INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES

ADVISORY SERVICE
Does your institution have an internationalization strategy?
Is the strategy providing a useful roadmap for your institutions
internationalization efforts?
Are you achieving your internationalization goals?
Does your institution have the necessary support of internal and
external stakeholders to advance internationalization?
Can your internationalization policy be better integrated within
the overall strategic plan of your institution?

The International Association of Universities is launching the new

Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS) to work with
institutional leaders and teams to answer these questions and position
their institution to enhance their internationalization strategy and initiatives.

INTRODUCTION

WHO CAN USE THE IAU INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES ADVISORY SERVICE ?

IAU APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

Higher Education Institutions around the world are

finding that internationalization can no longer be a
sideline in the overall strategic planning process or
policy development. It is central to the definition of a
high quality institution and an important consideration
for IAU Members. Through its new Internationalization
Strategies Advisory Service, the International Association of Universities (IAU) can provide expert advice,
up-to-date information and recommend approaches
based on best practice around the world.
IAU has become renowned for its longstanding history
of promoting, studying and documenting trends in
internationalization of higher education and for sharing
this knowledge globally. As IAU Members seek to
increase the level of preparedness of their students for
a more globalized world, to offer new mobility opportunities for faculty and staff, to review their curriculum
for improved internationalization at home, to
strengthen their strategic research alliances or to
develop marketing approaches to attract more
exchange or fee paying international students, they
have asked IAU for assistance so that they can benefit
from the best thinking and practice from institutions
around the world.
To respond to this need, IAU is launching a new Advisory
Service (ISAS) for institutional internationalization
planning and development.

ISAS, is designed to be useful to any Higher Education Institution committed to internationalization, large or small,
in any part of the world, interested in developing, assessing, or improving its internationalization policy and plan.
The overall goal is to help the institution reach its objectives. The IAU alone will not develop a participating
institutions internationalization strategy. However, the ISAS brings external expertise to bear on the internal
reflection and strategy development of the institution.

The Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service functions as a partnership between the participating institution
and the IAU. To gain the greatest and most sustainable benefit from the Service, the participating institution must
commit time and attention to the exercise. The preparatory activities undertaken by the institutional team and
their engagement are critical to the outcome of the overall project. This investment will be matched by IAU and
the international team of experts assembled specifically to offer each institution a range of supports tailored to their
interests and needs.

Membership in IAU is not a requirement to use this Advisory Service, though priority and discounted fees will
be offered to IAU Members. With this service IAU targets institution-level policy and strategy development,
though requests at the faculty or school level will also be considered.
Working with the IAU Advisory Service can help institutions to:
WHY CALL ON IAU ?
As an association with global reach, IAU brings together
many different perspectives and experiences in internationalization. This topic has been a major focus for more
than a decade, enabling IAU to engage in sustained
efforts to conduct research and gather examples of
good practice. . The IAU Policy Statements (1998, 2006),
Global Surveys (2003, 2005 and 2009) and international
conferences have served to enhance knowledge and
understanding of the internationalization process and
to provide insights into why institutions pursue it, the
potential benefits and risks it may bring. Additionally,
as an association of very diverse higher education
institutions, IAU understands that each institution
brings a different history, culture, and goals to this work
and that internationalization needs to be embedded in
institutional planning and quality assurance processes.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Develop a new internationalization strategy or review and refine an existing one;

Enhance the visibility of institutional goals and commitment to internationalization;
Align internationalization with the wider institutional strategic planning process;
Create institution-wide synergy and coherence among disparate education and research
internationalization strategies;
Assess the strengths and weakness of the existing strategies, organizational approaches,
programs and activities used to reach internationalization objectives;
Mobilize a more coherent institutional approach to developing internationalization activities;
Demonstrate the overall importance assigned to internationalization by the institution.

.
.

The IAU approach is advisory rather than evaluative; it is interactive rather than prescriptive.
Internationalization is a highly contextualized process determined by many factors including the local, national
or regional realities, institutional goals, capacities, resources, size and disciplinary focus. For this reason, the IAU
tailors its approach to each institutions needs. Specific institutional objectives will serve to establish the parameters
for the review and shape the response of the IAU Advisory Service. The IAU will put in place a tailored service which
will normally include:

Setting the Terms of Reference:

Discussion of institutional goals for engagement
with the Advisory Service with IAU staff.

Institutional Self Study:

Sound information is critical to the overall process.
The institution will be, at the outset, invited to
appoint a broad-based team that will develop an
in-depth and comprehensive baseline document
reporting on the policies, strategies, administrative
structures, processes and activities that are in place
to promote internationalization. The report will serve
as the informational infrastructure for the analysis
of the current state of internationalization.
Selection of the IAU Expert Panel:
The Advisory Service is coordinated by IAU but
undertaken with a panel of three or more internationally recognized experts in internationalization.
Experts will be proposed to the participating institution and the final selection will be made jointly by
IAU and the participating institution. At least one
Panel member will have sound expertise of the
national or similar higher education systems as that
of the participating institution.

.
.

IAU Expertise
Expert Panel Institutional Site Visit:
Site visits and face-to-face meetings with as many
of the institutional actors as possible are a necessary
ingredient to probe beyond the written policies and
strategies. The site visit will provide the Expert Panel
with insights on the institutional ethos and culture,
and the implementation of internationalization policies
and programs.
Institutional site visits of 3 or 4 working days
durations can include a series of interviews,
workshops or private meetings with key staff
members and students or any other approach
suitable and feasible to the participating institution
and the Expert Panel.
Panel Report:
Based on the information provided in the self-study, the
analysis of available documentation on the institutional
and/or national policy context, and learning from the site
visit, the Panel will prepare a report analyzing the internationalization policy and process, including the decisionmaking structures and activities at the institution. It will
highlight the accomplishments and strengths, while also
noting areas for improvement. This Panel Report will
include recommendations for future action.
All reports and written material prepared as part of this
Advisory Service will be confidential and remain the
property of the institution. The institution will have sole
discretion to publish or disseminate these reports.

