Following and completing the needs analysis made during the project proposal preparation, at the beginning of the project activities a suvey on Latin American HEIs internationalization capacities is conducted in order to identify specific needs of each institution.

The aim is to get a state-of-the-art picture of the internationalization “practices” within each LA HEI according to the five project dimensions: 

• Diagnose, for each, the most relevant critical factors with the help of criticality/improvement indicators;
• Define positioning of each with respect to their internationalization capacity;
• Strengthen the relationships with social-institutional stakeholders
• Design a multi-year plan (Internationalization Enhancement Plan, IEP), defining mission, strategies and activities to start and manage effective internationalization policies and practices.

Activities:

Diagnosis of partner HEIs’ strategy, attitudes, and present positioning on internationalization;

Territorial fora or focus groups involving stakeholders ;

Research on best practices of internationalization and opportunities for international co-financing; IEPs design;

Purchase of equipment: video conference room in each Latin American HEI.