The New Order: Improving the Internationality in the International Business Degree Programme. Case Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Hulkkonen, Milla (2017)
Savonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201701191497
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201701191497
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Internationalization of higher education institutions in Finland is valuable for the institution itself and the surrounding society. The objective of the research was to discover how internationality could be improved in the International Business degree programme of Savonia University of Applied Sciences and made more efficient in order to benefit from the advantages internationality offers. The reason for the topic selection was that according to several sources, international functions within the programme are shattered and a general guideline for internationality is missing. The project was assigned by Virpi Oksanen, the International Coordinator of the Business Administration degree programme.
The study aimed to state what is internationality at Savonia UAS and to find means to improve it. Benchmarking other universities of applied sciences was used as a method to discover the successful factors behind the internationality of a higher education institution. The benchmarked institutions were Turku University of Applied Sciences, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences. The research was conducted through a qualitative research method which included interviewing members of Savonia UAS and the members of other institutions. Altogether there were eleven interviews.
The results revealed the issues behind the international functions within the International Business programme of Savonia UAS and how the issues could be resolved by adapting practices and policies of the benchmark institutions. Through the findings, it became possible to suggest improvements regarding internationality and international functions within the International Business degree programme. The study succeeded in finding solutions to the ultimate research question, but it is the decision of Savonia University of Applied Sciences whether these changes are executed within the institution.
The study aimed to state what is internationality at Savonia UAS and to find means to improve it. Benchmarking other universities of applied sciences was used as a method to discover the successful factors behind the internationality of a higher education institution. The benchmarked institutions were Turku University of Applied Sciences, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences. The research was conducted through a qualitative research method which included interviewing members of Savonia UAS and the members of other institutions. Altogether there were eleven interviews.
The results revealed the issues behind the international functions within the International Business programme of Savonia UAS and how the issues could be resolved by adapting practices and policies of the benchmark institutions. Through the findings, it became possible to suggest improvements regarding internationality and international functions within the International Business degree programme. The study succeeded in finding solutions to the ultimate research question, but it is the decision of Savonia University of Applied Sciences whether these changes are executed within the institution.