’We can hold our heads up high’

In this interview with Kathrin Kottke and Norbert Robers, Michael Quante, Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Transfer, describes the close interconnection between Münster University's Internationalisation Strategy and the other aims which the Rectorate has. WWU - Peter Leßmann The Rectorate of the University of Münster recently approved the new Internationalisation Strategy. The Strategy's five central fields of action are "Research", "Teaching", "Partnerships", "Visibility and Profiling" and "Administration, Services and Infrastructure". Kathrin Kottke and Norbert Robers spoke to Prof. Michael Quante , Vice-Rector for International Affairs and Transfer, about the importance and the role of internationalisation for Münster University and about challenges and aims. Why was a new Internationalisation Strategy actually necessary? Is Münster University lagging behind in this area? No, certainly not. For one thing, there was already an Internationalisation Strategy in place when this Rectorate started its official business. That Strategy's validity expired soon afterwards, so we took the opportunity of updating it.