Globalisation brougt into the classroom : reflections from the local context in social work and nursing education

• Studien beskriver erfarenheter från internationella kurser och pedagogiska möten lokalt och utifrån en globaliserad perspektiv.

• In increasingly globalised societies higher education meet challenge to integrate the international and intercultural dimensions into their services, strategic plans, education programmes and research. There were few discussions around the concept of “Internationalization at home” (IaH) during the last years in the academic community. This article generally outlines a process of IaH in higher education, by giving examples from the bachelor programmes of Social Work and Nursing Education at Malmö University, Sweden. The internationalisation of the curriculum at home was shown to have a much greater impact than individual mobility alone. The authors of the article present their own analysis about possibilities to understand the culture, profession in the process of IaH improving professional and intercultural competences. Modern society poses a challenge for professionals – to think globally and to act locally.

Nyckelord

higher education

internationalization at home (IaH)

social work

nursing

intercultural competences

global

glocal

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