Internationalization of Higher Education: Towards a Conceptual Framework
Open Access
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Policy Futures in Education
- Vol. 1 (2), 248-270
- https://doi.org/10.2304/pfie.2003.1.2.5
Abstract
Higher education has now become a real part of the globalization process: the cross-border matching of supply and demand. Consequently, higher education can no longer be viewed in a strictly national context. This calls for a broader definition of internationalization, which embraces the entire functioning of higher education and not merely a dimension or aspect of it, or the actions of some individuals who are part of it. This article provides a conceptual and organizational framework of internationalization of higher education, which includes a discussion on the meaning and definition of the term, a description of the various rationales for and approaches to internationalization, and an analysis of strategies of integrating international dimensions in a higher education institution.Keywords
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