Open AccessCanadian Strategies for Internationalization
Author(s) -
Sally-Ann Burnett,
Jeroen Huisman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2009.57.8458
Subject(s) - internationalization , globalization , revenue , diversity (politics) , government (linguistics) , value (mathematics) , business , political science , public relations , economic growth , public administration , accounting , international trade , economics , linguistics , philosophy , machine learning , computer science , law
The study of four comparable Canadian universities in Ontario, this article analyzed background documents from the government and the institutions, carried out site visits to the campuses of the institutions, and interviewed senior faculty and staff working in the area of internationalization. The main reasons for internationalizationparticularly international student recruitmentwere portrayed as the value of student diversity as well as revenue generation. The institutional cultures influence responses to globalization as well.