Experience of the International Academic Mission from the perspective of the participants of a private university in Paraguay, 2023

Abstract

International Academic Missions (MAI) are framed as academic mobility within the framework of the internationalization process carried out in Higher Education Institutions. The objective of this work is to know the perception of the participants of a private university in Paraguay regarding their experience in the International Academic Mission carried out in the city of Corrientes-Argentina, 2023. The work presented a quantitative, design approach non-experimental cross-sectional and descriptive scope. The analyzed population consisted of 37 people as well as the sample. The inclusion criteria were having participated in the MAI experience, belonging to the Marketing and Advertising, Business Administration and Commercial Engineering majors of the university analyzed and agreeing to complete the survey. The survey was used as data collection through a 27-question questionnaire sent via WhatsApp in September 2023. The most relevant results are: the Organization dimension (x̄=4.92) and Destination of mobility (x̄=4.91) They had the highest score while the lowest corresponded to the Duration of the experience dimension (x̄=4.41). Likewise, the most notable items were Q11 “Rate the interaction with Paraguayan teachers” and P13 “Rate the interaction with Paraguayan managers”, both with (x̄=4.97). It is worth mentioning that the lowest corresponded to P5 “The 4 (four) days of stay have been sufficient” (x̄=4.03). It is concluded that the participants are very satisfied with the MAI carried out in Corrientes.