Influence of country and city images on students’ perception of host universities and their satisfaction with the assigned destination for their exchange programmes

ABSTRACT: This research focuses on the effect that country image, city image and university image has on students’ a priori satisfaction with the assigned destination for their international exchange programme (Bachelor and Master). In particular, this study establishes six hypotheses related to the causal relationships among the different typologies of image and their effects on students’ satisfaction with the assigned destination to study at least one semester in a host university. In order to contrast these hypotheses, a quantitative research was carried out in the Spanish city of Santander (Spain), by obtaining a sample of 245 international students who participated in an exchange programme at the University of Cantabria. The research findings are: (1) students’ satisfaction with the assigned destination is positively influenced by the university image; (2) the university image is positively influenced by the city image; and (3) the city image is positively influenced by the country image

A graphical browser interface for the Naval Environmental Operational Nowcasting System.

A database management system for the Naval Environmental Operational Nowcasting System has been developed at the Naval Oceanographic and Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NOARL), Monterer, Ca. The systems design presents a high level view of diverse environmental data for meteorologists at NOARL. Currently the NEONS DBMS has a function key based data browser written in 4GL. This browser, however, is unpopular and little used because of its user unfriendliness and limited functionality. This thesis presents a design for a graphical user interface for the browser based on ergonomic design principles. The purpose of this design is to increase user friendliness and enhance functionality over the existing user interface. The design also serves as a framework for the design of user interfaces for other information systems with rich data types. The design has been favorably evaluated and is currently being implemented by the NOARL development staff.http://archive.org/details/graphicalbrowser00voboLieutenant, United States NavyApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

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Internacionalización de la educación. Programa Diálogos del Pensamiento 202

En un mundo cada vez más globalizado que tiende a homogeneizar los valores y culturas, surge paralelamente el concepto de internacionalización de la educación, pero ¿a qué hace referencia éste término? ¿en qué consisten las diferencias? Éste es el punto de arranque de un diálogo que convoca a las Doctoras Jocelyne Gacel y Martha Puebla, experimentadas especialistas sobre el tema. En la conversa se presenta la vocación universal de las Universidades desde su origen medieval, la cual se fue perdiendo con la aparición de los Estados-nación; se habla de las características que la internacionalización de la educación ayuda a formar en los estudiantes y profesores a partir de la movilización, pero también del diseño curricular. La educación cada vez más, debe ir orientada a la creación de un ciudadano con conciencia global, en este sentido ¿cómo se posiciona nuestro país? ¿Es posible medir el impacto real de las políticas de internacionalización? ¿Sirven para ello los rankings internacionales

Students’ perception of an engineering program on student mobility and its impact on integral formation

Student mobility is considered as one of the strategies used in universities for the internationalization of higher education, an important factor within the program accreditation model defined by the National Accreditation Council. In this context, the following study sought to understand students' perception of mobility processes and the significant experiences generated within the academic and multicultural process, becoming an opportunity to analyze the main variables that students take into account in order to participate in this mechanism of internationalization in Universities. This article analyses the students' perception of an engineering program in the period 2013-2018, on student mobility and its impact within integral formation. Based on the results obtained, strategies are generated to encourage mobility among engineering students, highlighting the importance of internationalization as an enriching tool for professional training