IAU has extensive experience in research on internationalization trends and in policy and advocacy about the
principles of internationalization of Higher Education. The expertise and international experience held by IAU staff
in this area is considerable, though the most important IAU asset is its vast global network of experts which it maintains
through links and collaborative relationships with institutions and associations from around the world.
This international roster of experts will be called upon in the constitution of all Expert Panels that will work with IAU
in each project within this Advisory Service.

ISAS Fee
The ISAS service is available to all IAU Members and non Member Higher Education Institutions on a fee basis. The
fees are set annually and are non-inclusive of international travel for site visit by Expert Panel. They are established in
accordance with the categories used for IAU membership fees, applying lower fees for institutions in low income
countries than for those in high income countries. To learn about the fees, please contact IAU

How to Apply for the IAU Advisory Service?

Requests for information and to apply to this IAU
Advisory Service can be sent to the association
throughout the year; they will be considered at all
times. Interested institutions are invited to write to
Mr. Ross Hudson, IAU Programme Officer at
r.hudson@iau-aiu.net. Discussions about scope,
timelines and other modalities will determine the next
steps.

Follow up: A follow-up monitoring visit or further feed

back sessions with the institution could also be envisaged
by the Panel or by IAU, should the institution wish.
IAU Secretariat - UNESCO House 1, rue Miollis, F-75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Telephone : +33 (0)1 45 68 48 00 Fax : +33 (0) 1 47 34 76 05 iau@iau-aiu.net - www.iau-aiu.net

INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES
ADVISORY SERVICE
Does your institution have an internationalization strategy?
Is the strategy providing a useful roadmap for your institutions
internationalization efforts?
Are you achieving your internationalization goals?
Does your institution have the necessary support of internal and
external stakeholders to advance internationalization?
Can your internationalization policy be better integrated within
the overall strategic plan of your institution?

The International Association of Universities is launching the new

Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS) to work with
institutional leaders and teams to answer these questions and position
their institution to enhance their internationalization strategy and initiatives.

INTRODUCTION

WHO CAN USE THE IAU INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES ADVISORY SERVICE ?

IAU APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

Higher Education Institutions around the world are

finding that internationalization can no longer be a
sideline in the overall strategic planning process or
policy development. It is central to the definition of a
high quality institution and an important consideration
for IAU Members. Through its new Internationalization
Strategies Advisory Service, the International Association of Universities (IAU) can provide expert advice,
up-to-date information and recommend approaches
based on best practice around the world.
IAU has become renowned for its longstanding history
of promoting, studying and documenting trends in
internationalization of higher education and for sharing
this knowledge globally. As IAU Members seek to
increase the level of preparedness of their students for
a more globalized world, to offer new mobility opportunities for faculty and staff, to review their curriculum
for improved internationalization at home, to
strengthen their strategic research alliances or to
develop marketing approaches to attract more
exchange or fee paying international students, they
have asked IAU for assistance so that they can benefit
from the best thinking and practice from institutions
around the world.
To respond to this need, IAU is launching a new Advisory
Service (ISAS) for institutional internationalization
planning and development.

ISAS, is designed to be useful to any Higher Education Institution committed to internationalization, large or small,
in any part of the world, interested in developing, assessing, or improving its internationalization policy and plan.
The overall goal is to help the institution reach its objectives. The IAU alone will not develop a participating
institutions internationalization strategy. However, the ISAS brings external expertise to bear on the internal
reflection and strategy development of the institution.

The Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service functions as a partnership between the participating institution
and the IAU. To gain the greatest and most sustainable benefit from the Service, the participating institution must
commit time and attention to the exercise. The preparatory activities undertaken by the institutional team and
their engagement are critical to the outcome of the overall project. This investment will be matched by IAU and
the international team of experts assembled specifically to offer each institution a range of supports tailored to their
interests and needs.

Membership in IAU is not a requirement to use this Advisory Service, though priority and discounted fees will
be offered to IAU Members. With this service IAU targets institution-level policy and strategy development,
though requests at the faculty or school level will also be considered.
Working with the IAU Advisory Service can help institutions to:
WHY CALL ON IAU ?
As an association with global reach, IAU brings together
many different perspectives and experiences in internationalization. This topic has been a major focus for more
than a decade, enabling IAU to engage in sustained
efforts to conduct research and gather examples of
good practice. . The IAU Policy Statements (1998, 2006),
Global Surveys (2003, 2005 and 2009) and international
conferences have served to enhance knowledge and
understanding of the internationalization process and
to provide insights into why institutions pursue it, the
potential benefits and risks it may bring. Additionally,
as an association of very diverse higher education
institutions, IAU understands that each institution
brings a different history, culture, and goals to this work
and that internationalization needs to be embedded in
institutional planning and quality assurance processes.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Develop a new internationalization strategy or review and refine an existing one;

Enhance the visibility of institutional goals and commitment to internationalization;
Align internationalization with the wider institutional strategic planning process;
Create institution-wide synergy and coherence among disparate education and research
internationalization strategies;
Assess the strengths and weakness of the existing strategies, organizational approaches,
programs and activities used to reach internationalization objectives;
Mobilize a more coherent institutional approach to developing internationalization activities;
Demonstrate the overall importance assigned to internationalization by the institution.

