The Department of Foreign Partnership and Exchange was created given a desire to improve the quality of life in our country. This is bearing in mind that to achieve this goal (i.e. a level of quality and comparative excellence) it must integrate an international and intercultural perspective to its' teaching, research and services. This is how the country will move forward.
We, as an institution, are in charge of managing agreements of academic cooperation, whereby we then support and foster opportunities for teachers and students within the country and abroad. This is with the aim if exchanging ideas between and amongst teachers and students in an national and international context.
MISSION
The mission of the Department of Internationalization from the Universidad De La Costa is to develop, advise and evaluate mechanisms and strategies of interaction with the national and international environment to benefit teaching and research, where the institute joins the current trend of globalization aimed towards the education of its students, while also taking into account the internationalization of Higher Education.
OBJECTIVES
General: To promote the internationalization of the institute.
Specifics:
- To guide the student body on post graduate studies abroad.
- Make agreements with foreign universities.
- Invite foreign teachers according to the institute's requirements.
- Coordinate the work of foreign consultants
- Participate in the higher education international cooperation network
- Support the internship program for companies abroad
- To carry out all of the activities necessary for the best operation of the institute
- Periodically design, propose, develop and evaluate mechanisms and actions for the internationalization of the institute
- Design, develop and evaluate communication actions and awareness with the Faculties, Institutes and other instances of the Universidad de la Costa about the importance, the mechanisms and the opportunities of internationalization.
- Manage study and updating opportunities abroad for students, graduates, teachers and the administrative personnel of the institution.
- Promote foreign exchange in the academic community for academic and research improvement.
For more information:
Department of Internationalization
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Building Block 3 Annexed – 2nd floor.
Phone: + (57 5) 336 2225