International Exeter 2010/2011
foreword 2010/11 was a remarkable year for the University of Exeter and for the continued development and implementation of its Internationalisation Strategy. Heralded by The Sunday Times as one of the nine English ‘Ivy League’ universities, our Top-10 performance in domestic league tables was matched for the first time by our entry in the Times Higher Education/Thomson Reuters ‘World Top 200’ universities. This places the University in the top 1% of global institutions. At Exeter, we believe international should permeate everything we do and, as this report demonstrates, significant progress has been made in that regard in all Colleges and all Professional Services. From partnership activity, Study Abroad, recruitment and many other activities, colleagues from across the University have supported our ambition to become a University of Global Standing. Through out the year we again benefitted from the Vice-Chancellor’s Presidency of Universities UK, via his engagement around the world on behalf of the UK Higher Education sector. We have also profited from the wise counsel of John Allwood, the University’s Dual Assurance lead for Internationalisation, who ensured the direction and implementation of the Strategy stayed on the right course. The year was not without challenges, with changes to the international student visa system causing much consternation and use of management time. I wish to acknowledge the tremendous efforts undertaken by the staff of the International Office during the year. Their
efforts were reflected in Exeter being shortlisted for the Outstanding International Strategy in the THE Leadership and Management Awards 2011. The International Office was shortlisted for both Outstanding Team of the Year and for Outstanding Innovation/Project of the Year (for the International Summer School) at the University’s own Professional Services Recognition Awards. Furthermore, the International Office won Gold for the second consecutive year at the University of Exeter’s annual Green Impact award ceremony. It is very easy to launch an Internationalisation Strategy but more difficult to maintain momentum and deliver impact. I hope this report demonstrates to you the tangible results of our Strategy. We look forward to meeting and exceeding our challenges in the years ahead. Professor Neil Armstrong Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Internationalisation) October 2011
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