Making sense of going global

It is almost a cliché that higher education today must be internationalised if it were to be deemed as credible. In fact, most institutions claim that they are internationalised, with permanent positions created to ensure that this actually happens. Otherwise, they would be forced to do so by lea...

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Main Author: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
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Language:English
Published: 2010
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description It is almost a cliché that higher education today must be internationalised if it were to be deemed as credible. In fact, most institutions claim that they are internationalised, with permanent positions created to ensure that this actually happens. Otherwise, they would be forced to do so by league table promoters who assign high points to such activities. That is why we hear that some are hiring foreign faculty members to meet this aspiration because “internationalisation” often implies diversity of nationalities.
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spelling usm-327092017-04-03T00:31:58Z http://eprints.usm.my/32709/ Making sense of going global Abd Razak, Dzulkifli L Education (General) It is almost a cliché that higher education today must be internationalised if it were to be deemed as credible. In fact, most institutions claim that they are internationalised, with permanent positions created to ensure that this actually happens. Otherwise, they would be forced to do so by league table promoters who assign high points to such activities. That is why we hear that some are hiring foreign faculty members to meet this aspiration because “internationalisation” often implies diversity of nationalities. 2010-02-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/32709/1/DZUL93.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2010) Making sense of going global. New Sunday Times.
spellingShingle L Education (General)
Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
Making sense of going global
title Making sense of going global
title_full Making sense of going global
title_fullStr Making sense of going global
title_full_unstemmed Making sense of going global
title_short Making sense of going global
title_sort making sense of going global
topic L Education (General)
url http://eprints.usm.my/32709/
http://eprints.usm.my/32709/1/DZUL93.pdf