.
.

The IAU approach is advisory rather than evaluative; it is interactive rather than prescriptive.
Internationalization is a highly contextualized process determined by many factors including the local, national
or regional realities, institutional goals, capacities, resources, size and disciplinary focus. For this reason, the IAU
tailors its approach to each institutions needs. Specific institutional objectives will serve to establish the parameters
for the review and shape the response of the IAU Advisory Service. The IAU will put in place a tailored service which
will normally include:

Setting the Terms of Reference:

Discussion of institutional goals for engagement
with the Advisory Service with IAU staff.

Institutional Self Study:

Sound information is critical to the overall process.
The institution will be, at the outset, invited to
appoint a broad-based team that will develop an
in-depth and comprehensive baseline document
reporting on the policies, strategies, administrative
structures, processes and activities that are in place
to promote internationalization. The report will serve
as the informational infrastructure for the analysis
of the current state of internationalization.
Selection of the IAU Expert Panel:
The Advisory Service is coordinated by IAU but
undertaken with a panel of three or more internationally recognized experts in internationalization.
Experts will be proposed to the participating institution and the final selection will be made jointly by
IAU and the participating institution. At least one
Panel member will have sound expertise of the
national or similar higher education systems as that
of the participating institution.

.
.

IAU Expertise
Expert Panel Institutional Site Visit:
Site visits and face-to-face meetings with as many
of the institutional actors as possible are a necessary
ingredient to probe beyond the written policies and
strategies. The site visit will provide the Expert Panel
with insights on the institutional ethos and culture,
and the implementation of internationalization policies
and programs.
Institutional site visits of 3 or 4 working days
durations can include a series of interviews,
workshops or private meetings with key staff
members and students or any other approach
suitable and feasible to the participating institution
and the Expert Panel.
Panel Report:
Based on the information provided in the self-study, the
analysis of available documentation on the institutional
and/or national policy context, and learning from the site
visit, the Panel will prepare a report analyzing the internationalization policy and process, including the decisionmaking structures and activities at the institution. It will
highlight the accomplishments and strengths, while also
noting areas for improvement. This Panel Report will
include recommendations for future action.
All reports and written material prepared as part of this
Advisory Service will be confidential and remain the
property of the institution. The institution will have sole
discretion to publish or disseminate these reports.

IAU has extensive experience in research on internationalization trends and in policy and advocacy about the
principles of internationalization of Higher Education. The expertise and international experience held by IAU staff
in this area is considerable, though the most important IAU asset is its vast global network of experts which it maintains
through links and collaborative relationships with institutions and associations from around the world.
This international roster of experts will be called upon in the constitution of all Expert Panels that will work with IAU
in each project within this Advisory Service.

ISAS Fee
The ISAS service is available to all IAU Members and non Member Higher Education Institutions on a fee basis. The
fees are set annually and are non-inclusive of international travel for site visit by Expert Panel. They are established in
accordance with the categories used for IAU membership fees, applying lower fees for institutions in low income
countries than for those in high income countries. To learn about the fees, please contact IAU

How to Apply for the IAU Advisory Service?

Requests for information and to apply to this IAU
Advisory Service can be sent to the association
throughout the year; they will be considered at all
times. Interested institutions are invited to write to
Mr. Ross Hudson, IAU Programme Officer at
r.hudson@iau-aiu.net. Discussions about scope,
timelines and other modalities will determine the next
steps.

Follow up: A follow-up monitoring visit or further feed

back sessions with the institution could also be envisaged
by the Panel or by IAU, should the institution wish.
IAU Secretariat - UNESCO House 1, rue Miollis, F-75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Telephone : +33 (0)1 45 68 48 00 Fax : +33 (0) 1 47 34 76 05 iau@iau-aiu.net - www.iau-aiu.net

INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES
ADVISORY SERVICE
Does your institution have an internationalization strategy?
Is the strategy providing a useful roadmap for your institutions
internationalization efforts?
Are you achieving your internationalization goals?
Does your institution have the necessary support of internal and
external stakeholders to advance internationalization?
Can your internationalization policy be better integrated within
the overall strategic plan of your institution?

The International Association of Universities is launching the new

Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS) to work with
institutional leaders and teams to answer these questions and position
their institution to enhance their internationalization strategy and initiatives.

INTRODUCTION

WHO CAN USE THE IAU INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES ADVISORY SERVICE ?

IAU APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

Higher Education Institutions around the world are

finding that internationalization can no longer be a
sideline in the overall strategic planning process or
policy development. It is central to the definition of a
high quality institution and an important consideration
for IAU Members. Through its new Internationalization
Strategies Advisory Service, the International Association of Universities (IAU) can provide expert advice,
up-to-date information and recommend approaches
based on best practice around the world.
IAU has become renowned for its longstanding history
of promoting, studying and documenting trends in
internationalization of higher education and for sharing
this knowledge globally. As IAU Members seek to
increase the level of preparedness of their students for
a more globalized world, to offer new mobility opportunities for faculty and staff, to review their curriculum
for improved internationalization at home, to
strengthen their strategic research alliances or to
develop marketing approaches to attract more
exchange or fee paying international students, they
have asked IAU for assistance so that they can benefit
from the best thinking and practice from institutions
around the world.
To respond to this need, IAU is launching a new Advisory
Service (ISAS) for institutional internationalization
planning and development.

ISAS, is designed to be useful to any Higher Education Institution committed to internationalization, large or small,
in any part of the world, interested in developing, assessing, or improving its internationalization policy and plan.
The overall goal is to help the institution reach its objectives. The IAU alone will not develop a participating
institutions internationalization strategy. However, the ISAS brings external expertise to bear on the internal
reflection and strategy development of the institution.

The Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service functions as a partnership between the participating institution
and the IAU. To gain the greatest and most sustainable benefit from the Service, the participating institution must
commit time and attention to the exercise. The preparatory activities undertaken by the institutional team and
their engagement are critical to the outcome of the overall project. This investment will be matched by IAU and
the international team of experts assembled specifically to offer each institution a range of supports tailored to their
interests and needs.

Membership in IAU is not a requirement to use this Advisory Service, though priority and discounted fees will
be offered to IAU Members. With this service IAU targets institution-level policy and strategy development,
though requests at the faculty or school level will also be considered.
Working with the IAU Advisory Service can help institutions to:
WHY CALL ON IAU ?
As an association with global reach, IAU brings together
many different perspectives and experiences in internationalization. This topic has been a major focus for more
than a decade, enabling IAU to engage in sustained
efforts to conduct research and gather examples of
good practice. . The IAU Policy Statements (1998, 2006),
Global Surveys (2003, 2005 and 2009) and international
conferences have served to enhance knowledge and
understanding of the internationalization process and
to provide insights into why institutions pursue it, the
potential benefits and risks it may bring. Additionally,
as an association of very diverse higher education
institutions, IAU understands that each institution
brings a different history, culture, and goals to this work
and that internationalization needs to be embedded in
institutional planning and quality assurance processes.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Develop a new internationalization strategy or review and refine an existing one;

Enhance the visibility of institutional goals and commitment to internationalization;
Align internationalization with the wider institutional strategic planning process;
Create institution-wide synergy and coherence among disparate education and research
internationalization strategies;
Assess the strengths and weakness of the existing strategies, organizational approaches,
programs and activities used to reach internationalization objectives;
Mobilize a more coherent institutional approach to developing internationalization activities;
Demonstrate the overall importance assigned to internationalization by the institution.

.
.

The IAU approach is advisory rather than evaluative; it is interactive rather than prescriptive.
Internationalization is a highly contextualized process determined by many factors including the local, national
or regional realities, institutional goals, capacities, resources, size and disciplinary focus. For this reason, the IAU
tailors its approach to each institutions needs. Specific institutional objectives will serve to establish the parameters
for the review and shape the response of the IAU Advisory Service. The IAU will put in place a tailored service which
will normally include:

Setting the Terms of Reference:

Discussion of institutional goals for engagement
with the Advisory Service with IAU staff.

Institutional Self Study:

Sound information is critical to the overall process.
The institution will be, at the outset, invited to
appoint a broad-based team that will develop an
in-depth and comprehensive baseline document
reporting on the policies, strategies, administrative
structures, processes and activities that are in place
to promote internationalization. The report will serve
as the informational infrastructure for the analysis
of the current state of internationalization.
Selection of the IAU Expert Panel:
The Advisory Service is coordinated by IAU but
undertaken with a panel of three or more internationally recognized experts in internationalization.
Experts will be proposed to the participating institution and the final selection will be made jointly by
IAU and the participating institution. At least one
Panel member will have sound expertise of the
national or similar higher education systems as that
of the participating institution.

.
.

IAU Expertise
Expert Panel Institutional Site Visit:
Site visits and face-to-face meetings with as many
of the institutional actors as possible are a necessary
ingredient to probe beyond the written policies and
strategies. The site visit will provide the Expert Panel
with insights on the institutional ethos and culture,
and the implementation of internationalization policies
and programs.
Institutional site visits of 3 or 4 working days
durations can include a series of interviews,
workshops or private meetings with key staff
members and students or any other approach
suitable and feasible to the participating institution
and the Expert Panel.
Panel Report:
Based on the information provided in the self-study, the
analysis of available documentation on the institutional
and/or national policy context, and learning from the site
visit, the Panel will prepare a report analyzing the internationalization policy and process, including the decisionmaking structures and activities at the institution. It will
highlight the accomplishments and strengths, while also
noting areas for improvement. This Panel Report will
include recommendations for future action.
All reports and written material prepared as part of this
Advisory Service will be confidential and remain the
property of the institution. The institution will have sole
discretion to publish or disseminate these reports.

IAU has extensive experience in research on internationalization trends and in policy and advocacy about the
principles of internationalization of Higher Education. The expertise and international experience held by IAU staff
in this area is considerable, though the most important IAU asset is its vast global network of experts which it maintains
through links and collaborative relationships with institutions and associations from around the world.
This international roster of experts will be called upon in the constitution of all Expert Panels that will work with IAU
in each project within this Advisory Service.

ISAS Fee
The ISAS service is available to all IAU Members and non Member Higher Education Institutions on a fee basis. The
fees are set annually and are non-inclusive of international travel for site visit by Expert Panel. They are established in
accordance with the categories used for IAU membership fees, applying lower fees for institutions in low income
countries than for those in high income countries. To learn about the fees, please contact IAU

How to Apply for the IAU Advisory Service?

Requests for information and to apply to this IAU
Advisory Service can be sent to the association
throughout the year; they will be considered at all
times. Interested institutions are invited to write to
Mr. Ross Hudson, IAU Programme Officer at
r.hudson@iau-aiu.net. Discussions about scope,
timelines and other modalities will determine the next
steps.

Follow up: A follow-up monitoring visit or further feed

back sessions with the institution could also be envisaged
by the Panel or by IAU, should the institution wish.
IAU Secretariat - UNESCO House 1, rue Miollis, F-75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Telephone : +33 (0)1 45 68 48 00 Fax : +33 (0) 1 47 34 76 05 iau@iau-aiu.net - www.iau-aiu.net

INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES
ADVISORY SERVICE
Does your institution have an internationalization strategy?
Is the strategy providing a useful roadmap for your institutions
internationalization efforts?
Are you achieving your internationalization goals?
Does your institution have the necessary support of internal and
external stakeholders to advance internationalization?
Can your internationalization policy be better integrated within
the overall strategic plan of your institution?

