The world needs a rethink on internationalisation of the curriculum

By Brendan O’Malley – Managing Editor. In World Blog, Betty Leask and Hans de Wit contend that in a world that is more connected and interdependent than ever but with an increased focus on nationalism and narrow-minded approaches to race and religion, we need a new way of thinking about the internationalisation of teaching, learning and the curriculum.
In Commentary, Jane Duncan says that universities must uphold the international right to protest, in accordance with a UN report stating that freedom of peaceful assembly is an inalienable right and giving guidelines for managing assemblies.
Hamish Coates and Gwilym Croucher look at Melbourne in Australia as a case study for a successful university city and encourage open public discussions about the value tertiary institutions contribute to cities and their future. Ararat Osipian says the US$25 million payout in an out-of-court settlement of the Trump University case in the US is by no means the largest and is unlikely to be the last of its kind. And Roger Chao says internationalisation of higher education contributes to social stratification at national, regional and global levels and recommends mediating this effect to ensure a sustainable and peaceful global community.
In a series on Transformative Leadership in which University World News is partnering with The MasterCard Foundation, Paul Benneworth, Magnus Gulbrandsen, Ellen Hazelkorn and Andrew Gibson argue that the real value of arts and humanities research lies in its influence on societies’ capacities for transformation.
And in Features, Yojana Sharma reports on a meeting of high level education officials from Asia hosted by UNESCO to discuss drawing up a range of indicators on higher education internationalisation for the region. Read more...