Abstract
Internationalization of the higher education system through the Bologna Process in German’s media and communication studies is on progress; all higher education institutions were chosen as the samples in this research had the same opinion that international student’s mobility in term of the Bologna Process was the most important variable to create international cooperation with other universities. Providing more courses in English also became their main concern to attract international students come their academic life. The implementation of the new curricula model, bachelor and masters, was considered more transparent and clearer in the structure and content than the Diplom and Magister models. Nevertheless, the compatible and comparable qualification principle of bachelor and masters structure brought also dilemma that some of the content of media and communication studies had to be adjusted considering the workload and study period that is different from the old curricula systems. The bachelor and masters structure caused apprehension that the bachelor graduates would prefer to work in industries than return to campus to pursue higher degree. This research was based on content analysis of curricula documents and interview transcription of some representative of HEI in media and communication studies.
Highlights
Internationalization of the higher education system through the Bologna Process in German’s media and communication studies is on progress; all higher education institutions were chosen as the samples in this research had the same opinion that international student’s mobility in term of the Bologna Process was the most important variable to create international cooperation with other universities
The four of institute/department of media and communication studies that were chosen as sample in this research have implemented the principle of the “comparable and compatible qualification” of the Bologna Process in their curricula system; the Department of Communication Science – University of Erfurt and Institute of Journalism and Communication Research (IJK), Hochschule für Musik und Theater (HMT) – Hannover were still not really sure whether the Bologna Process was equal to internationalization; while Institute of Social Science (ISS) – University of Düsseldorf and Institute of Media and Communication Science (IfMK )- TU Ilmenau explicitly agreed that both were equal but Bologna Process would afford more than just internationalization
All of them had tried to actualize the variables of internationalization of Higher Education Institutions (HEI), which consisted of internationalization in teaching, mobility of students and lecturers, cooperation, association and publication, and infrastructures
Summary
Internationalization of the higher education system through the Bologna Process in German’s media and communication studies is on progress; all higher education institutions were chosen as the samples in this research had the same opinion that international student’s mobility in term of the Bologna Process was the most important variable to create international cooperation with other universities. The Bologna Declaration, which promotes a European Higher Education Area (EHEA) based on an international cooperation and academic exchange, has become a milestone of the higher education system reformation in Europe. This declaration was signed by 29 countries in Bologna - Italy in 1999, and it was accomplished by 2010. The implementation of this declaration was being referred to as the “Bologna Process” It integrates some orientations, first orientation is providing academic degree standardization in a three-cycle structure: Bachelor, Masters, and Doctor. This degree was granted to students who completed nine semesters of study, usually in technology or natural sciences, in a German university or university of applied sciences (Fachhochschule) whereas the Magister (complete name, Magister Artium) degree was introduced for the first time in 1957, and was granted to students who completed nine semesters of study in Humanities and Medicine (Knoke, 2007)
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