Internationalization in Higher Education and Research

This book examines the pros and cons of the internationalization of higher education institutions, which is an important feature of modern universities. It makes a significant contribution to our understanding of universities and an important input to the assessment of the internationalization of higher education institutions both for regulators and for the universities themselves.

The book's three parts focus on a number of issues associated with internationalization. The first part Perspectives on Internationalization provides critical reflections on internationalization, on the globally distributed European-American university and on the impact of rankings. The second part The Obstacles to Internationalization deals with the significance of language, challenges of mobility and environment concerns. The third part Alternative Modes of Internationalization discusses internationalization at home, international distance education and the establishment of international branch campuses.

Provides input to the assessment of the internationalization of higher education institutions Draws on secondary data to map the worldwide spread of higher education and science Brings together experts in the field of higher education for an examination of internationalization of academia

Auteur
Lars Engwall is professor emeritus of Management at Uppsala University, Sweden. His research has been particularly directed towards organization studies. Among his recent publications can be mentioned Bibliometrics (ed. 2014 with Wim Blockmans and Denis Weaire, Portland Press), From Books to MOOCs? (2016, ed. with Erik De Corte and Ulrich Teichler, Portland Press), Defining Management (2016 with Matthias Kipping and Behlül Üsdiken, Routledge), Corporate Governance in Action (ed. 2018, Routledge) and Missions of Universities (ed. 2020, Springer). He has received honorary degrees from Åbo Akademi University and Stockholm School of Economics, and he is an elected member of a number of learned societies.

Contenu
Part I: Perspectives on Internationalization.- Chapter 1: Setting the Scene.- Chapter 2: Internationalization in and of Higher Education: Critical Reflections on its Conceptual Evolution.- Chapter 3: The Globally Distributed European-American University: Tensions and Challenges.- Chapter 4: Putting Global University Rankings in Context: Internationalising Comparability and the Geo-politicisation of Higher Education and Science.- Part II: Obstacles to Internationalization.- Chapter 5: Internationalization between Strategy and Ethos: Multilingualism as a Sphere of Glocal Paradox.- Chapter 6: How Open Can It Be? The Promise of Open Systems and Open Science under Siege.- Chapter 7: Unpredictable Mobilities: How International Students Navigate the Ambiguous Terrain between Political Constraints and Their Aspirations of a Desirable Life.- Chapter 8: International Student Mobility and the Global Climate Crisis.- Part III: Alternative Modes of Internationalization.- Chapter: Chapter 9: Is Internationalisation at Home, as an Alternative to Student Mobility, the Only Way to Equip Students with Intercultural Skills?.- Chapter 10: Chapter 10. Revisiting Access in Debates on Internationalisation: Transnational Rights?.- Chapter 11: The International Branch Campus: Motives and Mechanisms.- Part IV: Conclusions.- Major Messages.