Trans-regional generic competences:The core of an internationalized curriculum

If we admit that students must be prepared for life and work in increasingly culturally-diverse and ever changing contexts through core curricula which are the competences that must be prioritized? What competences are ‘strong candidates’ to be considered as trans-regional and can lead to inclusive excellence in higher education? Does, this, perhaps depend on the region where students are educated? The present article reports on a meta-study that sought to respond to these questions through looking at 40 generic competences valued by over 71,000 graduates, employers, students and academics from different disciplines in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. The notion of trans-regional generic competences is introduced and four levels of trans-regionalisation are distinguished. Differences across regions and countries in relation to competence formulation and conceptualization, as well as the very presence/absence of a particular competence, are discussed with views of re-introducing further nuances in the global debates about internationalization of curriculum.</p

A Comparative analysis of global competences within the framework of internationalized curricula

An agreement seems to exist that graduates must be equipped with competences required to act successfully and appropriately in a global context. Many authors have proposed lists of competences that could form part of such a graduate profile which must be taken into account when designing internationalized curricula. However, merely listing of a competence does not guarantee that students develop it to the level expected by society. The present article reports on a meta-study based on eight Tuning studies. This meta-study compared the findings across the eight Tuning studies in terms of the different stakeholder groups' ratings of importance and achievement of 11 global competences - generic competences valued by over 71,000 graduates, employers, students and academics in more than 100 countries and across four continents (Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia). The contribution of the meta-study presented consists in offering a possibility to identify commonalities and differences among the perceptions of the four key stakeholder groups, not only across all the individual studies but also at the level of the four continents - something never accomplished until the present date. In addition, it will help identify the competences that might require particular attention of curriculum designers and teaching teams for students to develop these competences to the level perceived as optimal in different regions of the world. Future research questions are identified with the aim to enrich and validate or fine-tune these initial findings and compensate for the limitations related to the general timeline of the 8 individual Tuning studies that the meta-study built on.</p

Políticas y estrategias de cooperación internacional en las universidades del conurbano bonaerense: Diagnóstico y perspectivas

Esta investigación propone analizar y comparar, las políticas y el grado de desarrollo de la cooperación internacional en las universidades nacionales del Conurbano Bonaerense entendiendo que la cooperación internacional es una herramienta de las políticas de desarrollo de las universidades, ya que permite su inserción como actor y no mero receptor de las transformaciones producidas por la globalización. La profundización y el fortalecimiento de la identidad y las características propias de las instituciones de nivel superior, que comparten trayectorias más recientes y problemáticas regionales comunes constituyen requisitos indispensables para articular procesos de cooperación con espacios y actores que han acumulado una mayor experiencia en este campo. Las universidades argentinas presentan diferencias en la incorporación al proceso de internacionalización vigente, obedeciendo, su desarrollo más a iniciativas y capacidades de sus actores que a políticas nacionales o regionales de inserción en el escenario mundial. Para potenciar cuantitativa y cualitativamente su participación en la cooperación internacional, las universidades nacionales del conurbano bonaerense deberían encarar una reingeniería de sus relaciones internacionales, que parta de un diagnóstico preciso del actual escenario global y de los principales actores, mecanismos y acciones que en él prevalecen, promoviendo la creación de una Red que permita optimizar recursos y fortalecer su presencia e identidad en el sistema

