Global Engagement At McMaster: An Important Conversation
Faculty, staff, and students gathered recently to talk about the internationalization of higher education at Higher Education: The Ongoing Tension Between Nationalism and Internationalism, a panel discussion exploring the importance of global engagement at McMaster and the opportunities and challenges it presents.
Panelists included McMaster President, Patrick Deane; Provost, David Farrar; Peter Mascher, Vice-Provost, International; Maureen McDonald, Dean of Science; Deborah DiLiberto, Global Health Scholar in the MSc Global Health program; and Greg Moran, Executive Director of Academics Without Borders.
Discussing their own unique experiences, panelists shared their insights on how the university could respond to the challenge of internationalization – for example, incorporating global perspectives into teaching and learning by reorienting course curriculum, developing opportunities to facilitate international teaching and research exchanges, and developing practices, policies and supports to help facilitate international teaching and research activities.
“In the global health program, we understand that the problem of trying to address pressing health care problems worldwide necessitates a vision of internationalization in higher education,” explains DiLiberto, who teaches an interdisciplinary course on research methods in the MSc Global Health program.
Central to the program’s curriculum are innovative learning technologies, including livestream lectures from faculty in different countries and online transcontinental learning groups to create a rich global learning environment. “These innovations in internationalizing higher education prepare students for success in a globalizing world,” says DiLiberto.
Internationalization continues to be a key priority for the university. In 2016, McMaster released The McMaster Model for Global Engagement: A Strategy Document – the first step in the development of McMaster’s internationalization strategy. The document outlines several key principles and strategic elements intended to inform the development of international activities at McMaster.
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