Abstract
Internationalisation is a particular challenge for a small, arts-focused university such as Bath Spa University (BSU). The university has no prospect of entering the international rankings, no established partnerships and a boutique offer. In 2011, international students comprised only 1.4 % of the University’s student population, fewer than any other university in the United Kingdom (UK). This chapter describes the strategies the University developed to remedy that situation, including the Global Academy of Liberal Arts (GALA), a network of high-level liberal arts colleges; Bath Spa Global, a joint venture pathway college; and a new international campaign which more than tripled BSU’s international intake in two years.
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Slade, C. (2016). Small, Regional and Global: Bath Spa University. In: Shultz, L., Viczko, M. (eds) Assembling and Governing the Higher Education Institution. Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52261-0_19
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