Inhalt: In view of numerous challenges brought about by the changes in demographics, the massification of higher education, globalization trends and legal requirements (e.g. Bologna declaration, national mobility strategies), higher education institutions (HEIs) are forced to review their strategies for attracting future students. One strategy that has long been considered to be the key to success was the recruit-
ment of internationally mobile students, and consequently, the change of the local medium of instruction, mostly into English. This paper seeks to identify the interfaces between internationalization endeavors, intercultural competencies and diversity-related aspects that appear all relevant for higher education institutions but are often regarded as stand-alone measures without a cohesive frame. Hence, this contribution puts forward a conceptual model that relates the key parameters at stake and discusses implications of diverse internationalization strategies. It is suggested that apart from approaches such as Internationalization of the Curriculum (IoC) and Internationalization at Home (IaH), there may be an additional strategic orientation, one that also embraces intra-societal diversity. What we would like to call Internationalisation of the Mind (IoM) may have the potential to serve as a liaison between international, intercultural, and diversity-related aspects at the tertiary level and combine structural, community and competency internationalization strategies. To integrate these interfaces in a practical framework but also to draw on societal, disciplinary, institutional and functional cultures, a metalevel analysis of an Austrian higher education institution is provided. It is discussed how the context and causal and intervening variables impact the strategic orientation of a higher education institution with regard to internationalization and what consequences the respective alignment may have on a structural, institutional and competency level.
Schlagwörter:Diversität; Diversity; Higher Education; Hochqualifizierte; Hochschule; Institution
CEWS Kategorie:Netzwerke und Organisationen, Hochschulen
Dokumenttyp:Zeitschriftenaufsatz
