Internationalization of and in Higher Education

This is one of the spearheads of the University of Groningen strategic plan 2015- 2020. The new strategic plan of the University of Groningen (2015-2020) strongly addresses the impact of globalisation in terms of the changing labour market, increased mobility of students and staff, diversification in the classroom, the use of advanced ICT tools and, consequently, the high strategic relevance of internationalisation in higher education. The university has the strong ambition to become a “truly international university” with an excellent reputation and a distinctive research and teaching profile worldwide. In teaching, this requires internationalisation of the curriculum, implementing innovative concepts in an integrated approach, including the flipped classroom, learning communities, employability, and the international classroom. These concepts are connected through an active learning philosophy, group binding and purposeful interaction (RUG Strategic Plan, September 2015).

Key publications

• Jansen, E., Suhre, C., & André, S. (2016) Transition to an international degree programme: preparedness, first-year experiences and study success of students from different nationalities. In: Eva Kyndt, Vincent Donche, Keith Trigwell, & Sari Lindblom-Ylänne (eds.) Higher Education Transitios: Theory and Research. Routledge
• Jansen, E.P.W.A. & Suhre, C.J.M. (2011) Preparedness, first-year experiences and outcomes: A comparison between students in domestic and international degree programmes in a Dutch university. In: Higher Education on the Edge, refereed proceedings of the 33rd HERDSA Annual conference.
• Suhre, C. & Jansen, E. (2007) Crossing the border. Internationalization of Dutch Higher Education. Project commissioned by the Higher education and research partnership organisation for network services and ICT in the Netherlands.