THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION OF EDUCATION AT A PRIVATE UNIVERSITY, USING VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS

Abstract

Globalization in terms of intensification of worldwide social relations, that is linking distant localities in such a way that local events are shaped by events that happen on many kilometers away, and vice versa ( 1 ), in conjunction with internationalization and sustainable development, place new demands on the higher education. Prerequisite for quality preparation and successful application of university-educated people today, is not only the transfer of expertise and skills to a high level of quality, but also their multi-cultural and multilingual adaptability. Internationalization of education allows us to apply, at the scientific research and the educational process at the universities, principles that lead to the formation of graduates with a requested profile in the global labor market and also lead to the deepening of international cooperation, the diversification and, ultimately, also to contribute to the balancing of the existing abysmal differences on the development levels of individual countries. ( 2 ) Private colleges in various states in the process of internationalization of education proactively involved to aid in achieving the objectives of the Bologna process. University of Central Europe in Skalica, which was founded in 2005 in the Slovak Republic, today provides university education at all three levels of higher education. Progressive growth of international cooperation with foreign universities, with active use of modern technology teleconference equipment, support, accelerate and streamline the process of internationalization of education for this young private university.