Overview & Services
Internationalization connects a university’s educational purpose, research strengths and institutional priorities with its engagement in the wider world.
Explore IISCC’s approach and service areas, from understanding institutional readiness to planning, implementation and progress monitoring.
A shared direction across the university
Internationalization involves integrating international perspectives and cooperation into institutional planning and academic practice. It connects decisions about teaching, research, partnerships and student experience with the capacity needed to put them into practice.
This overview is intended for university leaders, international offices, academic units and planning teams considering how to develop a coherent approach to international engagement.
Six dimensions to consider together
- Governance & Leadership
- Teaching & Learning
- Research & Innovation
- International Students
- Global Partnerships
- Global Branding & Visibility
From institutional understanding to practical action
IISCC’s internationalization scope connects assessment, planning and follow-through. The areas below help identify the focus most relevant to an institution’s priorities.
Readiness & Institutional Audit
Build an understanding of current international engagement, institutional strengths and development needs. Readiness assessment and audit provide a basis for discussing where closer review or improvement may be needed.
- Review of institutional, educational and research capacity
- International office, student and partnership practices
- Digital visibility and gaps in international readiness
Strategy & Roadmap Development
Translate institutional understanding into a direction for internationalization. Strategic planning connects intended outcomes with priorities, while a roadmap organizes the actions needed to move forward.
- Gap analysis and the definition of institutional priorities
- Alignment of international goals with university strategy
- Roadmap development and the sequencing of actions
Implementation & Coordination
Connect the roadmap with institutional practice. Implementation planning considers how academic and administrative teams can organize responsibilities and coordinate work around agreed priorities.
- Action planning and the organization of responsibilities
- Coordination across relevant university functions
- Implementation tools linked to roadmap priorities
Monitoring & Evaluation
Review development against institutional goals using relevant indicators and evidence. Monitoring connects current status, intended targets and progress so that priorities can be reconsidered as work develops.
- Key performance indicators aligned with institutional goals
- Review of progress, remaining gaps and implementation needs
- Reporting and evaluation to inform subsequent planning
Explore internationalization through UIDP
University Internationalization Development Program
UIDP brings assessment, audit, strategy, roadmap development, implementation and monitoring into a connected approach to institutional internationalization.
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For information on the International Readiness Assessment Framework (IRAF), the University Internationalization Readiness Index (UIRI) and the program methodology, visit the dedicated UIDP website.
- Your priority What would you like to develop or improve?
- Your current position What plans, activities or institutional evidence already exist?
- Your starting point Is the immediate need assessment, planning, implementation or monitoring?