Authors : Nadezhda V. Krasilnikova, Natalia A. Biryukova, Ilghiz M. Sinagatullin, Sofiya A. Gaponova and Svetlana A. Domracheva
Abstract: Internationalisation of curriculum has recently become an important objective of universities around the globe. Many universities shift the emphasis from developing students academic mobility to equipping all of them with skills necessary for them to be successfully involved into international social and labour environment. Russian universities are also taking steps to internationalise their educational process but these initiatives are still rather scarce. The study presents a model for curriculum internationalisation. In developing this model the researchers have taken into account the Russian higer education context, its legislation and regulation documents. The researchers have also identified the key factors that would facilitate an effective development and implementation of an internationalised curriculum, they are: scientific and methodological support to professors involved in curriculum internationalisation, ongoing improvement of English courses delivery for students and staff members as well as facilitating student and staff mobility including the virtual one.
Nadezhda V. Krasilnikova, Natalia A. Biryukova, Ilghiz M. Sinagatullin, Sofiya A. Gaponova and Svetlana A. Domracheva, 2016. Internationalisation of Curriculum at a University as an Integral Part of its Strategic Development. The Social Sciences, 11: 1792-1797.