The International Association of Universities is launching the new

Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS) to work with
institutional leaders and teams to answer these questions and position
their institution to enhance their internationalization strategy and initiatives.

INTRODUCTION

WHO CAN USE THE IAU INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES ADVISORY SERVICE ?

IAU APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

Higher Education Institutions around the world are

finding that internationalization can no longer be a
sideline in the overall strategic planning process or
policy development. It is central to the definition of a
high quality institution and an important consideration
for IAU Members. Through its new Internationalization
Strategies Advisory Service, the International Association of Universities (IAU) can provide expert advice,
up-to-date information and recommend approaches
based on best practice around the world.
IAU has become renowned for its longstanding history
of promoting, studying and documenting trends in
internationalization of higher education and for sharing
this knowledge globally. As IAU Members seek to
increase the level of preparedness of their students for
a more globalized world, to offer new mobility opportunities for faculty and staff, to review their curriculum
for improved internationalization at home, to
strengthen their strategic research alliances or to
develop marketing approaches to attract more
exchange or fee paying international students, they
have asked IAU for assistance so that they can benefit
from the best thinking and practice from institutions
around the world.
To respond to this need, IAU is launching a new Advisory
Service (ISAS) for institutional internationalization
planning and development.

ISAS, is designed to be useful to any Higher Education Institution committed to internationalization, large or small,
in any part of the world, interested in developing, assessing, or improving its internationalization policy and plan.
The overall goal is to help the institution reach its objectives. The IAU alone will not develop a participating
institutions internationalization strategy. However, the ISAS brings external expertise to bear on the internal
reflection and strategy development of the institution.

The Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service functions as a partnership between the participating institution
and the IAU. To gain the greatest and most sustainable benefit from the Service, the participating institution must
commit time and attention to the exercise. The preparatory activities undertaken by the institutional team and
their engagement are critical to the outcome of the overall project. This investment will be matched by IAU and
the international team of experts assembled specifically to offer each institution a range of supports tailored to their
interests and needs.

Membership in IAU is not a requirement to use this Advisory Service, though priority and discounted fees will
be offered to IAU Members. With this service IAU targets institution-level policy and strategy development,
though requests at the faculty or school level will also be considered.
Working with the IAU Advisory Service can help institutions to:
WHY CALL ON IAU ?
As an association with global reach, IAU brings together
many different perspectives and experiences in internationalization. This topic has been a major focus for more
than a decade, enabling IAU to engage in sustained
efforts to conduct research and gather examples of
good practice. . The IAU Policy Statements (1998, 2006),
Global Surveys (2003, 2005 and 2009) and international
conferences have served to enhance knowledge and
understanding of the internationalization process and
to provide insights into why institutions pursue it, the
potential benefits and risks it may bring. Additionally,
as an association of very diverse higher education
institutions, IAU understands that each institution
brings a different history, culture, and goals to this work
and that internationalization needs to be embedded in
institutional planning and quality assurance processes.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Develop a new internationalization strategy or review and refine an existing one;

Enhance the visibility of institutional goals and commitment to internationalization;
Align internationalization with the wider institutional strategic planning process;
Create institution-wide synergy and coherence among disparate education and research
internationalization strategies;
Assess the strengths and weakness of the existing strategies, organizational approaches,
programs and activities used to reach internationalization objectives;
Mobilize a more coherent institutional approach to developing internationalization activities;
Demonstrate the overall importance assigned to internationalization by the institution.

.
.

The IAU approach is advisory rather than evaluative; it is interactive rather than prescriptive.
Internationalization is a highly contextualized process determined by many factors including the local, national
or regional realities, institutional goals, capacities, resources, size and disciplinary focus. For this reason, the IAU
tailors its approach to each institutions needs. Specific institutional objectives will serve to establish the parameters
for the review and shape the response of the IAU Advisory Service. The IAU will put in place a tailored service which
will normally include:

Setting the Terms of Reference:

Discussion of institutional goals for engagement
with the Advisory Service with IAU staff.

Institutional Self Study:

Sound information is critical to the overall process.
The institution will be, at the outset, invited to
appoint a broad-based team that will develop an
in-depth and comprehensive baseline document
reporting on the policies, strategies, administrative
structures, processes and activities that are in place
to promote internationalization. The report will serve
as the informational infrastructure for the analysis
of the current state of internationalization.
Selection of the IAU Expert Panel:
The Advisory Service is coordinated by IAU but
undertaken with a panel of three or more internationally recognized experts in internationalization.
Experts will be proposed to the participating institution and the final selection will be made jointly by
IAU and the participating institution. At least one
Panel member will have sound expertise of the
national or similar higher education systems as that
of the participating institution.

.
.

IAU Expertise
Expert Panel Institutional Site Visit:
Site visits and face-to-face meetings with as many
of the institutional actors as possible are a necessary
ingredient to probe beyond the written policies and
strategies. The site visit will provide the Expert Panel
with insights on the institutional ethos and culture,
and the implementation of internationalization policies
and programs.
Institutional site visits of 3 or 4 working days
durations can include a series of interviews,
workshops or private meetings with key staff
members and students or any other approach
suitable and feasible to the participating institution
and the Expert Panel.
Panel Report:
Based on the information provided in the self-study, the
analysis of available documentation on the institutional
and/or national policy context, and learning from the site
visit, the Panel will prepare a report analyzing the internationalization policy and process, including the decisionmaking structures and activities at the institution. It will
highlight the accomplishments and strengths, while also
noting areas for improvement. This Panel Report will
include recommendations for future action.
All reports and written material prepared as part of this
Advisory Service will be confidential and remain the
property of the institution. The institution will have sole
discretion to publish or disseminate these reports.

