Internationalization at the national university of San Luis, Argentina 2005-2014: Institutional and non-institutional faces

Abstract

This presentation describes and analyzes the nature of cooperation and internationalization, the institutional and non-institutional faces of the internationalization of higher education at the National University of San Luis (Argentina), in the period 2005-2014. Its purpose is to examine the role of actors and institutional norms, such as the University Statute, the Organizational Plan, the action of the Office of Interinstitutional Relations, the National Higher Education Law and the suggestions of documents issued by international organizations, on the one hand and non-institutional facets, such as the motivation of students and teachers in internationalization processes. With this task, norms and institutional documents were examined and, through semi-structured interviews, the visions of internationalization of students and teachers. After the proposed study, we can conclude that UNSL should recognize its problems and difficulties in this area, prioritize the Office of Interinstitutional Relations, establish possible agendas, incorporate a collective and collaborative culture that seeks to recognize internationalization as a managerial tool for learning multiple intercultural impact and international due to its educational content and purpose that transcends the boundaries of time and works for the internationalization of and to the university, its meaning and attention are essential to expand the possible modalities of effective cooperation between universities.