National Internationalization Policies in Low- and Mid-Income Countries

Authors

  • Hans de Wit Center for International Higher Education, Boston College

Keywords:

National policies, internationalization, low- and mid-income countries, Western paradigm

Abstract

In low- and mid-income countries, developing national internationalization policies is mostly a top-down process, and policies are mostly directed from South to North. Mobility is central in most policies and plans. There is a degree of “policy mimicry” in the adoption of many aspects of the Western paradigm, which appears to sustain the dominance of high-income countries. More attention to regional cooperation and a stronger focus on internationalization of the curriculum at home would allow these countries to break through the established paradigm.

Author Biography

Hans de Wit, Center for International Higher Education, Boston College

Hans de Wit is director of the Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), Boston College, US. E-mail: dewitj@bc.edu.

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Published

2020-07-10

How to Cite

de Wit, H. (2020). National Internationalization Policies in Low- and Mid-Income Countries. International Higher Education, (103), 7–8. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14633

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No. 103 (2020): Summer Issue

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