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Internationalization of Education for Schools BEC Internationalization of education for schools involves incorporating global perspectives, cultural diversity, and cross-cultural understanding into the curriculum and overall learning experience. By integrating international elements such as global issues, diverse perspectives, and foreign languages into the educational framework, schools can prepare students to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world. One key aspect of internationalization is promoting intercultural competence among students. This includes fostering an appreciation for different cultures, traditions, and viewpoints, as well as developing the skills needed to effectively communicate and collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds. By exposing students to a variety of cultural experiences both inside and outside the classroom, schools can help cultivate open-mindedness and respect for diversity. Furthermore, offering opportunities for international exchanges, study abroad programs, or partnerships with schools in other countries can provide students with firsthand exposure to different cultures and ways of life. These experiences not only enrich students’ academic knowledge but also promote personal growth, independence, and adaptability. Incorporating global perspectives into the curriculum through subjects like global studies, world history, or comparative literature can broaden students’ understanding of complex global issues such as climate change, human rights violations, or economic disparities. By exploring these topics from multiple cultural viewpoints, students are encouraged to think critically about their own beliefs and values while developing empathy towards others. Overall, by embracing internationalization in education, schools can empower students to become informed global citizens who are equipped to navigate an increasingly diverse and interconnected world with curiosity, openness, and respect.  

School Students upbringing to global citizen. Bec is an international council providing its Associates with a development chance. The Associates comprise international schools, individuals engaged in International education and (international) educational organizations. Bec engages itself in knowledge enhancement on global citizenship. Bec thrives to reach its goal through acquiring, creating, developing, managing, accrediting, inspecting, lending and licensing knowledge on global education and global citizenship. Bec’s mission is to provide access to globally recognized, proven innovative and locally customized knowledge Services and services. The key means to reach global citizenship is training and education. Bec is a global citizenship awareness and enhancement body with a commitment to international education to reach this awareness and enhancement.       Bec provides its services to elementary and secondary schools, higher education institutions and individuals with a focus on international education. All these have the following character treats in common: The desire to enhance knowledge, to foster skills and enable abilities to pursue one’s life as global citizens; and a commitment to quality standards in education To achieve this goal, our member schools will include international and intercultural awareness into their curriculum. Thus a positive attitude and understanding of being a global citizen will nurture within the student body. This attitude and understanding will be the base for further studies and career perspectives. Elementary and secondary school members must commit their yearly educational cycle to a periodical ( re-) accreditation process to safeguard the student upbringing to global citizen. For Schools with International Vision For Schools and institution with an eye for global citizenship and all that it entails, consider joining Bec. School adapts Bec programme of evaluation developed to benchmark international school against quality international practices and achieve top levels of performance Bec Professional development Professionals/Teachers/ Educators must understand the concepts in processing professional development and what it means to education. Bec created standards that all professional development should follow. The standards include content knowledge and quality teaching, research-basis, collaboration.