Can we make ethical internationalisation of HE for all the norm?

By Brendan O’Malley – Managing Editor. With the focus on internationalisation in our Transformative Leadership series, in which University World News is partnering with The MasterCard Foundation, Hans de Wit writes that ethical internationalisation of higher education involves the expansion of internationalisation to all, not restricting it to a small elite.
In Commentary, Steve Fuller discusses the role of contemporary universities in society in light of the popular call to ignore experts made by leading ‘Leave’ campaigners during the UK’s Brexit campaign. Jeannie Rea bemoans the deteriorating experience of international students in Australia, whom she alleges are increasingly being treated as a source of export income. And Ranjit Goswami says more universities should adopt an outward-looking focus like the top universities, setting up international exchanges and internships to benefit a wider number of students around the world.
In World Blog, Patrick Blessinger explores the recent evolution of doctoral education, which has moved towards more interdisciplinary programmes that prepare students for a variety of positions in and out of academia.
In Features, Simon Marginson says the United States needs to regain a positive notion of higher education for the common good and to implement a federal system of tuition funding grounded in income-contingent student loans. And Brendan O'Malley reports on a paper that questions whether Asian universities are pursuing top rankings at the expense of diversification, and makes the case for adopting liberal arts education more widely.
Online technology will open up global engagement in higher education, reports Nicola Jenvey following the international webinar entitled 'Embracing Technology for Global Engagement: A leadership challenge and opportunity', hosted by University World News in partnership with DrEducation last Tuesday. Read more...