Hello Zeyad Mohammad

Great question!

Internationalization of universities is the process of integrating an international and intercultural dimensions.

The main components of internationalization of higher education are,

• Recruitment of international students
• Development of international branch campuses
• Students, staff and scholars exchange programs
• Internationalization of the curriculum, and research
• Education partnerships between institutions regionally and internationally

The positive aspects of internationalization include improved academic quality, internationally oriented students and staff, and national and international citizenship for students and staff from underdeveloped countries. For developed countries, revenue generation and brain gain are potential benefits.

The loss of cultural or national identity, homogenization of international curriculum and “brain drain” are threats that are inherent in the internationalization of higher education.

Hope you find this information useful, Zeyad Mohammad

Kind Regards,

Nayan

Hello Zeyad Mohammad

Great question!

Internationalization of universities is the process of integrating an international and intercultural dimensions.

The main components of internationalization of higher education are,

• Recruitment of international students
• Development of international branch campuses
• Students, staff and scholars exchange programs
• Internationalization of the curriculum, and research
• Education partnerships between institutions regionally and internationally

The positive aspects of internationalization include improved academic quality, internationally oriented students and staff, and national and international citizenship for students and staff from underdeveloped countries. For developed countries, revenue generation and brain gain are potential benefits.

The loss of cultural or national identity, homogenization of international curriculum and “brain drain” are threats that are inherent in the internationalization of higher education.

Hope you find this information useful, Zeyad Mohammad

Kind Regards,

Nayan

Thank to Nayan Kadam for answering the question by providing useful information.

A very interesting question Zeyad. Internationalisation of concepts, content, programs and 'study as you mention it' has always existed. Developments in ICT increased the number of strategies and the corpus (volume / mass) of that was being transacted in the internationalisation relationships. ICT has also increased the frequency, the joy & the efficacy of internationalisation relationships. It has also increased the dimensions of it by enabling student-facult; student-student; student-students; faculty institution etc type of internationalising.

Nayan nicely exemplified internationalisation I go with him that opinions will vary on whether one is advantaged or disadvantaged by the internationalisation. My opinion is that it cannot be stopped but we still (@ least for now) need to safeguard a few things and internationalise without choking national systems of education

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Internationalization of universities is the process of integrating an international and intercultural dimensions.

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Internationalization; that's what universities are turning into nowadays. That's the best, at least for now and for the future

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Dear Dr. Mohammad!

Please let me argue that the chance of having intercultural experience is a highly recommended and beneficial one. I had been studying and working abroad during master's studies. There have been many surveys:

1) Chika Kitano (2019). " Does Study Abroad Provide Career Advantages?" December 12, 2019, Copyright © 2020  •  Inside Higher Ed Available at: https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/world-view/does-study-abroad-provide-career-advantages

2) Sarah Wild (2019). " THE World University Rankings 2020: expanding universes" Times Higher Education Online September 11, 2019, Available at: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/world-university-rankings-2020-expanding-universes

Please still let me argue that countries that prefer to have financial benefits out of international students must make certain that these students are able to get jobs at the local markets >> At the same time universities should help leaving the people who decided to do so. The case of Finland is not that encouraging:

1) Hoikka, Sanna (2016). "International academics in Finland - in the shadow of uncertainty : The Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers". Final Thesis, Degree Programme in International Business Management, Available at:

https://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/112359/Hoikka_Sanna.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

2) the document enclosed

Yours sincerely, Bulcsu Szekely

Internationalization should not be at the expense of the quality of education.

Internationalization and the quality should go hand in hand

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Internationalization of university studies at the present time is not applicable due to political circumstances and global economic problems, but perhaps in the future this becomes possible.

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It leads to greater quality of study programs, innovation, diversity, knowledge sharing

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Zeyad Mohammad

The positive aspects of internationalization include improved academic quality.... For developed countries, revenue generation and brain gain are potential benefits.

