Queen Mary, University of London
International Strategy www.qmul.ac.uk
2010 - 2015
QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY
Queen Mary, University of London is based in one of the world’s most international cities. We have students and staff from over 150 countries and international exchange and partnership activities on every continent. These international interactions benefit all our students and staff, wherever they are based, and are particularly important for our graduates, who increasingly need an understanding of global problems and solutions. Each aspect of Queen Mary’s strategic plan has an international dimension and this document articulates our ambitions for activities that will take place abroad and on our four campuses in London. We will do this through focused engagement with high-quality institutions with whom we want to form long-term stable partnerships, through supporting major research bids for European and other international funding, and by supporting international research collaborations and student and staff recruitment and mobility. We will also ensure that we provide the highest quality educational and working experience for our international staff and students, both in London and abroad, and that we sustain a long-term relationship with our international alumni.
We will provide the highest quality educational and working experience for our international staff and students, both in London and abroad
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KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND DISSEMINATION
1. Knowledge Creation
• Increasing the amount of research consultancy with an international dimension
The Queen Mary research enterprise – knowledge creation – aims for the highest international standards as recognised through widely respected external criteria
1.3 With respect to the development of researchers and research students by:
1.1 We will achieve this aim with respect to research quality by: • Collaborating with international research partners who share our academic quality and vision • Supporting academics to work at major international research facilities • Mapping and capitalising on our existing international research projects • Developing joint research centres in countries that offer clear opportunities for long-term research benefits in relevant subject areas • Expanding, where appropriate, our current teaching partnerships with high-quality international institutions, such as the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), to include research studentships and research collaborations
• Supporting international researchers in making the transition to working at Queen Mary • Increasing the number of international postdoctoral researchers who chose to bring their fellowships to Queen Mary • Developing a targeted international marketing and recruitment strategy to attract international PhD students • Doubling the number of international PhD students at Queen Mary and providing them with effective support to ensure the timely completion of PhDs • Capitalising on national studentship schemes such as the China Scholarship Scheme and other overseas funding bodies to recruit the highest calibre students
1.2 With respect to research funding by: • Building on our research strengths in areas that are recognised by funders as being of global importance • Increasing our capacity to develop and support large international consortia-based research applications for European and other forms of international funding • Taking a focused and targeted approach to such research applications and ensuring that they are financially sustainable
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The Queen Mary research enterprise – knowledge creation – aims for the highest international standards as recognised through widely respected external criteria
Simon Gaskell, Principal, Queen Mary, University of London at the graduation ceremony at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), China
2. Knowledge Dissemination At an international level, knowledge dissemination addresses both the undergraduate and postgraduate taught student experience and the wide range of other ways in which our research reaches a global as well as a national audience by:
• Developing our study abroad opportunities through Erasmus and other exchange programmes • Engaging with the EU Tempus Programme • Building direct relationships with higher education institutions worldwide to attract associate students
• Making available the highest quality undergraduate and postgraduate education to the most talented students, whatever their origins
• Working, where appropriate, with high-quality private providers to attract international students
• Building on our Graduate Attributes project to ensure that our curriculum supports global citizenship
• Providing high-quality language learning to support our international students and those who wish to work and study abroad
• Expanding the numbers of high-quality international undergraduate and postgraduate fee-paying students across all disciplines and from a diversified range of countries by 50 per cent
2.1 We will ensure the rigorous monitoring and assessment of taught programmes with an international dimension by:
• Ensuring high levels of international student satisfaction as measured by the International Student Barometer and other indicators • Reviewing our portfolio of undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes to ensure that they are relevant to the most recent developments in their subject disciplines, are attractive to international as well as Home/EU students and that they support global citizenship • Developing effective distance-learning packages that are attractive to international audiences • Engaging, where appropriate, with the University of London International Academy as part of a strategy to support distance learning • Build on our engagement with the University of London Institute in Paris to develop programmes that are attractive to a European market • Developing internships and other employability schemes that will be attractive to our own students as part of undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes
• Enhancing our processes for monitoring our international partnerships and collaborations at all levels • Developing a framework for collaborative provision for PhD supervision, including collaborations with industry and NGO sectors abroad • Developing a framework for specialist doctorates that are relevant to overseas applicants • Developing a framework for international CPD awards and certificates that applies across the College 2.2 We will disseminate the outcomes of Queen Mary research at an international level by: • Developing our CPD provision with a focus on international opportunities • Developing partnerships with industry, NGOs and cultural organisations abroad as well as in the UK
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ENABLING AIMS
Enabling Aim 1
Enabling Aim 2
We will provide high-quality support and infrastructure for all our international activities by:
• Ensuring that our international operations are sustainable and generate revenue to support College initiatives
• Ensuring that staff who take on international responsibilities are recognised and rewarded for their achievements • Streamlining our processes to ensure that there are few unnecessary barriers to working at an international level • Developing efficient HR processes to support staff immigrating to the UK • Ensuring we have efficient visa support for international students
• Developing costing and business models to support development of international CPD • Using the Olympics to promote Queen Mary to an international audience in 2012 • Developing an international alumni network • Providing high-quality accommodation that is appropriate for international students
• Setting appropriately high standards for entry to our programmes to ensure that we attract appropriately qualified international students who can benefit from our teaching and research • Ensuring that we have an effective, rapid admissions system in place for international students at all levels • Reviewing our International Foundation Programme to ensure that it supports students to continue with further study at Queen Mary • Sustaining and developing appropriate counselling and welfare support for international students
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We will provide high-quality support and infrastructure for all our international activities
For further information on this strategy and Queen Mary’s international activities please contact: International Office Queen Mary, University of London Mile End Road, London E1 4NS Tel +44 20 7882 3066 Fax +44 20 7882 5556
www.qmul.ac.uk/international
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