Table of Responses from Institutions - 1995 Data

1. International Student Program
Size of Program
1995 figures, numbers of students (not ETFSU)
1.1 Number of international students	Responses
	38
	International Students
	50990
	Total students
	604177
	% of total students
	8.4%
	High %
	34%
	Low %
	1.1%
	Median %
	6.8%
1.2 Number of undergraduate and postgraduate	Responses
international students	38
	Undergraduate international students
	37600
	% of all international students
	74%
	Postgraduate international students
	13390
	% of all international students
	26%
1.3 Number of on campus and off campus	Responses
international students	38
	On-campus international students
	43352
	% of all international students
	85%
	Off-campus international students
	7638
	% of all international students
	15%
1.4 Foundation Studies	Responses
	15
	Students
	1701
ELICOS (English Language Intensive Course	Responses
for Overseas Students)	26
	Students
	7118
Academic Preparation	Responses
	17
	Students
	843
1.5 Incoming international students on fee-	Responses
paying study abroad programs (excludes	28
exchange students)	Students
	1847
1.6 Focus of international student program	Responses
	38
	Global
	28
	Asian
	9
	Global/Asian
	1
Income
1.7 Tuition fee income from international	Responses
students	33
	Total tuition fee income
	$403m
	% of total income
	6.6%
1.8 Proportion of international student fee	Responses
income allocated to Faculties/Departments	35
	Minor portion
	1
	Major portion
	15
	About half
	19
1.9 Procedures or costing models in place to	Responses
determine cost of international student places	37
	Number with procedures in place
	26
Targets
1.10 Planned targets in place for a number or per	Responses
cent of international students	38
	Number of universities with targets
	32
1.11 Specified target	Responses
	32
	No. of targets 5% or less
	1
	No. of targets >5% to 10%
	16
	No. of targets >10% to 15%
	11
	No. of targets 20% or greater
	4
1.12 Separate targets for undergraduate and	Responses
postgraduate students	7
	Universities with separate targets
	7
1.13 Separate targets for on campus and off	Responses
campus students	4
	Universities with separate targets
	4
1.14 Targets focussed on particular fields of study	Responses
	0
	Fields of Study
	none
1.15 Geographical focus of targets	Responses
	31
	Global
	23
	Asian
	7
	European
	1
1.16 Targets determined by considerations of	Responses
policy, market factors or capacity	31
	Policy
	24
	Market factors
	21
	Capacity
	17
Measures of performance/retention
1.17 Measures of performance or of retention of	Responses
international students same as those used	37
for all students or specific for international	Same
students	31
	Specific
	5
	Same plus specific
	1
Quality Assurance
1.18 Quality assurance programs for teaching and	Responses
learning provided to international students	36
same as those used for all students, or	Same
specific for international students	35
	Specific
	0
	Same plus specific
	1
Use of International Students as a Resource
1.19 Programs in place for using international	Responses
students as a resource on campus (eg. peer,	36
mentor, "buddy" programs)	No. of unis with programs
	26
New Technologies
1.20 Use of new technologies such as Email or	Responses
Home Page to provide information to	37
potential international students	Universities using new technologies
	33
2. Teaching
Internationalisation of Curriculum
2.1 Strategies in place to internationalise the	Responses
content and form of teaching curriculum	35
	Universities with strategies
	30
2.2 Extent of achievement of goals in these	Responses
strategies on scale of 1 to 10	27
	Universities with score 5 or greater
	21
International Mobility of Students
2.3 Number of programs or exchange agreements	Responses
or memoranda of understanding involving	37
international movement of students	No. of links
	1256
2.4 Number of "incoming" and "outgoing"	Responses
students involved in these programs	33
	Incoming students
	1608
	Outgoing students
	1307
2.5 Focus of international student exchange links	Responses
	37
	Global
	36
	Asian
	1
2.6 Target for number or proportion of students	Responses
involved in international exchange	16
	No with targets
	16
2.7 Universities which offer students	Responses
opportunities for fee-paying, non-exchange	36
Study Abroad programs	Universities offering
	23
Joint/Split Courses or Joint Degree Programs
2.8 Number of courses or programs where part of	Responses
course is completed overseas, or part of	17
course of overseas universities is completed at	No. of courses
Australian universities, and number of	46
students involved	Incoming students
	846
	Outgoing students
	226
International Business/Industry Placements
2.9 Number of courses programs involving	Responses
international business/industry/practice	14
placements, and number of students	Courses
participating	41
	Students participating
	231
2.10 Programs in place to provide scholarships to	Responses
own students to participate in exchange or	37
Study Abroad programs	Universities with programs in place
