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IoHE and research on institutional level:
Experience of ULIM
Valentina Ciumacenco,
Director of the Center for International Cooperation, ULIM
Chisinau, February 11, 2016
Internationalization Model of ULIM
Our international Networks’ cooperation:
about 100 partner-universities worldwide
Europe- 69
America- 9
Africa- 2
Asia- 13
• Joint seminars
• Research Projects
• Students
exchange
• Staff exchange
• Internships
• Joint Summer
Schools
• Study Trips
http://cci.ulim.md/bilaterale-inter-institutionale/
ACADEMIC MOBILITY
(STUDENTS, 2015-2016)
Outgoing
Incoming
INTERNATIONAL LECTURERS AT ULIM
(2015-2016)
http://cci.ulim.md/lectori-straini-la-ulim/
MEMBERSHIPS
ULIM is a full member of:
http://cci.ulim.md/membership/
MAGNA CHARTA SIGNING CEREMONY
Bologna, Italy, September 21, 2007
http://cci.ulim.md/magna-charta-universitatum
RECOGNITION
ULIM IN TOP RANKINGS
U-Multirank 2015
•U-Multirank is a new user-driven, multidimensional, world ranking of universities and colleges
covering many aspects of higher education: research, teaching and learning, international
orientation, knowledge transfer and regional engagament. U-Multirank is an independent
ranking, with financial support in its initial years from the European Union.
Greenmetric UI Ranking of World Universities 2016
•It is the first and the only ranking that measure each participating university’s commitment in
developing an ‘environmentally friendly’ infrastructure.
Webometrics
•The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, also known as Ranking Web of Universities, is a
ranking system for the world's universities based on a composite indicator that takes into
account both the volume of the Web contents (number of web pages and files) and the
visibility and impact of these web publications according to the number of external inlinks (site
citations) they received. The ranking is published by the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group of
the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) located in Madrid.
INTERNATIONAL CENTERS
Language and
Culture
Information and
Documentation
•Confucius Institute
•Center for Korean Language and Culture „Se Jong”
• The British Center
•Spanish Center “Cervantes”
•Center for Academic Excellence/Centre de Reussite
Universitaire (CRU)
•European Union Information Center
•NATO Information Center
•UN Information and Documentation Center
http://cci.ulim.md/international-centers/
INTERNATIONALIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF
INFORMATION DIMENSION
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Basic Science Collection of DIB includes 253.537 books;
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952 Periodicals
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The linguistic component of the Basic Science Collection: in Romanian52%; in Foreign Languages – 48%, including 24% in Russian, and 24% in
other foreign languages (English, French, Spanish, German, etc.)
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The collection is supplemented by: the collection of the Confucius
Institute at ULIM; Hispanic Library “Miguel Fernandez - Pablo Neruda”;
collection of Korean books of the “Se Jong” Institute; Collection
”Donations of the Embassies accredited at Chisinau”; Collection of the
EU Information Center; Collection of the UN
Information and
Documentation Center.
INTERNATIONALIZATION IN THE CONTEXT OF
INFORMATION DIMENSION
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Access to 19 reviewed databases (e.g.: Cambridge University
press, Duke University press, Hein-online , EU BookShop etc.);
Exchange of international publications (30 foreign partners);
Support to the inclusion of institutional and author publications in
international databases, in the collections of large international
libraries (e.g. Library of the USA Congress, National Library of
Romania, etc.)
COMBINING TOP-QUALITY RESEARCH WITH
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
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81 Bachelor’s degree programs
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63 Master’s degree programs
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35 Doctorate programs
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15 Training programs
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2 Joint Degree programs
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3 Research Institutes
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3 Doctorate Schools
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4 languages of instruction (Ro, Ru, En, Fr)
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≈50 co-curricular activities (e.g. students internships, foreign
languages courses, clubs, service learning, etc.)
QUALITY ASSURANCE
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Educational Control Department
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The Council for Quality Assurance
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Quality Assurance Department
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Curricular Designing and Monitoring Department
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Internal System of management of the university process quality, Handbook for
Quality Management, ULIM
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The System for Quality Assurance at ULIM- Professors’ Guide
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The System for Quality Assurance at ULIM- Students’ Guide
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Annual Self-assessments
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Experience in dedicated International Projects (Tempus-Tacis SCM The
Development of Quality Assurance System within Selected Universities in
Moldova; Accompagnement des universités dans leurs démarches internes
d'assurance qualité (UniQua)- AUF)
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Etc.
http://ulim.md/asigurarea-calitații
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
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The University has set up a permanent, dynamic network for the
development and management of international relations in all
departments. At a central level, international policy is designed
and carried out by the Centre for International Cooperation
(CCI) of the University, coordinated by the Vice-Rector in charge
of international relations and accountable directly to the Rector.
