Internationalization of public universities in the state of Barinas - Venezuela

Abstract

Enter Internationalization of universities has become a global society requirement.For this reason, this research is proposed to analyze the internationalization process of public universities in the state of Barinas, Venezuela, which presents some weaknesses such as the absence of institutional planning that contribute to internationalization, the weak exchange of teachers at the international level, and the non-existence of international cooperation, among each other. To study the internationalization of universities (internal - external), the internationalization of universities and the university education subsystem were investigated. The empirical approach, a quantitative paradigm, and a non-experimental type field with a correlational level were all associated with this study.Using the survey as a technique and a questionnaire with a Likert scale as the instrument,The population was nine public universities, and the sample was made up of 45 employees. The instrument was validated by experts in addition to generating reliability in the SPSS 0.99 system. For the correlation, Spearman's rho correlation coefficient was used. The main findings reflect the lack of institutional policies at the universities associated with the internationalization of the curriculum, in terms of mobility and exchange of students as well as academics, which is very sporadic. In most cases, internationalization is not part of the organizational values, the greatest international exchange occurs through virtual mobility. It also presents the absence of policies that promote international cooperation in the substantive functions of the university, among others.