The profile of the international cooperation university manager in Brazil

Authors

  • Fernanda Geremias Leal Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC, Florianópolis,SC,Brasil
  • Rafaela Ribeiro Céspedes Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil
  • Luciane Stallivieri Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.1221-16

Keywords:

Internationalization, International cooperation, Higher education, University management,

Abstract

The concept of internationalization has been used in higher education as a measure of quality and resource for universities to respond to the challenges of a complex global context. Despite the dominant discourse that internationalization has transformed university structures, there are few studies that deal with internationalization management in academic institutions and international cooperation university managers. This paper contributes to the beginning of this discussion in Brazil by studying international cooperation managers of Brazilian federal universities. The sample included 46 universities associated with the Brazilian Association of International Education (Faubai). Documentary research was carried out using the websites of the offices for international affairs and the Lattes curriculums  of their managers. The results point to positive aspects, such as the positioning of these offices in university structures and the personal experience of current managers with international activities. They also indicated problems such as the turnover of managers; accumulation of tasks; education in areas not related to internationalization; and a lack of participation in education programs related to their responsibilities. In general, the scenario shows a need for investments in these universities so that institutional internationalization is more active.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Fernanda Geremias Leal, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC, Florianópolis,SC,Brasil

Is a doctoral student in the Postgraduate Program in Administration of the Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC). She has a master's degree in administration from the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) and she works as executive secretary at the UFSC's International Office. She develops research in the areas of university management and internationalization of higher education, focusing on regional and south-south cooperation.

Rafaela Ribeiro Céspedes, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil

Works as office coordinator at the UFSC’s International Office since 2016. She has a bachelor’s degree in Trilingual Executive Secretariat with qualification in Portuguese, English and French, and a MBA in Business Management, both from the Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Paraná. She has practical experience in graduate studies management, exchange of international students, internationalization of higher education, and administrative management of international offices in higher education institution.

Luciane Stallivieri, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil

Is a researcher on internationalization of higher education and international cooperation management at the Institute of Research and Studies in University Administration of UFSC. She is on her post-doctoral studies in Engineering and Knowledge Management at UFSC. She has a PhD in Modern Languages from University of Salvador, Argentina, and a master’s degree in International Cooperation from Universidade São Marcos, São Paulo.

References

 Altbach, P. & Knight, J. (2007). The internationalization of higher education: motivations and realities. Journal of studies in international education, 11(3/4), 290-305.

 Altbach, P. & De Wit, H. (2015). Internationalization and global tensions: lessons from history. Journal of studies in international education, 19(1), 4-10.

 Capes. (2014). Tabela de áreas do conhecimento/avaliação. Disponível em: <http://www.capes.gov.br/images/stories/download/avaliacao/TabelaAreasConhecimento_072012.pdf>. Acesso em: 29 jan 2016.

 Castro, R., Rosa, M. J. & Pinho, C. (2015). A model for stakeholders’ influence on internationalization: a contribution from the Portuguese, Brazilian, and Dutch cases. Journal of studies in international education, 19(2), 160-181.

 CsF. (2016). O que é?. Disponível em: <http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/web/csf/oprograma;jsessionid=9327F29D7F9A050283431576AB9DB80A>. Acesso em: 29 jan 2016.

 CsF. (2016a). Coordenadores institucionais: papel no programa. Disponível em: <http://www.cienciasemfronteiras.gov.br/web/csf/papel-no-programa>. Acesso em: 29 jan 2016.

 Childress, L. (2009). Internationalization Plans for Higher Education Institutions. Journal of Studies in International Education. 13(3), 289-309.

 Childress, L. (2010). The twenty-first century university: developing faculty engagement in internationalization. New York: Peter Lang.

 De Wit, H. (2011). Trends, issues and challenges in internationalisation of higher education. Amsterdam: Hogeschool van Amsterdam.

 Ewert, S. (2012). Higher Education Cooperation and Networks in the Baltic Sea Region: A Basis for Regionalization and Region Building? Journal of Baltic Studies, 43(1), 95–116.

 Faubai. (2016). Instituições associadas. Disponível em: <http://faubai.org.br/pt-br/instituicoes-associadas/>. Acesso em: jan 2016.

 Hudzik, J. (2011). Comprehensive internationalization: from concept to action. New York: Nafsa.

 Gacel, J. & Ávila. (2008). Universidades latinoamericanas frente al reto de la internacionalización. Casa del Tiempo, jul, 2-8.

 Gacel-Ávila, J. (2012). Comprehensive internationalisation in Latin America. Higher education policy, 25, 493-510.

 Gao, Y. (2014). Toward a set of internationally applicable indicators for measuring university internationalization performance. Journal of studies in international education, 1-19.

 Knight, J. (2004). Internationalization remodeled: definition, approaches, and rationales. Journal of studies in international education, 5-31.

 Knight, J. (2015). International universities: misunderstandings and emerging models? Journal of Studies in International Education, 1–15.

 Leite, I. (2012). Cooperação sul-sul: conceito, história e marcos interpretativos. Observatório político sul-americano, 7(3), 1-40.

 Lima, M. & Contel, F. (2011). Internacionalização da educação superior: nações ativas, nações passivas e a geopolítica do conhecimento. São Paulo: Alameda.

 MEC. (2015). Orientações para utilização dos recursos de apoio à Internacionalização das IFES: ação orçamentária 8282 – Subação SS29 PDU Internacionalização. MEC.

 Muckenberger, E. & Miura, I. (2015). Motivações para a internacionalização do ensino superior: um estudo de casos múltiplos em um sistema de ensino superior confessional internacional. Arquivos analíticos de políticas educativas, 23(66), 1-26.

 Nafsa. (2015). Nafsa International Education Professional Competencies. Washington: Nafsa.

 Reitz, T. (2017). Academic hierarchies in neo-feudal capitalism: how status competition processes trust and facilitates the appropriation of knowledge. Higher education, 1-16.

 Said, H. et. al. (2015). Role of campus leadership in managing change and challenges of internationalization of higher education. Mediterranean journal of social sciences, 6(4), july.

 Seeber, M. et. al. (2016). Why do higher education institutions internationalize? An investigation of the multilevel determinants of internationalization rationales. Higher education, 1-18.

 Sinter. (2016). Regimento interno. Disponível em: <http://sinter.ufsc.br/files/2009/10/Regimento-Interno-SINTER.pdf>. Acesso em: 29 jan 2016.

 Stafford, S. & Taylor, J. (2016). Transnational education as an internationalisation strategy: meeting the institutional management challenges. Journal of higher education policy and management, 38(6), 625-632.

 Unesco Brasil. (2003). Educação superior: reforma, mudança e internacionalização. Anais. Brasília: Unesco Brasil, Sesu/MEC.

Downloads

Published

2017-08-01

How to Cite

Leal, F. G., Céspedes, R. R., & Stallivieri, L. (2017). The profile of the international cooperation university manager in Brazil. Internext - International Business and Management Review, 12(2), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.1221-16

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2017): May/August

Section

Article

License

- The author(s) authorize the publication of the article in the journal;

- The author(s) ensure that the contribution is original and unpublished and is not being evaluated in other journal(s);

- The journal is not responsible for the opinions, ideas and concepts expressed in the texts because they are the sole responsibility of the author(s);

- In case an article will be approved for publication, the author will sign the term of Cession of Copyright to the journal, according to the download form.