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11 novembre 2015

Internationalization as a Knowledge Change Agent

This issue of IAU Horizons offers a selection of thought-provoking papers on Leadership challenges and strategic management, thus fueling a reflection on one of the key thematic areas of work for the Association.
Internationalization as a Knowledge Change Agent
The pursuit, dissemination and application of knowledge are the key and unique functions of higher education institutions. When these are undertaken in the context of deliberate internationalization, new knowledge is created and pedagogical approaches are often modified. Exploring how knowledge may be altered, enriched and co-created through international collaborations is rarely explored or documented and yet, it is at the heart of why internationalization is so important in today’s globalized world. Exploring how internationalization can and does change knowledge, whether these changes are similar or different when comparing different disciplines, particularly social sciences and humanities with sciences and engineering, whether the process leads to mutual learning and enrichment or whether instead it consolidates the dominance of Western epistemology are the various questions that will be the focus of this session. More...
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