Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Study of Knowledge Transfer through Co-Authorship amongst Academics

Internationalisation of Higher Education has been a phenomenon more widely seen in recent years than before. Many higher education institutions have embarked on some kind of internationalisation strategies, be it by way of setting up their wholly owned branches in foreign countries, entering into t...

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Main Author: Tan, Hui Mean
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21704/
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description Internationalisation of Higher Education has been a phenomenon more widely seen in recent years than before. Many higher education institutions have embarked on some kind of internationalisation strategies, be it by way of setting up their wholly owned branches in foreign countries, entering into twinning programmes with the local educational institutions, or as part of the institutions� Mission & Vision statements and plans are still underway. However, research on this aspect of internationalisation has been generally lacking. This paper looks into internationalisation strategies of higher education institution with specific focus on the existence and types of knowledge transfers. This paper concludes that while different higher education institutions embark on internationalisation for a few different reasons, such as better profitability, more research funding and better publicity; the results suggest that knowledge transfer via co-authorship is a common phenomenon irrespective of the strategies, and it potentially brings about qualitative benefits that are not measurable in monetary terms. This paper also pointed out various limitations which made the results less conclusive than originally planned and suggests areas for further study.
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spelling nottingham-217042018-02-16T05:19:41Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21704/ Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Study of Knowledge Transfer through Co-Authorship amongst Academics Tan, Hui Mean Internationalisation of Higher Education has been a phenomenon more widely seen in recent years than before. Many higher education institutions have embarked on some kind of internationalisation strategies, be it by way of setting up their wholly owned branches in foreign countries, entering into twinning programmes with the local educational institutions, or as part of the institutions� Mission & Vision statements and plans are still underway. However, research on this aspect of internationalisation has been generally lacking. This paper looks into internationalisation strategies of higher education institution with specific focus on the existence and types of knowledge transfers. This paper concludes that while different higher education institutions embark on internationalisation for a few different reasons, such as better profitability, more research funding and better publicity; the results suggest that knowledge transfer via co-authorship is a common phenomenon irrespective of the strategies, and it potentially brings about qualitative benefits that are not measurable in monetary terms. This paper also pointed out various limitations which made the results less conclusive than originally planned and suggests areas for further study. 2008 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21704/1/08MBAlixhmt.pdf Tan, Hui Mean (2008) Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Study of Knowledge Transfer through Co-Authorship amongst Academics. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] (Unpublished) Internationalisation Higher Education Knowledge Transfer Co-Authorship Academics
spellingShingle Internationalisation
Higher Education
Knowledge Transfer
Co-Authorship
Academics
Tan, Hui Mean
Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Study of Knowledge Transfer through Co-Authorship amongst Academics
title Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Study of Knowledge Transfer through Co-Authorship amongst Academics
title_full Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Study of Knowledge Transfer through Co-Authorship amongst Academics
title_fullStr Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Study of Knowledge Transfer through Co-Authorship amongst Academics
title_full_unstemmed Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Study of Knowledge Transfer through Co-Authorship amongst Academics
title_short Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Study of Knowledge Transfer through Co-Authorship amongst Academics
title_sort internationalisation of higher education: a study of knowledge transfer through co-authorship amongst academics
topic Internationalisation
Higher Education
Knowledge Transfer
Co-Authorship
Academics
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/21704/