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Dale LaFleur Director of Institutional Relations Office of Global Initiatives University of Arizona Brian Stiegler Assistant Provost for International Education Salisbury University R

International Joint & Dual Degrees:

Strategies for Success

NAFSA Annual Conference & Expo

Boston, MAMay 27, 2015

Dale LaFleur

Director of Institutional Relations Office of Global Initiatives University of Arizona

Brian Stiegler

Assistant Provost for

International Education

Salisbury University

Robin Matross Helms

Associate Director for Research American Council on Education

American Council on Education (ACE)

• Umbrella organization

• Leadership & advocacy

• National & international mission

ACE Center for Internationalization &

Global Engagement (CIGE)

Global Engagement

Internationalization

of US Institutions

Programs

Research

Topic #1: Joint & Dual Degree Activity

Mapping International Joint &

Dual Degrees:

U.S Program Profiles &

Perspectives

Download from the CIGE website:

www.acenet.edu/CIGE

Study Overview

• Follow-on to Mapping Internationalization on US

Campuses 2012

• Survey sent to US institutions in January 2014

• Qualitative follow-up with “key informants”

• Case examples to complement data

• Institution-level data: 134 institutions

• Program-level data: 89 institutions, 193 programs

• What we used:

– Joint degree program: A degree program that is designed and delivered

by two or more partner institutions in different countries A student receives

a single qualification endorsed by each institution

– Dual degree program: A degree program that is designed and delivered

by two or more partner institutions in different countries A student receives

a qualification from each of the partner institutions Such programs are also

referred to as “double” degrees.

• But it’s complicated…

– Same degree level, or different?

– Same field, or different?

– Various mobility configurations (1+2+1…)

Topic #1: Joint & Dual Degree Activity

Questions:

• Your institution’s programs

• Joint versus dual?

• Land grant, Research I institution in Arizona

• 1 - joint doctoral degree program with a German partner

(German Studies)

• 21 - graduate level dual degree programs with partners in 12

different countries (Law, Pharmacy, MIS, Engineering)

• 4 – individually focused graduate dual degrees with partners in 3 different countries (Engineering, Geography, Sociology)

• 6 - international undergraduate transfer articulation agreements with partners in 2 different countries (Law, Engineering, Public Health)

Salisbury University

• University system of Maryland

• Mid-sized comprehensive public regional

• 3+1 dual degree (incoming non-US students)

• Chinese partner university

• BA English majors in China

• BA Interdisciplinary Studies majors in USA

• 2+1+1 dual degree (outgoing US students)

• French partner university

• Bachelors in International Business (BIB) in France

• BS International Business in USA

Topic #2: Strategic Planning

Nearly half (47%) of institutions mention JDDP’s in strategic planning documents

Topic #2: Strategic Planning

BUT:

• 15% have a specific policy to encourage joint degrees

• 18% have policy to encourage dual degrees

• “Informal understanding” in some cases

Topic #2: Strategic Planning

Questions:

• Role of joint & dual degrees in institutional strategy

– In internationalization strategy in particular?

• Role of institutional leaders

– E.g How to bridge broad support and practical

implementation

Topic #3: Key Issues & Challenges

Administrative

Issues

Academic Issues

.

Topic #3: Key Issues & Challenges

Topic #4: Credit Transfer

“Dual degrees can very easily become mere credential inflation,

resulting in two students who did very similar work having very

different credentials: one has one diploma and another who really

did nothing that different, has two

This can lead to erosion of the brand and reputation of both

institutions, and can lead to a loss of meaning of the degree If I can get two degrees for the price of one, are these degrees worth

much?”

James Paul Holloway, Vice Provost for Global & Engaged Education, University of Michigan

Topic #4: Credit Transfer

Topic #5: Enrollment

Questions

• Is the non-US enrollment skew problematic?

• What can be done to enhance reciprocity?

Topic #6: Emerging Trends & Models

• Managing many programs

Topic #6: Emerging Trends & Models

Questions?

Additional Resource

International Briefs for Higher

Education Leaders

• Spring 2015 edition on

joint and dual degrees

• PDF available on ACE website

• Webinar recording also available