MEASURING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION:

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1 MEASURING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: Dr Jessica Gallagher Deputy Director, Global Engagement UQ International Mr Geoff Bianchi International Business Analyst, Global Engagement UQ International WHY INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT MATTERS TO UQ 23.7% of the student population $280.4M in international student fees or 16.5% of total revenue 32.9% of academic staff have an international qualification 38.6% of academic staff were born overseas $20.1M in international research and consultancy income 28.0% of project collaborations are with an international institution 60.7% of joint publications are with an international institution Over 30,000 international Alumni 1

2 INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS Limited Government Resources Cost of Infrastructure and equipment Identify research partners Maximise research resources, training and development Global rankings TOOLS TO PLAN AND MEASURE ENGAGEMENT UQ International resources Country engagement briefs Agreement reports Global Engagement update Collaborative publication reports Country Partner Partner Engagement Framework New Country Engagement Framework 2

3 A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY 705 Active Agreements 392 Partners 52 Countries WHO ARE THE HIGH VOLUME COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERS? WHERE IS THERE POTENTIAL TO GROW? WHERE IS IT SPECIALISED OR LOW VOLUME? WHERE IS NOTHING HAPPENING? 3

4 PARTNER ENGAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 325 PARTNERS IN 45 COUNTRIES + U21 PARTNER ENGAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 16 INDICATORS STUDENT EXCHANGE STUDY ABROAD UNDERGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK C WORK SCHOLARSHIPS POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH RHD SCHOLARSHIPS JOINT RHDS ALUMNI ON STAFF JOINT PUBLICATIONS ENG & TECH JOINT PUBLICATIONS LIFE SCIENCES JOINT PUBLICATIONS PHYSICAL SCIENCES JOINT PUBLICATIONS HEALTH SCIENCES JOINT PUBLICATIONS ARTS & HUMANITIES JOINT PUBLICATIONS SOCIAL SCIENCES FUNDED JOINT PROJECTS 4

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6 COUNTRY ENGAGEMENT FRAMEWORK 15 INDICATORS STUDENT EXCHANGE STUDY ABROAD UNDERGRADUATE POSTGRADUATE COURSEWORK SPONSORED COURSEWORK TUITION FEE INCOME RESEACH HIGHER DEGREES SPONSORED RHD JOINT PUBLICATIONS VOLUME INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI PHILANTHROPY ACADEMIC STAFF AGREEMENTS 6

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10 So what do the tools tell us? THE FRAMEWORKS ANSWER MANY QUESTIONS Who are our most highly engaged partners? How strong is engagement across a country or region? Who should we be working with? Where can we leverage existing engagement? How can we deepen or broaden engagement? New agreements, or renew agreements? 10

11 GUIDING INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGY Evidence based, data informed strategy and outcomes (ROI) Alignment between new country plans and framework indicators Track outcomes and impact of engagement activities Visible to the UQ community Provides a great basis for discussions with partners International Student EFTSL (2013) North America 1 Latin America 4% Europe 5% North Africa & Middle East 3% Sub-Saharan Africa 2% South Central Asia 4% North East Asia 4 South East Asia 28% Pacific 11

12 International Publications (2013) North America 25% Latin America 3% Europe 43% North Africa & Middle East 3% Sub-Saharan Africa 2% South Central Asia 2% North East Asia 12% South East Asia 6% Pacific 4% International Research Income (2013) North America 34% Latin America 4% Europe 24% North Africa & Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa 6% South Central Asia North East Asia 29% South East Asia Pacific 0% 12

13 International Project Collaborations (2013) North America 35% Latin America 0% Europe 45% North Africa & Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa 0% South Central Asia North East Asia 10% South East Asia 3% Pacific 5% International Agreements (2013) North America 15% Latin America 9% Europe 26% North Africa & Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa South Central Asia 2% North East Asia 30% South East Asia 15% Pacific Note excludes Research Partnerships 13

14 International Alumni (2013) North America 24% Latin America 3% Europe 16% North Africa & Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa South Central Asia 2% North East Asia 20% South East Asia 30% Pacific 3% UQ s Global Engagement High Medium Low 14

15 THANK YOU QUESTIONS? 15