Making the V2C’s Internationalization Goals a Reality
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Making the V2C’s Internationalization Goals a
Reality
Mark E. Delos Reyes Davis
David K. Vassar
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Realizing the V2C: Internationalization
• We must increase the size of the university to realize more fully our ambition as an institution of national and international distinction that attracts the very best students and researchers from around the globe.
• We must become an international university, with a more significant orientation toward Asia and Latin America than now characterizes our commitments.
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Realizing the V2C: Internationalization
Areas of Focus for Collaborative Relationships• China• India• Latin America• Mexico• Israel• Britain
Academic Centers Taking Shape• Chao Center for Asian Studies• Américas Research Center
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Outline
• Framing Rice's internationalization plans
• Impact plans have on campus
• What can we do to make Rice an international-friendly campus?
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Defining Internationalization
• Building an International Student Body
• International Education
• Rice as the “Can’t Miss” Stop
• International Collaborations
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52% of Entering Undergraduates are from outside Texas (Fall 2007)*
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Out-of-State (includes USterritories)
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Building an International Student Body : 7.3 Percent of Entering Undergraduates are
International Students
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Building an International Student Body : 7.3 Percent Represents Significant Increases in
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Top 5 Countries Represented in International Student Population (n=905)*Fall 2007 (Preliminary)
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Canada China India South Korea Taiwan Other Countries
89 countries are represented at Rice
Building an International Student Body: 53 percent of international students from
five countries
Note: *Includes both Undergraduate and Graduate International students; Total Undergraduate and Graduate Population = 4979
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– China, India: General presence-raising practices• Rice-delegation visits
• Advertising/Publicity
– Latin America• All of the above
• Visit top high schools: IB schools, International schools
– Globally: Relationships between individual departments and faculty members, alumni, government and business leaders
– Locally: Regular contact with the international community of Houston
Building an International Student Body: Pipelines
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International Education
• Undergraduate study abroad opportunities with the Rice brand in the V2C regions
• Internationalize curriculum on campus
• Engage Houston: The international city
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Rice as the “Can’t Miss” Stop
• BIPP, Américas Research Center, Chao Center for Asian Studies, etc…
• Eminent Scholars
• Leaders– Business– Political– Religious
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International Collaborations
• Start and end with faculty
• Institutional relationships– Rice delegations and visits– Reception of visitors at Rice
• Staff support is required for success
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What Impact is there on us?
• Financial services
• Admissions
• Student Life services• Dean of Students• Counseling• College Coordinators, RAs, Masters, etc…• OISS – more int’l students = more forms
• Hosting International Visitors
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International-friendly Campus
• Education and support• Inclusiveness
– Language barriers– Listening ear
• Global competence– Geography– Cultural IQ
• International collaborations website
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Campus International Network
• Admissions• Alumni and Development• Baker Institute for Public Policy• International Students and Scholars• President’s Office• Public Affairs• Schools and Departments• Student Affairs
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Why?• Rice’s research and scholarship have greater global
impact and recognition
• Rice is home to an increasingly diverse community of scholars on an intellectually and socially dynamic campus
• Rice provides a holistic educational experience that prepares students for leadership and success
• Rice is the first choice for top undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff
• Rice and Houston partnership and reputations grow
• Rice contributes to a safer, healthier, more prosperous world
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Making the V2C’s Internationalization Goals a
Reality