IAU has extensive experience in research on internationalization trends and in policy and advocacy about the
principles of internationalization of Higher Education. The expertise and international experience held by IAU staff
in this area is considerable, though the most important IAU asset is its vast global network of experts which it maintains
through links and collaborative relationships with institutions and associations from around the world.
This international roster of experts will be called upon in the constitution of all Expert Panels that will work with IAU
in each project within this Advisory Service.

ISAS Fee
The ISAS service is available to all IAU Members and non Member Higher Education Institutions on a fee basis. The
fees are set annually and are non-inclusive of international travel for site visit by Expert Panel. They are established in
accordance with the categories used for IAU membership fees, applying lower fees for institutions in low income
countries than for those in high income countries. To learn about the fees, please contact IAU

How to Apply for the IAU Advisory Service?

Requests for information and to apply to this IAU
Advisory Service can be sent to the association
throughout the year; they will be considered at all
times. Interested institutions are invited to write to
Mr. Ross Hudson, IAU Programme Officer at
r.hudson@iau-aiu.net. Discussions about scope,
timelines and other modalities will determine the next
steps.

Follow up: A follow-up monitoring visit or further feed

back sessions with the institution could also be envisaged
by the Panel or by IAU, should the institution wish.
IAU Secretariat - UNESCO House 1, rue Miollis, F-75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Telephone : +33 (0)1 45 68 48 00 Fax : +33 (0) 1 47 34 76 05 iau@iau-aiu.net - www.iau-aiu.net

INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES
ADVISORY SERVICE
Does your institution have an internationalization strategy?
Is the strategy providing a useful roadmap for your institutions
internationalization efforts?
Are you achieving your internationalization goals?
Does your institution have the necessary support of internal and
external stakeholders to advance internationalization?
Can your internationalization policy be better integrated within
the overall strategic plan of your institution?

The International Association of Universities is launching the new

Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS) to work with
institutional leaders and teams to answer these questions and position
their institution to enhance their internationalization strategy and initiatives.

INTRODUCTION

WHO CAN USE THE IAU INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES ADVISORY SERVICE ?

IAU APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

Higher Education Institutions around the world are

finding that internationalization can no longer be a
sideline in the overall strategic planning process or
policy development. It is central to the definition of a
high quality institution and an important consideration
for IAU Members. Through its new Internationalization
Strategies Advisory Service, the International Association of Universities (IAU) can provide expert advice,
up-to-date information and recommend approaches
based on best practice around the world.
IAU has become renowned for its longstanding history
of promoting, studying and documenting trends in
internationalization of higher education and for sharing
this knowledge globally. As IAU Members seek to
increase the level of preparedness of their students for
a more globalized world, to offer new mobility opportunities for faculty and staff, to review their curriculum
for improved internationalization at home, to
strengthen their strategic research alliances or to
develop marketing approaches to attract more
exchange or fee paying international students, they
have asked IAU for assistance so that they can benefit
from the best thinking and practice from institutions
around the world.
To respond to this need, IAU is launching a new Advisory
Service (ISAS) for institutional internationalization
planning and development.

ISAS, is designed to be useful to any Higher Education Institution committed to internationalization, large or small,
in any part of the world, interested in developing, assessing, or improving its internationalization policy and plan.
The overall goal is to help the institution reach its objectives. The IAU alone will not develop a participating
institutions internationalization strategy. However, the ISAS brings external expertise to bear on the internal
reflection and strategy development of the institution.

The Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service functions as a partnership between the participating institution
and the IAU. To gain the greatest and most sustainable benefit from the Service, the participating institution must
commit time and attention to the exercise. The preparatory activities undertaken by the institutional team and
their engagement are critical to the outcome of the overall project. This investment will be matched by IAU and
the international team of experts assembled specifically to offer each institution a range of supports tailored to their
interests and needs.

Membership in IAU is not a requirement to use this Advisory Service, though priority and discounted fees will
be offered to IAU Members. With this service IAU targets institution-level policy and strategy development,
though requests at the faculty or school level will also be considered.
Working with the IAU Advisory Service can help institutions to:
WHY CALL ON IAU ?
As an association with global reach, IAU brings together
many different perspectives and experiences in internationalization. This topic has been a major focus for more
than a decade, enabling IAU to engage in sustained
efforts to conduct research and gather examples of
good practice. . The IAU Policy Statements (1998, 2006),
Global Surveys (2003, 2005 and 2009) and international
conferences have served to enhance knowledge and
understanding of the internationalization process and
to provide insights into why institutions pursue it, the
potential benefits and risks it may bring. Additionally,
as an association of very diverse higher education
institutions, IAU understands that each institution
brings a different history, culture, and goals to this work
and that internationalization needs to be embedded in
institutional planning and quality assurance processes.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Develop a new internationalization strategy or review and refine an existing one;

Enhance the visibility of institutional goals and commitment to internationalization;
Align internationalization with the wider institutional strategic planning process;
Create institution-wide synergy and coherence among disparate education and research
internationalization strategies;
Assess the strengths and weakness of the existing strategies, organizational approaches,
programs and activities used to reach internationalization objectives;
Mobilize a more coherent institutional approach to developing internationalization activities;
Demonstrate the overall importance assigned to internationalization by the institution.

.
.