	23
	Total budget for scholarships
	$1.3m
2.11 Programs in place to provide scholarships to	Responses
incoming students to participate in exchange	36
or Study Abroad programs	Universities with programs in place
	12
	Average annual budget
	$57,000
International Mobility of Staff
2.12 Number of programs or exchange agreements	Responses
or memoranda of understanding in place	38
involving international movement of staff	No. of universities
	38
	Links
	997
2.13 Number of staff involved in these programs	Responses
	21
	Incoming staff
	130
	Outgoing staff
	138
2.14 Focus of staff exchange links	Responses
	36
	Global
	34
	Asian
	2
2.15 Target for number or proportion of staff	Responses
involved in these links	38
	Targets
	None
Specialist Centres
2.16 Number of specialist centres for	Responses
country/region/area studies or for language	31
study and focus of these specialist centres	Specialist centres
	129
	Global focus
	15 universities
	Asian focus
	13 universities
	Global/Asian focus
	2 universities
	Asian/European focus
	1 university
Quality Assurance
2.17 Quality assurance programs for	Responses
internationalised teaching and learning same	33
as for all teaching and learning or specific for	Same
international teaching and learning	32
	Specific
	0
	Same plus specific
	1
3. Offshore and Distance Education
Offshore Campuses
3.1 Universities with campuses offshore	Responses
	36
	Universities
	7
3.2 Location of offshore campuses	Responses
	7
	Countries
	Singapore, Malaysia, HK, UAE, Kuwait, Fiji, Japan
3.3 Number of students at offshore campuses	Responses
	6
	Students
	1438
3.4 Income received from offshore campuses	Responses
	3
	Total income
	$1.2m
3.5 Use of new technologies (such as E-mail) for	Responses
communication with offshore campuses	7
	Universities using new technologies
	27
3.6 Quality assurance programs for teaching and	Responses
learning at offshore campuses same as those	7
at Australian campuses or specific for	Same
offshore campuses	5
	Specific
	2
Offshore Twinning Programs
3.7 Twinning programs with education	Responses
institutions offshore	34
	Universities with twinning programs
	27
3.8 Number of twinning programs	Responses
	27
	Number
	93
3.9 Location of offshore institutions in twinning	Responses
programs	27
	Countries
	Singapore, Malaysia, HK, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Sth Africa
3.10 Students involved in twinning programs	Responses
	24
	Students
	13435
3.11 Income received from twinning programs	Responses
	14
	Total income
	$24.7m
3.12 Use of new technologies (such as E-mail) for	Responses
communication with offshore twinning	25
programs	Universities using new technologies
	22
3.13 Quality assurance programs for teaching and	Responses
learning in offshore twinning programs same	25
as those on Australian campuses or specific	Same
to offshore twinning programs	18
	Specific
	6
	Same plus specific
	1
International Delivery of Distance Education
3.14 Courses or programs offered to external	Responses
students	35
	Universities offering
	24
3.15 Courses or programs delivered to external	Responses
students overseas	24
	Universities participating in international distance education
	22
3.16 Number of international external students	Responses
	19
	No. of students
	5041
3.17 Focus of international delivery of distance	Responses
education	23
	Global
	13
	Asian
	10
3.18 Use of new technologies such as Email in	Responses
international delivery of distance education	22
	Universities using new technologies
	22
3.19 Quality assurance programs for international	Responses
delivery of distance education same as those	23
for Australian distance education or specific	Same
for international delivery	20
	Specific
	2
	Same plus specific
	1
Provision of Education Products or Services to Overseas Institutions
3.20 Provision of education products or services	Responses
(such as the sale of course materials) to	35
overseas education institutions	Universities providing
	12
3.21 Overseas institutions receiving products or	Responses
services and courses or programs involved	8
	Overseas institutions
	25
	Courses or programs
	32
3.22 Provision of education products or services to	Responses
Australian institutions for the teaching of	33
international students	Universities providing
	5
3.23 Australian institutions receiving products or	Responses
services and courses or programs involved	4
	Australian institutions
	29
	Courses or programs
	120
Advanced Standing Arrangements for International Students
3.24 Advanced standing arrangements in place	Responses
with overseas or Australian institutions for	35
international students	Universities offering advanced standing
	32
3.25 Overseas institutions and courses or	Responses
programs	28
	Arrangements with overseas institutions
	395
	Courses or programs
	669
3.26 Australian institutions and courses or	Responses
programs	15
	Arrangements with Australian institutions
	51
	Courses or programs
	114
4. Technical Assistance and Training
4.1 Management of development assistance	Responses
