Can Overseas Branch Campuses Reflect Local Values?

By Jason Lane and Kevin Kinser. We have been thinking a lot recently about the impact on local cultures of importing foreign higher education. How are outside providers different from indigenous institutions? How do branch campuses gain legitimacy and become embedded within the host country’s system of education? What does it mean when a campus established by a foreign university says it is a local institution? More than 60 countries are home to some 201 international branch campuses. Read more...