The IAU approach is advisory rather than evaluative; it is interactive rather than prescriptive.
Internationalization is a highly contextualized process determined by many factors including the local, national
or regional realities, institutional goals, capacities, resources, size and disciplinary focus. For this reason, the IAU
tailors its approach to each institutions needs. Specific institutional objectives will serve to establish the parameters
for the review and shape the response of the IAU Advisory Service. The IAU will put in place a tailored service which
will normally include:

Setting the Terms of Reference:

Discussion of institutional goals for engagement
with the Advisory Service with IAU staff.

Institutional Self Study:

Sound information is critical to the overall process.
The institution will be, at the outset, invited to
appoint a broad-based team that will develop an
in-depth and comprehensive baseline document
reporting on the policies, strategies, administrative
structures, processes and activities that are in place
to promote internationalization. The report will serve
as the informational infrastructure for the analysis
of the current state of internationalization.
Selection of the IAU Expert Panel:
The Advisory Service is coordinated by IAU but
undertaken with a panel of three or more internationally recognized experts in internationalization.
Experts will be proposed to the participating institution and the final selection will be made jointly by
IAU and the participating institution. At least one
Panel member will have sound expertise of the
national or similar higher education systems as that
of the participating institution.

.
.

IAU Expertise
Expert Panel Institutional Site Visit:
Site visits and face-to-face meetings with as many
of the institutional actors as possible are a necessary
ingredient to probe beyond the written policies and
strategies. The site visit will provide the Expert Panel
with insights on the institutional ethos and culture,
and the implementation of internationalization policies
and programs.
Institutional site visits of 3 or 4 working days
durations can include a series of interviews,
workshops or private meetings with key staff
members and students or any other approach
suitable and feasible to the participating institution
and the Expert Panel.
Panel Report:
Based on the information provided in the self-study, the
analysis of available documentation on the institutional
and/or national policy context, and learning from the site
visit, the Panel will prepare a report analyzing the internationalization policy and process, including the decisionmaking structures and activities at the institution. It will
highlight the accomplishments and strengths, while also
noting areas for improvement. This Panel Report will
include recommendations for future action.
All reports and written material prepared as part of this
Advisory Service will be confidential and remain the
property of the institution. The institution will have sole
discretion to publish or disseminate these reports.

IAU has extensive experience in research on internationalization trends and in policy and advocacy about the
principles of internationalization of Higher Education. The expertise and international experience held by IAU staff
in this area is considerable, though the most important IAU asset is its vast global network of experts which it maintains
through links and collaborative relationships with institutions and associations from around the world.
This international roster of experts will be called upon in the constitution of all Expert Panels that will work with IAU
in each project within this Advisory Service.

ISAS Fee
The ISAS service is available to all IAU Members and non Member Higher Education Institutions on a fee basis. The
fees are set annually and are non-inclusive of international travel for site visit by Expert Panel. They are established in
accordance with the categories used for IAU membership fees, applying lower fees for institutions in low income
countries than for those in high income countries. To learn about the fees, please contact IAU

How to Apply for the IAU Advisory Service?

Requests for information and to apply to this IAU
Advisory Service can be sent to the association
throughout the year; they will be considered at all
times. Interested institutions are invited to write to
Mr. Ross Hudson, IAU Programme Officer at
r.hudson@iau-aiu.net. Discussions about scope,
timelines and other modalities will determine the next
steps.

Follow up: A follow-up monitoring visit or further feed

back sessions with the institution could also be envisaged
by the Panel or by IAU, should the institution wish.
IAU Secretariat - UNESCO House 1, rue Miollis, F-75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Telephone : +33 (0)1 45 68 48 00 Fax : +33 (0) 1 47 34 76 05 iau@iau-aiu.net - www.iau-aiu.net

INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES
ADVISORY SERVICE
Does your institution have an internationalization strategy?
Is the strategy providing a useful roadmap for your institutions
internationalization efforts?
Are you achieving your internationalization goals?
Does your institution have the necessary support of internal and
external stakeholders to advance internationalization?
Can your internationalization policy be better integrated within
the overall strategic plan of your institution?

The International Association of Universities is launching the new

Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service (ISAS) to work with
institutional leaders and teams to answer these questions and position
their institution to enhance their internationalization strategy and initiatives.

INTRODUCTION

WHO CAN USE THE IAU INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES ADVISORY SERVICE ?

IAU APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY

Higher Education Institutions around the world are

finding that internationalization can no longer be a
sideline in the overall strategic planning process or
policy development. It is central to the definition of a
high quality institution and an important consideration
for IAU Members. Through its new Internationalization
Strategies Advisory Service, the International Association of Universities (IAU) can provide expert advice,
up-to-date information and recommend approaches
based on best practice around the world.
IAU has become renowned for its longstanding history
of promoting, studying and documenting trends in
internationalization of higher education and for sharing
this knowledge globally. As IAU Members seek to
increase the level of preparedness of their students for
a more globalized world, to offer new mobility opportunities for faculty and staff, to review their curriculum
for improved internationalization at home, to
strengthen their strategic research alliances or to
develop marketing approaches to attract more
exchange or fee paying international students, they
have asked IAU for assistance so that they can benefit
from the best thinking and practice from institutions
around the world.
To respond to this need, IAU is launching a new Advisory
Service (ISAS) for institutional internationalization
planning and development.

ISAS, is designed to be useful to any Higher Education Institution committed to internationalization, large or small,
in any part of the world, interested in developing, assessing, or improving its internationalization policy and plan.
The overall goal is to help the institution reach its objectives. The IAU alone will not develop a participating
institutions internationalization strategy. However, the ISAS brings external expertise to bear on the internal
reflection and strategy development of the institution.

