Open AccessA Case Study of an Internationalization Process of a Private Higher Education Institution in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Abu Bakar Abdul Rahim,
Abdul Talib Asmat Nizam
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
gadjah mada international journal of business
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2338-7238
pISSN - 1411-1128
DOI - 10.22146/gamaijb.5444
Subject(s) - internationalization , higher education , institution , scope (computer science) , business , competition (biology) , commercialization , internationalization of higher education , process (computing) , political science , marketing , economic growth , economics , international trade , ecology , operating system , computer science , law , biology , programming language
The increasing competition and commercialization of higher education has led to the internationalization of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) around the world. While internationalization appears to be inevitable, differences are apparent in its definitions, depth, scope and mode. The main aim of this paper is to assess the internationalization efforts of Malaysian HEIs through a case study on the internationalization process of one private HEI. The case highlights various weaknesses of the internationalization effort in the institution. The symptoms and the causes of the problems in the institution corroborate similar findings in other studies involving the internationalization of HEIs. Suggestions and recommendations are presented to enable other organizations that wish to undertake similar internationalization efforts to learn from the case study institution’s experience.