The Challenges of Internationalization in
Canadian Post Secondary Institutions:
Ethical Responsibility and Cultural
Accommodation
Alejandro Campos Garcia

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presentation

 The dramatic transformation of Canadian
HEIs’ demographic composition in the
last decade represents an advantage, but
also a challenge.

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 An internationalization process that
is not accompanied by an effective
process of interculturalization
compromises the ability of the
Universities to fulfill their ethical
duty to ensure the
welfare/wellbeing of their
respective communities.

Internationalization
of Canadian HEIs’
student body

 The objective of supporting the
University’s economic sustainability

 Canadian Universities’ recruitment
strategy to date has proven very effective

Internationalization
of Canadian HEIs’
student body

 International students face numerous
barriers

 Canadian HEIs have not taken the
necessary steps to develop models of
cultural accommodation

Limitations of
Canadian
Internationalization
Model

 Organizational arrangements
 Strategic Enrolment Management
 Intercultural literacy
 Interculturalization of the Curriculum
 Support Services