Internationalisation and Modernisation Programme for Academics, Leaders and Administrators Erasmus Project

Project Title

Internationalisation and Modernisation Programme for Academics, Leaders and Administrators

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

The IMPALA project aims to set up a network of European and South African universities and educational organisations to respond to the needs in the South African higher education community. It aspires to develop clear and viable internationalisation strategies within the South African IMPALA universities to bring them up to par and give them a much needed head start for future international cooperation initiatives. The project seeks to bring the South African IMPALA universities to a more advanced level in terms of management and strategies of internationalisation through the training of staff and the strengthening of structures. The focus of the project is set on the following four strands of internationalisation 1/ Staff Training, 2/ Policy Development and Implementation, 3/Academic Issues, 4/ Mobility. The four strands which constitute the basis of the project are further divided into 5 specific themes: 1/strategies and site visits 2/Short term programmes (incl.summer schools) 3/internationalisation of the curriculum 4/project writing and management 5/ Mobility Toolkit. A large group of South African university staff (academics, university management, administrators) will be trained, participate in site visits, attend workshops, etc. Internationalisation university strategies and management structures will be defined and implemented according to the needs and nature of the partner university. Each of the 5 topics mentioned will be covered by 5 working groups. The project will produce an online Toolbox for Academics and Administrators on internationalization in all its aspects based on the outcomes and achievements of the project. The ultimate goal of the IMPALA project is to translate the policies and strategies into action, and to lay the foundation of a solid partnership of a European network of universities and a South African network of universities that will engage in consortium-to-consortium cooperation initiatives.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 998982 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN & Country: BE

Project Partners

• UTRECHT NETWORK
• UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE
• UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO
• UNIVERSITY OF VENDA
• ASSOCIATION POUR LA COOPERATION ACADEMIQUE – ACADEMIC COOPERATION ASSOCIATION
• ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
• UNIVERSITAET GRAZ