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I agree with Nirmala

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Internationalization of university education has certainly a great bearing on academic quality ; however, it may ignore the local needs of the communities. Perhaps a middle of the road approach, whereby both internationalization and localization are considered, could be a more effective alternative.

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University must have some uniqueness with respect to its international exposure because its purpose is not only to generate new knowledge at a local level but at the global level.

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Due to the advent of computer science and internet, this approach of Universities internationalization with respect students, courses, environments, facilities and standardization is progressing very fast within international universities. It has also a role in ranking and impact on Universities gradation as well as its exposures and broad-mindedness on its successful graduates.

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In my opinion, it will be a very good initiative, students can learn more and the cross country co-learning will be very high. People from all over the world will read each other specialisation. It will open the gate of eternal earning and rich emance knowledge. But one question is will it be affordable for all?

The future of universities is internationalization

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Completely Positive step especially within the huge scientific development of the world.

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It is very good

I believe that internationalization of university studies is a process that contributes to scientific progress and helps to acquire new knowledge and skills

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Internationalization of a university will increase its impact and capacity

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Good idea.

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I think many of Indian universities are inviting foreign student for academic purposes. There are number of scholarship for them.

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… The current study explores why some USOs are successful in their international growth strategy and discusses the factors that influence and facilitate the internationalization process. The study investigates 10 USOs around the newly established Halmstad University in Sweden …

Andersson, S., & Berggren, E. (2016). Born global or local? Factors influencing the internationalization of university spin-offs—the case of Halmstad University. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 14(3), 296-322.

study-abroad programs fostering internationalization...

Take, H., & Shoraku, A. (2018). Universities’ expectations for study-abroad programs fostering internationalization: Educational policies. Journal of Studies in International Education, 22(1), 37-52.

a case study of The University of the West Indies...

Green, P. P. (2016). The impact of internationalization on the regionalization of higher education in the English Speaking Caribbean: a case study of The University of the West Indies. PhD diss., University of Toronto (Canada).

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The word "internationalization" does not fit universities, as they should already be international by definition.

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Good for the young generation.

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I with the internationalization of university study.

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As rightly noted before, internalization has a pitfall, which in practice destroys all its advantages. In fact, more developed countries pump out the most talented students from developing countries. Not only that, financing of national educational programs is actually spent for the development of the most powerful countries thru "brain drain" of mostly talented students, and residual "second kind" students become “leaders” in their own country. Those, instead of development, imitation takes place. In addition, the internalization of knowledge, useful in the exact sciences (although there may be unpleasant features), is not very productive in the humanities (especially in the study of history and literature). For example, studying Tolstoy from the books of people reading him in translation is a very strange activity.

I agree with the internationalization of university study, but not in all subjects. The internationalization of university study is useful for med-sin and engineering.

مشروع جيد ولكن يجب دراسته جيدا

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It International by definition.

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It is not applicable to all disciplines

great question. International organisations have continuously emphasised the importance of Higher Education Institutions for global development. The international dimension of higher education is an inherent part of its quality. Networking, which has emerged as a major means of action, should be based on sharing, solidarity and equality among partners. Best wishes, Dr. Ozodbek.

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It is a source of enriçhment and this is a positive side.

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Do you mean international teaching or teachers.?

This process is inevitable. But this, as a rule, does not work out for the better for poor countries. The best students go to other countries where they can use all the material and technical resources. Then they stay in these countries, enter the magistracy ...

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I think it is great way to improve your research and publications... Nice way how to find new collegues is https://coresearcher.org

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The specialist of the Commission for Educational Exchange between the United States and Brazil (Fulbright) and professor in the Political Science department at Western Michigan University, James Butterfield, was at PUCRS to meet and discuss his internationalization movements. Ahead of the Strategic Planning for Internationalization of Brazilian Higher Education Institution project, he highlights the understanding of what it means to be internationalized as one of the challenges for universities in this area. "It goes far beyond academic mobility, which, unfortunately, only affects a small part of students today", he comments.