projects overseas where source of funding is of an aid nature	33
	Universities involved
	21
4.2 Number of projects managed and aggregate	Responses
value of the projects	19
	Projects
	71
	Value
	$19.6m
4.3 Focus of development assistance projects	Responses
	19
	Global
	4
	Asian
	15
4.4 Staff participating in development assistance	Responses
projects overseas where source of funding is	32
of an aid nature	Universities providing staff
	25
4.5 Number of staff participating in these	Responses
development assistance projects	22
	Staff
	203
4.6 Strategies in place for including overseas	Responses
work on development assistance projects by	28
individual consultants in technical assistance	Universities with strategies in place
programs	19
4.7 Focus of staff participation in development	Responses
assistance projects overseas	26
	Global
	11
	Asian
	15
4.8 Provision of short courses or customised	Responses
training to overseas countries where source of	34
funding is of an aid nature	Universities providing
	26
4.9 Number of short courses or customised	Responses
training courses provided on an aid basis in	25
one year, and number of students participating	Short courses or customised training courses
	124
	Students involved
	2139
4.10 Management of development assistance	Responses
projects where source of funding is of a	33
commercial nature	Universities involved
	10
4.11 Number of projects managed, and aggregate	Responses
value of these projects	9
	Projects
	40
	Aggregate value
	$15.3m
4.12 Focus of commercial projects	Responses
	11
	Global
	3
	Asian
	6
	Indonesian
	2
4.13 Staff participating in development assistance	Responses
projects overseas where source of funding is	33
of an commercial nature	Universities providing staff
	12
4.14 Number of staff participating in these	Responses
development assistance projects	9
	Staff
	85
4.15 Strategies in place for including overseas	Responses
work on commercial projects by individual	19
consultants in technical assistance programs	Universities with strategies in place
	11
4.16 Focus of staff participation in development	Responses
assistance projects	16
	Global
	3
	Asian
	12
	Indonesian
	1
4.17 Provision of short courses or customised	Responses
training to overseas countries where source of	32
funding is of a commercial nature	Universities providing
	18
4.18 Number of short courses or customised	Responses
training courses provided on a commercial	14
basis in one year, and number of students participating	Short courses or customised training courses
	118
	Students participating
	2731
Scholarships
4.19 Number of international students attending	Responses
university on scholarships	30
	International students on scholarships
	7022
	Proportion of international students on scholarships
	15%
4.20 Number of international students attending:	Responses
university on scholarships funded	30
	by the university
	483
	by the Australian government
	4622
	jointly by the university and the Australian government
	290
	from elsewhere in Australia
	52
	from overseas
	1575
	Proportion of scholarships funded within Australia
	12%
5. Research
International Research Links
5.1 Number of formal links or agreements or	Responses
memoranda of understanding involving	37
research between Australian and overseas	No. of links
universities	1020
5.2 Focus of international research links	Responses
	37
	Global
	35
	Asian
	2
Joint Research Degrees
5.3 Number of split/joint research degrees or	Responses
programs offered where part of the research	6
is conducted at an overseas university, and	Degrees or programs
number of students participating	21
	Students participating
	54
5.4 Number of Overseas Postgraduate Research	Responses
Scholarship (OPRS) students	30
	Students
	886
Research Centres
5.5 Number of Research Centres with	Responses
international research links	28
	Research Centres
	519
International Funding of Research
5.6 Amount of funding received from offshore	Responses
	20
	Aggregate offshore funding
	$15.2m
Quality Assurance
5.7 Established quality assurance programs or	Responses
international benchmarking programs in	30
respect of international research links	Universities with programs
	15
New Technologies
5.8 Use of new technologies such as Email or e-	Responses
journals or news groups or Home Page to	32
facilitate establishment of international	Universities using new technologies
research links and dissemination of research	30
6. Student and Community Support Services
International Student Support Services
6.1 Provision of support services specifically for	Responses
international students	38
	Universities providing
	38
6.2 Provision of a specialist centre for the support	Responses
of international students	38
	Universities providing
	33
6.3 Number of administration or support staff	Responses
(FTE) dedicated to support of international	36
students, and allocation of these to central	Total number of staff
administrative units and faculties or schools	390
	Staff in central administrative units
	240
	Staff in faculties or schools
	150
