards diversification of Mainland China’s tertiary education system

• An extended platform for HKBU for academic collaboration

• Strengthens our international network through 3-way cooperation

Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University-United International College

Located in Zhuhai, Guangdong


Challenges and Limitations

• Hostel provision for in-coming students

• Incentives for local students to participate as out-going students in the exchange programmes

• Costly subsidy to overseas students limits expansion of the programme

• Government support is needed in terms of provision of student quota and the related cost subsidy


Conclusion

• Internationalization helps to equip our graduates with the vision and experience to function well in a multi-cultural world.

• To achieve a genuine multi-cultural campus, we reach out to non-English speaking countries, such as countries in Europe (East Europe), Mexico, other parts of Asia, and even Central Asia

• HKBU has included internationalization as one of the seven strategic development goals in our new strategic plan.

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