Internationalization of Higher Education: Past and Future

Authors

  • Jane Knight
  • Hans de Wit

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.95.10715

Keywords:

Internationalization, mobility, curriculum, cooperation, competition

Abstract

Over the past 25 years, internationalization has evolved from a marginal and minor component to a global, strategic, and mainstream factor in higher education. Has international higher education lived up to our expectations and its potential? What values have guided it? What have we learned from the past to guide us into the future? Is the strong appeal for internationalization of the curriculum a return to the former days of cooperation and exchange, or a call for a more responsible process of internationalization? Who could have forecasted that internationalization would transform from a process based on values of cooperation to one that is increasingly characterized by competition?

Author Biographies

Jane Knight

Adjunct professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada.

Hans de Wit

Director of the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, US.

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Published

2018-09-11

How to Cite

Knight, J., & de Wit, H. (2018). Internationalization of Higher Education: Past and Future. International Higher Education, (95), 2–4. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2018.95.10715

Issue

No. 95: Fall 2018

Section

Internationalization and Transnational Developments

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