Internationalization

Instituto Pedagogico Arubano (IPA) is a teacher education and professional training institute in Aruba offering teacher certification programs at the bachelor level for primary and secondary education. Further IPA offers, on a needs basis, several programs at masters level. Additionally IPA provides a diverse portfolio of professional development programs for in-service teachers on the island.

Internationalization at the IPA implies a cultural, inclusive, and educational enrichment in the development of our faculty and students. We consider internationalization to be of great importance because it offers renewed perspectives on the rich diversity of the Aruban socio-cultural educational reality. It is a source of new information, academic enrichment, and renewed inspiration for educational innovation processes.

As a higher education institution, we aim to become “glocal” by offering education that surpasses the boundaries of our island and developing a community in which citizens can think globally and act locally. Our main objective is to prepare in-service and future teachers with a combination of both local and global knowledge, skills and practices to become social agents of change in their schools and the island community. Going abroad to expand the limitations of living and working on Aruba is a necessary condition to achieve this strategic objective. Furthermore, welcoming international education professionals to participate in our local education processes assists us with the widening of our awareness of our strengths and limitations.

Additionally, by working on similar challenges with international stakeholders and higher education partners we can improve the quality of our knowledge circulation and we can surpass our islandness by being part of a glocal community. This will contribute to removing barriers to learning and understanding the futures we face and improving access to quality education through resilience and sustainability, not only for our staff and students but also for generations of learners in our schools in Aruba.

Voor meer informatie - internationaloffice@ipaaruba.com