(Re)positioning International Offices

Issued by University at Albany, SUNY

This microcredential is designed for international education professionals, leaders, and future leaders needing tools and strategies for taking their institution to a higher level of international engagement, regardless of their starting point or institutional stature. Through specific exercises, readings, and projects in this rigorous module, participants develop both professional skills and valuable deliverables to implement changes to international education operations in their own settings.

Type Learning
Level Advanced

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Earning Criteria

Virtually, learners grouped by interest and institution type assess current institutional status and devise 1-3 year (Re)positioning Plans to strengthen the international office and its overall contribution to campus-wide internationalization. Learners will: Session 1. Use SWOT analysis to explore key elements of curricular internationalization.
Session 2. Use Reverse Engineering to re-envision institutional offerings, redefine the international office and its campus position to start drafting the re-positioning plan.
Session 3. Investigate financial challenges and produce arguments for funding international office initiatives with options such as traditional and non-traditional student financial aid, brainstorming new revenue streams, building campus allies, and reframing budgets in an investment framework to reduce program fees and attract new funding.
Session 4. Identify operational and management strategies to take advantage of student strengths, both international and domestic, as well as staff training and mentoring.
Session 5. Present final (Re)positioning Plans and collectively critique. The learner’s (Re)positioning plan is evaluated by the instructor for purposes of awarding the digital badge.