Butterfield was received by the chief adviser of the International Cooperation Advisory, Heloísa Delgado. At the meeting, the internationalization strategies put into practice at PUCRS were presented, such as subjects in English, international cooperation research and encouragement to debate global themes in the most diverse areas of knowledge, in addition to student and teacher mobility. To complement his study, he must visit other institutions in Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná.

Focus on institutional positioning

According to the professor, in the United States there is an effort to internationalize the curriculum in universities. Although the majority of professors are in favor, many mistakenly believe that it boils down to academic mobility abroad.

As a solution, it highlights the institutional position on what universities seek in the long term and how they want to present themselves in this regard. “To be fully internationalized, awareness of this must go beyond international offices or closed groups of teachers and students. Employees from different areas, who often think that their work has no involvement in the area, need to understand at least the basics of cross-cultural communication ”, he warns.

Even if students focus their careers in different areas, everyone will be impacted by globalization. That is why the importance of higher education prepares them for the world. For the researcher, internationalization at home debates issues that go beyond the country's borders and that directly affect the professional in the job market.

About Jim Butterfield

Professor of Political Science and Global and International Studies at Western Michigan University, Buttefield has an extensive research and international performance curriculum. Proficient in Russian, he traveled through provincial Russia, including many cities that were previously closed to foreigners. He was a visiting professor at institutions in South Africa, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, China and Russia. He was twice president of the International Education Council and received the global involvement award from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, at the University where he teaches.

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In every subject the content around the world should be very similar, so that the knowledge can be passed around the world. That makes sense.

Internationalization would be difficult in humanities disciplines that study works imbued with "local color" such as poetry, literature, and fine arts.

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in my opinion, this can produce some positive results, especially for developing countries.

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The internationalization of university study is the best way for the future

I extremely agree.

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I think it's great.

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Zeyad Mohammad

Dear Professor,

This is a great question that you have raised. I saw that almost all the great scientists and researchers who provided a reply to this question, replied in favor of it. Even I agree with them to some extent but not fully.

In certain disciplines it is not possible to bring about an internationalization of studies. For example, business related disciplines cannot be internationalized. When you are talking about internationalization, you are also talking about bringing uniformity in studies. Different regions of the world are different from each other. So while conducting business in different regions, it is impossible to bring about uniformity. I will give you an example. In India, slaughtering cows is considered as the most heinous crime, but in some of our neighboring countries it is most normal. So you cannot bring in uniformity in this regard. So internationalization in this regard is impossible. I am not sure about other disciplines, but in commerce and business oriented disciplines this is an impossible proposition.

In this context, I will give you another example. MBAs did not have any demand in the labor markets in India in the 1960s and 70s. That was a nascent phase of management education in this country. The modules were mostly internationalized. So the MBAs who came out and made themselves available for recruitment, were not familiar with the Indian business scenario. Indian universities almost took 20 odd years to develop modules for the Indian context. Then in the 80s and 90s onward, the Indian MBAs started enjoying the demand in the markets. This was a classical example where internationalization of education produced some "not so required" human resources. I cited this example in the Indian context. But the same was also observed in case of many other Asian countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan etc.

So I doubt the credibility of internationalization of university studies.

Thank you.

Best regards,

Anamitra.

Some objects of knowledge can be internationalized, while others cannot, at least in a useful way. Some objects of knowledge can be almost completely independent of context; others, somewhat; and others are almost fully dependent of context.

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Internationalization of universities involves partnerships with foreign universities to develop internationally relevant degree programs, exchange students, professors, and researchers, as well as to establish research collaborations. The ultimate goal of internationalization should be to improve universities' teaching and research quality to produce internationally competitive graduates.

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It’s a scientific and educational diffusion

Nothing is impossible but hurdles are many due to socio-political differences globally.

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Internationalizing your studies is a great thing. You can learn foreign languages, learn about new technologies.