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The Centre for International Cooperation acts as a promoter of
the continuous academic, scientific and cultural innovation
within the university, which aims to consolidate its international
competitiveness.
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MISSION OF CCI
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developing, promoting and implementing the internationalization strategy of ULIM. The emphasis of its
activities falls on co-ordination and management of the University's student, teacher and researcher
exchanges within different EU and non-EU programmes, as well as within the University's bilateral
agreements;
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providing prospective international students, lecturers, professors, with information about ULIM study
programmes and admission procedures;
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facilitating high-standard accommodation in an international student house;
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promoting interaction among international students, associate lecturers and professors and the local
community;
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offering comprehensive advice to international students and staff before leaving home, upon arrival
in Chisinau and during their stay here;
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offering cultural adjustment counselling to the newcomers;
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organising orientation seminars and monthly meetings with international students;
MISSION OF CCI
informing
the general public on the opportunities of international co-operation, providing
the possibility of studying and experiencing a different educational culture and university
environment;
advising
and assisting applicants for various programmes;
coordinating,
managing and evaluating the European programmes, promoting
international participation of the University in programmes such as Fulbright, ERASMUS +,
Horizon 2020, DAAD, etc.;
assisting
academic staff, as well as students in designing, developing, implementing and
auditing projects with financing from the EU or other sources;
promoting
the University’s offer of educational programmes abroad;
organising
the summer schools and the international events of the University;
promoting
the joint degrees and joint research programmes;
editing
etc.
and publishing materials for international students and teaching staff;
ULIM’s INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
ULIM’s activities are inherently almost always international in nature:
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International conferences, colloquiums, workshops
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International projects
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Joint degree programs
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Joint Summer Schools
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Cooperation with embassies
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Cooperation with international organizations
Cooperation WITH EMBASSIES
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Conferences, workshops
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Public Lectures
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Cultural events (exhibitions, film screenings, national days
celebration)
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Opening of International Classrooms dedicated to the
respective country
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Linguistic courses (taught by native speakers)
Cooperation with international organizations
(NATO, OSCE, UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR, IMF, WTO, IOM, EUBAM, European
Council etc.)
EUBAM Public Lecture, April 15, 2014
Expert: Mr. Manfred Schulz, EUBAM Specialist in
Boarder Control
Public Lecture, H.E. Ms. Dafina Gercheva, UNDP Resident Representative
November 5, 2015
EUBAM Summer School in
Odessa, 2014
Workshop ”Trade and Curriculum development”, with the
participation of experts from WTO
May 27-29, 2015
Public Lecture in Cooperation with NATO,
Ms. Despina Afentouli,
Information Officer at NATO's Public Diplomacy Division
September 16, 2014
http://cci.ulim.md/international-institutions-and-bodies
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS LIFE: Glimpses
Council of International Students
http://cci.ulim.md/foreign-students/
THE EXISTENCE OF THE STRATEGY OF DEVELOPMENT OF ULIM FOR
THE YEARS 2015-2020
The Internationalization Strategy is part of it.
The main strategic goals:
the
development of the policy of international relations expansion through collaborative agreements with prestigious universities,
faculties, departments and institutes of scientific research and subjects of international law to develop joint-degree programs and help
increase academic mobility;
deepening
the relationship with universities from China and South Korea through the involvement of the best Moldovan Universities
integrated in a consortium ;
organizing
new international master’s and doctoral programs, with majors focused on contemporary market needs and global
knowledge society;
development
of International Doctorate Schools ;
strengthening
the quality of curricula and their full national and international accreditation;
increase
of the web component in training programs and the development of open educational resources
(open learning resources);
capacity
building for developing distance learning curricula;
Participation
of students within projects and online MOOCs courses;
development
improving
of the new project with Korean partners: Technology Industrial Park ;
the international environment for our students/ “internationalization at home ;
Etc.
http://cci.ulim.md/assets/files/ULIM-DEVELOPMENT-STRATEGY-_2015-2020-_en.pdf
CONCLUDING REMARKS:
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ULIM is not a simple consumer of values, but a generator, a creator and a
producer of innovative forms and criteria in international higher education.
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The internationalization model of ULIM shows that the private institutions of
higher education of a small country like the Republic of Moldova can
become equal partners at global level in the process of internationalization
and can contribute to the enhancement of the effects of this phenomenon.
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The internationalization of the higher education system is the result of the
human creation, so necessary for the present and the future of the world
community.
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We cannot show countries and peoples with a bigger or smaller influence
within this process. All the countries and peoples of the world must fructify
their efforts in an equal way in order to achieve a noble purpose – the
internationalization and the globalization.
Thank you for your attention!
cci@ulim.md
www.cci.ulim.md