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ACTIVITY 5.  Programs or Activities on Internationalization

A. ACTIVITES UNDER THE CATEGORY OF HOME-BASED

INTERNATIONALIZATION:

1. On curriculum and programs: Providing international content and dimentions

in the curriculum, learning\teaching programs as well as in the learning
materials. On other words, providing the materials needed for the curriculum
and see to it that these materials will be in utilized on the provided
curriculum. Curriculum is content, but when contextualized, it comes alive for
students. The role of teachers in the curriculum process is to help students
develop an engaged relationship with the content. Active learning will increase
the focus and retention of the curriculum, resulting in an exciting learning
environment. This dimension fosters skills for teaching others how to develop
curriculum, and extends the concern of the curriculum worker into decisions that
effect the hidden and ever emerging aspects of curriculum. 

2. On the teaching\learning process: Involvement of returned study- abroad

students, use of international scholars and teachers, integration of international
and intercultural materials and virtual students mobility. Meaning,
Internationalization through international student mobility has reshaped
teaching and learning in higher education by providing varied rewards not
only to the students but also to the institutions, communities, and countries
as well. While international student mobility brings benefits, it also constructs
other sets of yardsticks for higher education institution where Universities
are challenged to produce globally competent graduates who are preferred
and ready for employment.

3. On extra- curricular activities: Establishment of student clubs and organizations

linked with those in other countries, holding of intercultural campus events, as
well as establishing connections with cultural and ethnic groups. Brought by
Internationalization, effective instructors of culturally diverse students
acknowledge both individual and cultural differences enthusiastically and
identify these differences in a positive manner. This positive
identification creates a basis for the development of effective communication and
instructional strategies. Our one-to-one connections with each other are the
foundation for change. And building relationships with people from different
cultures, often many different cultures, is a vital key in building diverse
communities that are powerful enough to achieve significant goals.
4. On liaising with local cultural/ethnic groups: Engagement with local cultural
and ethnic groups through internships, placement, and applied researches; also,
the involvement of members of local cultural and ethnic groups in
teaching/learning, research, and other extracurricular activities. In here,
community involvement is so important, Why? When families and community
members are involved in student learning, students improve their academic
performance and gain advocates that promote their success, helping them feel
more confident at school and in taking on more rigorous classwork. In
community engagement, there is a strategic process with the specific purpose
of working with identified groups of people, whether they are connected by
geographic location, special interest, or affiliation to identify and address issues
affecting their well-being.

5. On research and scholarly activity: Establishment of area and theme centers and
joint research projects with international content, holding of international
conferences, seminars and workshops, and establishment of linkages with
international research partners. By developing, organizing, and maintaining
links and relationships both locally and globally, Universities worked to
internationalize its programs in the context of globalization. These connections
partnerships and networks with colleges, universities, government and non-
government organizations are meant to improve the university's extension
activities, research, and academic quality.