Internationalization in higher education and research : perspectives, obstacles, alternatives

Internationalization in higher education and research : perspectives, obstacles, alternatives / Lars Engwall, editor.

This book examines the pros and cons of the internationalization of higher education institutions, which is an important feature of modern universities. It makes a significant contribution to our understanding of universities and an important input to the assessment of the internationalization of hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Engwall, Lars (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2023.
Series:Higher education dynamics ; v. 62.
Subjects:
Education, Higher > International cooperation.
International education.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Perspectives on Internationalization
  • Chapter 1: Setting the Scene
  • Chapter 2: Internationalization in and of Higher Education: Critical Reflections on its Conceptual Evolution
  • Chapter 3: The Globally Distributed European-American University: Tensions and Challenges
  • Chapter 4: Putting Global University Rankings in Context: Internationalising Comparability and the Geo-politicisation of Higher Education and Science
  • Part II: Obstacles to Internationalization
  • Chapter 5: Internationalization between Strategy and Ethos: Multilingualism as a Sphere of Glocal Paradox
  • Chapter 6: How Open Can It Be? The Promise of Open Systems and Open Science under Siege
  • Chapter 7: Unpredictable Mobilities: How International Students Navigate the Ambiguous Terrain between Political Constraints and Their Aspirations of a Desirable Life
  • Chapter 8: International Student Mobility and the Global Climate Crisis
  • Part III: Alternative Modes of Internationalization
  • Chapter: Chapter 9: Is Internationalisation at Home, as an Alternative to Student Mobility, the Only Way to Equip Students with Intercultural Skills?
  • Chapter 10: Chapter 10. Revisiting Access in Debates on Internationalisation: Transnational Rights?
  • Chapter 11: The International Branch Campus: Motives and Mechanisms
  • Part IV: Conclusions
  • Major Messages.

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