6.4 Provision of training to staff involved in	Responses
support of international students	37
	Universities providing
	28
6.5 Pre-departure seminars offered to	Responses
international students about to travel to	38
Australia	Universities providing
	23
6.6 Meet-and-greet services offered to	Responses
international students arriving in Australia	37
	Universities providing
	36
6.7 Orientation programs in Australia offered to	Responses
international students about to commence	38
their courses	Universities providing
	38
6.8 Returning home programs offered to	Responses
international students about to leave	38
Australia on completion of their courses	Universities providing
	33
6.9 English language programs or assistance	Responses
offered to international students enrolled in	36
or enrolling in award courses	On a fee paying basis
	29 yes, 7 no
	As courses taught for credit
	15 yes, 17 no
	As safety nets offered by Faculties
	15 yes, 19 no
	As safety nets offered centrally
	29 yes, 6 no
6.10 Academic bridging or preparation programs	Responses
offered to international students enrolled in	36
or enrolling in award courses	On a fee paying basis
	28 yes, 8 no
	As courses taught for credit
	12 yes, 20 no
	As safety nets offered by Faculties
	10 yes, 21 no
	As safety nets offered centrally
	15 yes, 14 no
6.11 Study methods programs or assistance offered	Responses
to international students enrolled in or	36
enrolling in award courses	As safety nets offered by Faculties
	16 yes, 15 no
	As safety nets offered centrally
	35 yes, 1 no
6.12 Support programs involving peer support,	Responses
mentors, pairing or buddy systems offered to	38
international students	Universities providing
	25
Accommodation
6.13 Provision of accommodation for international	Responses
students	38
	Universities providing:
	short term accommodation
	37 yes
	long term accommodation
	33 yes, 4 no
	assistance in finding accommodation
	38 yes
6.14 Provision of physical facilities such as places	Responses
of worship for international students	38
	Universities providing
	34
Cross Cultural Training
6.15 Provision of cross cultural training programs	Responses
to staff involved in teaching and	38
administration of international students, and	Universities with programs
strategies in place to maximise the	29
participation of staff in these programs	Universities with strategies
	14
Community Links
6.16 Formal links with community organisations	Responses
to provide support for international students	38
	Universities with formal links
	30
6.17 Availability to broader community of	Responses
facilities established for international students	36
	Universities opening facilities to broader community
	12
International Student Associations and Alumni Associations
6.18 Provision of financial assistance to generic or	Responses
country specific international student	34
associations	Universities providing assistance to:
	generic associations
	25
	country specific associations
	20
6.19 Overseas alumni associations in place, and	Responses
locations	38
	Universities with overseas alumni associations
	32
	Countries
	HK, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Philippines, Japan, Fiji, USA, Canada, UK
Quality Assurance
6.20 Quality assurance programs or satisfaction	Responses
survey or exit survey procedures to ensure	35
international students as consumers are	Universities with programs in place
receiving value for money	23
7. Internationalisation Organisation Strategy
Formulation of international policy
7.1 Policy of internationalisation explicitly	Responses
included in mission statement	38
	Universities where policy included in mission statement
	37
7.2 Policy of internationalisation explicitly	Responses
included in corporate or business plans	37
	Universities with policy included in corporate plan
	37
7.3 Country specific business plans for regions of	Responses
interest in internationalisation strategy	38
	Universities with country specific business plans
	22
7.4 Explicit commitment to quality assurance or	Responses
benchmarking in internationalisation	37
activities	Universities with commitment
	25
7.5 Committee on internationalisation and level	Responses
of this committee	38
	Universities with internationalisation committee
	34
	Vice-Chancellor
	6
	Deputy Vice-Chancellor
	10
	Pro Vice-Chancellor
	8
	Dean
	4
7.6 International policy determined centrally or	Responses
devolved to faculties or schools	38
	Universities with:
	central policy formulation
	31
	devolved policy formulation
	0
	both central and devolved policy formulation
	7
7.7 Strategy for communication of information	Responses
about international activities to	35
administrators and academics	Universities with strategy
	27
Institutional Links
7.8 Number of formal links or agreements or	Responses
memoranda of understanding with overseas	38
universities	Total number of links
	1532
Staff Policies
7.9 Incentive or reward programs in place for	Responses
staff/departments/faculties in respect of	36
internationalisation initiatives	Universities with programs in place
	5