IMPI (Indicators for Mapping and Profiling Internationalisation (EU Antrag)

The IMPI project focuses on measuring and profiling internationalisation of higher education institutions. The project aims at providing HEIs with an insight into their performance in internationalisation and measures for improvement. A set of indicators will be developed with relevance to all European HEIs. It will provide options for comparison but also will offer opportunities for HEIs to choose their individual profile of internationalisation. Project’s goal is to increase the overall performance of European HEIs in internationalisation.

Bologna and Lisbon call for increased competitiveness and globalisation in higher education is developing rapidly, but so far no European-wide approach has been made to measure internationalisation. Transparency and accountability in internationalisation are not in place yet. To this end, a toolbox of indicators and related objectives and activities will be developed for European HEIs which will allow HEI’s to individually define a level of internationality corresponding with their institutional goals. It provides options for comparison on the one hand but also offers opportunities for HEIs to choose their individual profile of internationalisation.

The project core partners are six metalevel institutions, SIU, NUFFIC, ACA, CampusFrance, Perspektywy and CHE Consult. The set of indicators will be co-developed by HEIs in order to ensure both relevance and acceptance in the community. The project aims at supporting HEIs to show how well-performing they are. Furthermore, it provides means for improvement for HEIs. The goal is to increase the overall performance of European HEIs in internationalisation.

The milestones of the project are an online  toolbox for HEIs to profile their internationalisation, as well as a number of dissemination instruments (workshops, symposium, website)which will bring together stakeholders from different levels to discuss the results and start implementation.

The milestones of the project are a toolbox for HEIs to profile their internationalisation, as well as a number of dissemination instruments (workshops, symposium, website)which will bring together stakeholders from different levels to discuss the results and start implementation.

The project lead to a considerable improvement in these areas and through new tools an improvement process on internationality will finally help to enhance the competitiveness of European HEIS.

This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and theCommission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of theinformation contained therein.

Project successfully finished, all deliverables produced.

• Uwe Brandenburg

• Hannah Leichsenring

• Brandenburg, Uwe; Leichsenring, Hannah; Lungu, Irina; Rumbley, Laura; van Gaalen, Adinda; Becker, Rosa; watts, louise; Volz, Nina; Sovik, Margrete; Bilanow, Kazimierz : IMPI: Indicators for Mapping and Profiling Internationalisation. Progress Report, Gütersloh, CHE Consult, 2011

• Beerkens, Eric; Brandenburg, Uwe; Evers, Nico; van Gaalen, Adinda; Leichsenring, Hannah; Zimmermann, Vera: Indicator Projects on Internationalisation - IMPI Research Report, Gütersloh, CHE , 2010, 142 Seiten,
  ISBN 978-3-941927-03-2
  • indicator projects on internationalisation IMPI 100511.pdf (pdf)