The Vision of Bond University is to be Australian in character yet international in perspective.
Bond University defines internationalisation throughout policy and practice as ensuring that:
international students have a quality university experience;
all graduates are prepared to work and function in contexts throughout the world; and
the University provides leadership for global relations.
Some examples of Bond University’s practices to facilitate internationalisation include:
charging the same fees for international and domestic students;
professionally developing academics in cultural awareness;
providing online services for students, graduates and employers to support employment opportunities throughout the world;
engaging non-native English speaking students through Pathways subjects, Student Learning Support, and diagnostic testing,
encouraging cross-cultural relationships through Bond University Student Council clubs, events, and the study abroad and Bondmate programs, and
facilitating international study tours.
Internationalisation of Law: Legislating, Decision Making, Practice and Education, edited by Emeritus Professor Mary Hiscock and Professor William van Caenegem, is a record of the proceedings of the Law Faculty’s 2009 Symposium on “The Internationalisation of Law”, held on campus from 26-27 June 2010. It explores the acute challenges presented by the ‘internationalisation’ of law, a trend that has been accelerated by the growing requirement for academics and practitioners to work and research across countries and regions with differing legal traditions. To purchase email direct.order@marston.co.uk.
Internationalisation at Bond: Language Competitions Globalisation experts agree that one of the key means of working towards higher education internationalisation is supporting students to become fluent in more than one language. In 2009, Bond University’s Dr. Marie-Claire Patron supported the Humanities and Social Sciences Student Association to organise and run the first in what will become an annual language competition event. The students competed in Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish. This video documents the language competition and includes interviews with the organisers.
Internationalisation at Bond: Language and Drama Research demonstrates that students have more opportunities to engage in conversational English through drama than through any other pedagogy. Bond University’s Dr. Chamkaur Gill uses drama to enhance learning and teaching. Academics and advisors from all faculties refer their international students to Dr. Gill’s subject. A small number of Australian students also enrol, using the experience to build their international understanding, diplomacy and mentoring skills. This video documents the 2009 Language and Drama Subject and includes interviews with Dr. Gill and his students.
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Bond University’s Office of Learning and Teaching supports and promotes internationalisation in the following ways:
working with individual faculties in the development of resources and information sessions to support mapping, embedding and assessing of graduate attributes;
regularly reviewing internationalisation literature and research and applying this information in developing resources and supports for staff;
promoting best assessment practices that consider alternatives to high language-based assessments;
ensuring that the Foundations of University Learning and Teaching subject includes a focus on internationalisation, including a focus on internationalising of the curriculum; and
showcasing best teaching and assessment practices, highlighting, when available, perspectives on multicultural teaching practices in higher education.
Visit the Teaching and Internationalisation section where you can access DVDs, websites and print-based resources on this topic.
