By Hans de Wit. Over the past months, since the Brexit vote and the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States – in particular after the transition – many articles have been published about the negative impact of these two events on the internationalisation of higher education in the United States and the United Kingdom and beyond. Read more...
Whose values is internationalisation of HE promoting?
By Abu Kamara. With xenophobic sentiments reaching a feverish pitch across parts of the globe, some scholars are prescribing a heavy dose of internationalisation as a potential strategy for counteracting the social, political and economic ramifications of recent developments in the United States and parts of Europe. Read more...
Internationalisation lifts the Dutch HE brand globally
By Futao Huang. There has been rapid growth in the share of international faculty members in the Netherlands in the past two decades. Existing data show that in research universities alone, the proportion of international faculty members increased from 17% in 2003 to 33% of the total in 2015. Read more...
Making the case for an internationalised curriculum
By Allen Kenneth Schaidle. We are often told that we live in a global era, driven in part by technology, globalisation and intensified international commerce. Read more...
Future of outward higher education internationalisation
IIE awards applaud minority-serving HEIs
By Beckie Smith. Santa Monica College in California and Virginia Union University are the recipients of IIE‘s first ever award for Internationalizing the Minority-Serving Institution, in this year’s Andrew Heiskell Awards for Innovation in International Education. More...
Final Chance to Register for the ACE/AIEA Internationalization Collaborative
Individuals or teams of administrators tasked with internationalization on college and university campuses should apply now for the ACE/AIEA Internationalization Collaborative, as registration closes Tuesday, Feb. 14. Presented in conjunction with the Association of International Education Administrators (AIEA) Annual Conference, the Collaborative serves as a forum for sharing effective practices that address one particular aspect of internationalization. More...
2017-19 ACE Internationalization Lab Offers Customized Guidance and Insight
Colleges and universities ready to transform their campuses’ approaches to providing global education can apply now for the 15th cohort of ACE’s Internationalization Laboratory. More...
Manufacturing internationalisation of higher education
By Angel Calderon. Times Higher Education or THE has not shied away from experimenting with alternative approaches to university rankings. It has made a virtue of the art of calibrating concept, form and shape. One must commend THE for such endeavours. The latest ranking released on 1 February of the 'world’s most international universities 2017' is a case in point. Read more...
The new international officer: Who holds the power in internationalisation?
By . Internationalisation is no longer the remit of only a few dedicated internationalisation professionals at higher education institutions, but increasingly so of several internal and external stakeholders. With a multitude of individuals and entities being involved in the process, the question of who is in charge of internationalisation and of steering its future developments emerges. More...