The deadline to participate in ACE's Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement’s fourth edition of its Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses has
been extended to May 3. The survey assesses the current state of
internationalization at American colleges and universities, analyzes
progress and trends over time and identifies future priorities.
The survey is conducted every five years and is the only
comprehensive source of data and analysis on internationalization in
U.S. higher education, and includes two- and four-year, public and
private, degree-granting institutions.
The 2016 Mapping survey was sent via email to provosts and
international education leaders at accredited, degree granting U.S.
colleges and universities. Hard copies of the survey will be sent to
provosts next week in order provide the option to complete the survey in
writing.
Institutional participation is critical to the success of Mapping,
and to ACE’s ability to provide comprehensive, up-to-date data on
internationalization progress. Please email cige@acenet.edu
to find out of if your institution has completed the survey. If not,
ACE will work with you to make sure the survey reaches the appropriate
contact on your campus.
“To realize comprehensive campus internationalization in U.S. higher
education requires data collection that charts the progress we are
making in the preparation of all students, faculty and staff to engage a
more globally interdependent world with skill, wisdom, and
responsibility,” said Gil Latz, associate vice chancellor for
International Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University
Indianapolis. “ACE’s Mapping Internationalization on U.S. Campuses
project is an indispensable tool in realizing that goal.”
The 2016 Mapping survey will address many aspects of campus
internationalization, including activities and efforts in each of the
six categories of ACE’s Model for Comprehensive Internationalization.
In addition to providing longitudinal data on key
internationalization topics over time, the 2016 Mapping survey will
focus on emerging issues and explore in more depth themes that have
received increasing attention in recent years. Examples include:
- “Pathways” programs for international students
- Enrollment trends in international joint and dual degree programs
- Strategic planning for and management of international partnerships
- Sources of funding for internationalization efforts
Other data to watch for changes from the last survey in 2011 to 2016 include:
- Has institutional support caught up with efforts to recruit
international students? The 2011 survey saw an increase in resources and
attention devoted to recruiting international students, but the data
did not show a commensurate increase in on-campus support for these
students once they arrived.
- Are more institutions concentrating on the curriculum as a means to deliver global competence to all students – and not just the 10 percent of American college students able to travel abroad?
- Are faculty being supported for internationalization efforts? The
2011 survey found that the percentage of institutions providing various
program and funding opportunities for internationalization-related
professional development declined. The percentage of institutions that
had incorporated international criteria into promotion and tenure policies (2 MB PDF) remained stagnant at a low 8 percent.
To learn more about the 2016 Mapping survey, click here.