The Internationalization Strategies Advisory Service functions as a partnership between the participating institution
and the IAU. To gain the greatest and most sustainable benefit from the Service, the participating institution must
commit time and attention to the exercise. The preparatory activities undertaken by the institutional team and
their engagement are critical to the outcome of the overall project. This investment will be matched by IAU and
the international team of experts assembled specifically to offer each institution a range of supports tailored to their
interests and needs.

Membership in IAU is not a requirement to use this Advisory Service, though priority and discounted fees will
be offered to IAU Members. With this service IAU targets institution-level policy and strategy development,
though requests at the faculty or school level will also be considered.
Working with the IAU Advisory Service can help institutions to:
WHY CALL ON IAU ?
As an association with global reach, IAU brings together
many different perspectives and experiences in internationalization. This topic has been a major focus for more
than a decade, enabling IAU to engage in sustained
efforts to conduct research and gather examples of
good practice. . The IAU Policy Statements (1998, 2006),
Global Surveys (2003, 2005 and 2009) and international
conferences have served to enhance knowledge and
understanding of the internationalization process and
to provide insights into why institutions pursue it, the
potential benefits and risks it may bring. Additionally,
as an association of very diverse higher education
institutions, IAU understands that each institution
brings a different history, culture, and goals to this work
and that internationalization needs to be embedded in
institutional planning and quality assurance processes.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.

Develop a new internationalization strategy or review and refine an existing one;

Enhance the visibility of institutional goals and commitment to internationalization;
Align internationalization with the wider institutional strategic planning process;
Create institution-wide synergy and coherence among disparate education and research
internationalization strategies;
Assess the strengths and weakness of the existing strategies, organizational approaches,
programs and activities used to reach internationalization objectives;
Mobilize a more coherent institutional approach to developing internationalization activities;
Demonstrate the overall importance assigned to internationalization by the institution.

.
.

The IAU approach is advisory rather than evaluative; it is interactive rather than prescriptive.
Internationalization is a highly contextualized process determined by many factors including the local, national
or regional realities, institutional goals, capacities, resources, size and disciplinary focus. For this reason, the IAU
tailors its approach to each institutions needs. Specific institutional objectives will serve to establish the parameters
for the review and shape the response of the IAU Advisory Service. The IAU will put in place a tailored service which
will normally include:

Setting the Terms of Reference:

Discussion of institutional goals for engagement
with the Advisory Service with IAU staff.

Institutional Self Study:

Sound information is critical to the overall process.
The institution will be, at the outset, invited to
appoint a broad-based team that will develop an
in-depth and comprehensive baseline document
reporting on the policies, strategies, administrative
structures, processes and activities that are in place
to promote internationalization. The report will serve
as the informational infrastructure for the analysis
of the current state of internationalization.
Selection of the IAU Expert Panel:
The Advisory Service is coordinated by IAU but
undertaken with a panel of three or more internationally recognized experts in internationalization.
Experts will be proposed to the participating institution and the final selection will be made jointly by
IAU and the participating institution. At least one
Panel member will have sound expertise of the
national or similar higher education systems as that
of the participating institution.

.
.

IAU Expertise
Expert Panel Institutional Site Visit:
Site visits and face-to-face meetings with as many
of the institutional actors as possible are a necessary
ingredient to probe beyond the written policies and
strategies. The site visit will provide the Expert Panel
with insights on the institutional ethos and culture,
and the implementation of internationalization policies
and programs.
Institutional site visits of 3 or 4 working days
durations can include a series of interviews,
workshops or private meetings with key staff
members and students or any other approach
suitable and feasible to the participating institution
and the Expert Panel.
Panel Report:
Based on the information provided in the self-study, the
analysis of available documentation on the institutional
and/or national policy context, and learning from the site
visit, the Panel will prepare a report analyzing the internationalization policy and process, including the decisionmaking structures and activities at the institution. It will
highlight the accomplishments and strengths, while also
noting areas for improvement. This Panel Report will
include recommendations for future action.
All reports and written material prepared as part of this
Advisory Service will be confidential and remain the
property of the institution. The institution will have sole
discretion to publish or disseminate these reports.

IAU has extensive experience in research on internationalization trends and in policy and advocacy about the
principles of internationalization of Higher Education. The expertise and international experience held by IAU staff
in this area is considerable, though the most important IAU asset is its vast global network of experts which it maintains
through links and collaborative relationships with institutions and associations from around the world.
This international roster of experts will be called upon in the constitution of all Expert Panels that will work with IAU
in each project within this Advisory Service.

ISAS Fee
The ISAS service is available to all IAU Members and non Member Higher Education Institutions on a fee basis. The
fees are set annually and are non-inclusive of international travel for site visit by Expert Panel. They are established in
accordance with the categories used for IAU membership fees, applying lower fees for institutions in low income
countries than for those in high income countries. To learn about the fees, please contact IAU

How to Apply for the IAU Advisory Service?

Requests for information and to apply to this IAU
Advisory Service can be sent to the association
throughout the year; they will be considered at all
times. Interested institutions are invited to write to
Mr. Ross Hudson, IAU Programme Officer at
r.hudson@iau-aiu.net. Discussions about scope,
timelines and other modalities will determine the next
steps.

Follow up: A follow-up monitoring visit or further feed

back sessions with the institution could also be envisaged
by the Panel or by IAU, should the institution wish.
IAU Secretariat - UNESCO House 1, rue Miollis, F-75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Telephone : +33 (0)1 45 68 48 00 Fax : +33 (0) 1 47 34 76 05 iau@iau-aiu.net - www.iau-aiu.net