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Managing internationalisation in higher education is a complex process. It requires engaging all intellectual capital at the university’s disposal (intellectual capital, all university’s stakeholders, material and organisational resources). The increasing number of foreign students is the main determinant behind the need for internationalisation process management. Capable management in this area becomes a must in the face of new challenges before universities go international. Today, higher education is gaining an international character. An increasing number of young people migrates in the pursuit of new educational and professional experiences outside their home country. Foreign students constitute a valuable social capital both from the perspective of the host country as well the university in which they study. Also, the country of their destination, after they graduate, benefits a lot. Foreign exchange of students is the subject of public discourse and practice. Some important issues are indicated in this area, e.g., education co-financing for foreigners, brain drain phenomenon (loss of human capital in favour of other countries) or the human capital import (Dumitru, 2012; Straubhaar, 2000; Salt, 1997; Solimano, 2006). Managing these students, who are sometimes already employed, as well as their professional competences development, are becoming a crucial element in the internationalisation process of Polish universities. The diagnosis of possessed social capital will enable real actions in various internationalisation dimensions. The purpose of the article is to draw attention to the issues of managing intellectual capital of universities against the background of internationalisation process and its requirements. In the course of the study we used the intellectual capital concept of L. Edvinsson (1997) (theoretical dimension of the work). Due to the high growth dynamics of the number of foreign students, we focused only on this particular internationalisation area. The measurement of selected indicators of social capital of this group of students can be a source of knowledge and may inspire to take actions in the field of internationalisation process management (practical dimension).
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Współczesne społeczeństwo w Polsce coraz bardziej zdaje sobie sprawę z tego, że jest również odpowiedzialne za życie gospodarcze i społeczne, szczególnie na poziomie lokalnym. Społeczeństwo obywatelskie nie jest tylko biernym podmiotem usług, lecz także obserwatorem i twórcą. Innowacje społeczne, których głównym celem jest odpowiedź na problemy społeczne, dają możliwości wykorzystania potencjału, jaki tkwi w społeczeństwie obywatelskim. Innowacje społeczne docierają tam, gdzie działania rządowe czy ustawowe nie docierają i nie spełniają swoich funkcji. Innowacje społeczne mają wiele wartości dodatnich, które często trudno określić w wartościach liczbowych. Budowanie partnerstw międzysektorowych, zacieśnianie więzi lokalnych, integracja to tylko niektóre z dodatkowych rezultatów, jakie przynosi wspólna realizacji innowacji społecznych. Wielowymiarowe efekty tego typu innowacji, a przede wszystkim w budowaniu kapitału społecznego, jest argumentem przemawiającym za tym, że społeczeństwo w Polsce powinno coraz bardziej być zaangażowane w tego typu działania. Możliwości finansowania innowacji z funduszy unijnych oraz dobre praktyki w tym obszarze pokazują i zachęcają, aby innowacje społeczne wdrażać na poziomie lokalnym i krajowym.
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The present-day society in Poland is more and more conscious of its responsibility for the economic and social life, especially at the local level. Civil society is not a passive re-ceiver of services, but it is an observer and a creator. Social innovations, with their main func-tion to solve social problems, make it possible to fully use the potential of civil society. Social innovations affect the areas inaccessible for the central government or the parliament. Social innovations have several advantages, which are difficult to quantify. Creating inter-sectoral partnerships, a closer cooperation at the local level, integration are just a few examples of these advantages brought by social innovations. Multi-dimensional effects of the innova-tions of that type, and first of all the ones that build up the social capital, are the argument for engaging the Polish society in that kind of activity. A possibility of financing innovations by the EU’s funds and good practices in that area encourage to implement social innovations at the local and national levels.
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