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Editor's Note

The latest volume of ObIES journal constitutes opportunities so as to reduce gaps in accessing,
significant progress towards consolidating and continuing and graduating in higher education.
indexing this scientific publication from the Another highlight is accessibility, understood as
Observatory for the Internationalisation of Higher eliminating physical, behavioural, academic, cul-
Education. This will serve as a reference point for tural, social, communicative and technological
the dissemination and specialised consultation of barriers as well as indicating support for inclusi-
the main advances and trends in the context of the ve and accessible HEIs. Inclusive Higher Education
internationalisation of higher education. is related to requirements that must be met regar-
Here, I reiterate my invitation to colleagues, ding facilities, signage, information services, com-
managers, academics and researchers working in munication, objects, tools and academic resources
the area of the internationalisation of higher edu- to ensure access, mobility and continuance for all
cation to publish their work that contributes to ma- people in the implementation of comprehensive
naging knowledge on this important topic, which academic training and professional, cultural, so-
is highly relevant and at the heart of the missionary cial, scientific, artistic and sports development by
functions of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), to the academic community and its employees.
the point of branding their identity, "ethos" and im- ObIES journal accepts articles on different to-
pact on maintaining and improving their academic pics related to the internationalisation of higher
quality through their institutional relational capi- education. In this volume, we are publishing six
tal to interact with foreign and domestic academic articles that are categorised according to Publin-
peers at all levels: micro – academic programmes dex’s typology.
(students, teachers, researchers and managers by
developing the programme content of academic Review Articles:
spaces within the framework of internationalising
their curricula); meso – department (a set of acade- • Sobre la importancia de la internacionalización
mic programmes through flexible curricula, joint en universidades de clase mundial, de acuerdo
research and specialised laboratories); and macro con rankings de universidades [On the importance
– institutional (curriculum policies, projects and of internationalisation in world-class universities,
institutional research lines and infrastructure de- based on university rankings], written by Darío Libe-
signed using international standards to work and rona (Chile).
cooperate with other institutions). • Estado de la cuestión del área de investigación
Use this editor’s note to reference the trend on común UE-CELAC [The current state of the EU-CE-
the Internationalisation of Inclusive Higher Educa- LAC common research area], written by Martina De
tion, which is supported in the international stan- Sole (Italy).
dards of Universal Design. This standard includes • La formación por competencias en educación
innovative topics on the implementation of poli- superior [Competency-based training in higher
cies related to Inclusive and Accessible Higher education], written by Martha Janet Velasco Forero
Education. HEIs are increasingly becoming aware (Colombia).
of the importance of addressing these global issues
that are very sensitive, highly impactful and socia- Research Article:
lly significant. HEIs strive to be inclusive in order to
provide all individuals what they need in the fra- • Internacionalización del currículo. Una experiencia
mework of a differentiating approach, and on the para el aprendizaje de las funciones exponenciales
basis of their physical, academic, cultural, social y logarítmicas. [Internationalising curriculum. An
and communicative positions, they aim to equalise experiment on learning exponential and logarithmic

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