Los créditos académicos: una herramienta para el reconocimiento académico

O CONGRESSO DE INTERNACIONALIZAÇÃO DA EDUCAÇÃO SUPERIOR – CIES 2019 é um evento in- ternacional, que reúne professores, pesquisadores e estudantes de graduação e pós-graduação para divulgar a produção científica no campo da Internacionalização do Ensino Superior e fortalecer a cooperação internacional entre diferentes instituições de ensino e grupos de pesquisa no âmbito do MERCOSUL. A iniciativa é fruto de uma parceria entre pesquisadores da Universidade Federal da Integra- ção Latino-Americana (UNILA - Brasil), a Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL - Argentina), a Uni- versidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA - Paraguay) e a Universidad de la República (UDeLaR - Uru- guay), que atuam em projetos vinculados ao Setor Educacional do MERCOSUL, no Núcleo de Estudos e Investigações em Educação Superior. O evento será realizado nos dias 4, 5 e 6 de Setembro de 2019 no campus PTI da UNILA, dentro do Parque Tecnológico da Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu, na cidade de Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil. A UNILA, sede do evento, é uma universidade temática criada em 2010 pelo governo federal do Brasil com a missão institucional de formar recursos humanos aptos a contribuir com a integra- ção latino-americana, com o desenvolvimento regional e com o intercâmbio cultural, científico e educacional da América Latina, especialmente no MERCOSUL. Sua finalidade, portanto, é conver- ter-se em um espaço de encontros, de trocas e de aprendizagem mútua, que reforçam o compro- misso em prol da pertinência, da excelência e da construção sustentável de um mundo melhor.El presente trabajo es producto de una investigación en curso, cuyo eje central está vinculado con los créditos académicos. Su objetivo central es analizar el proceso de definición e implementación del Sistema Nacional de Reconocimiento Académico de Educación Superior en el contexto universitario argentino y sus vinculaciones con otros sistemas a nivel internacional.Núcleo de Estudios e Investigaciones en Educación Superior del Mercosur - NUCLEO Grupo Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa em Educação na América Latina – EducAL/UNILA Instituto Mercosul de Estudos Avançados – IMEA/UNILA Pró-Reitoria de Relações Institucionais e Internacionais – PROINT/UNIL

Global generic competences with local ownership: a comparative study from the perspective of graduates in four world regions

The article addresses the issue of generic competences across different cultural contexts in the world. Using the Tuning projects data collected in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Russia, and focusing on graduates´ perspective, the authors aim to classify and compare the list of generic competences throughout all geographic regions covered by Tuning, analyse the importance and achievement given to the generic competences throughout different contexts, and also contrast the latent constructs obtained from the exploratory factor analysis, in order to observe how competences are classified and clustered across regions. The article shows and explains the main differences observed and stresses the relevance of taking into account the cultural context and the traditions of education systems, in order to properly understand the importance of generic competences in different regions, and also how, even though the competences are equivalent, they may articulate distinctive dimensions in each region

Tuning impact in Latin America: is there implementation beyond design?

Deusto International Tuning Academy is undertaking a large-scale study to analyse the impact Tuning projects may have had in participating universities. More particularly, the study hopes to provide an unambiguous answer regarding the presence or absence of the implementation of a competence-based student-centred approach in the different world regions where Tuning projects have taken place. The present article focuses only on Latin America where two Tuning projects have been developed. It describes the findings of the first two stages of the study. After reporting the data, the authors argue that there is evidence of a Tuning impact in each of three intended impact domains: (1) understanding of the importance of a shift from content- to competence-based education; (2) provision of institutional support necessary to facilitate this change; and (3) appropriate teaching, learning and assessment within the general framework of the study plans and degree profiles

Tuning-América Latina: un proyecto de las universidades

El proyecto Tuning-América Latina es una iniciativa de las universidades para las universidades. Se busca iniciar un diálogo para intercambiar información y para mejorar la colaboración entre las instituciones de educación superior, favoreciendo el desarrollo de la calidad, de la efectividad y de la transparencia. Con el trabajo de las 62 instituciones de educación superior de los 18 países latinoamericanos participantes se espera que, en los dos próximos años, se identifiquen puntos de referencia común en diferentes áreas del conocimiento. Estos puntos identificados son necesarios para tender los puentes destinados al reconocimiento de las titulaciones en la región y con otras regiones del planeta

Revista iberoamericana de educación

Monográfico con el título: “ Calidad y acreditación universitaria”Resumen tomado de la publicaciónEl proyecto Tuning-América Latina es una iniciativa de las universidades para las universidades. Se busca iniciar un diálogo para intercambiar información y para mejorar la colaboración entre las instituciones de educación superior, favoreciendo el desarrollo de la calidad, de la efectividad y de la transparencia. Con el trabajo de las 62 instituciones de educación superior de los 18 países latinoamericanos participantes se espera que, en los dos próximos años, se identifiquen puntos de referencia común en diferentes áreas del conocimiento. Estos puntos identificados son necesarios para tender los puentes destinados al reconocimiento de las titulaciones en la región y con otras regiones del planeta.MadridES