Open AccessInclusive Internationalization: Improving Access and Equity
Author(s) -
Hans de Wit,
Elspeth Jones
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2018.94.10521
Subject(s) - internationalization , equity (law) , political science , liberian dollar , economic growth , elite , population , international education , higher education , nationalism , business , public relations , development economics , international trade , economics , sociology , politics , finance , demography , law
In higher education, we are faced with two main paradoxes. First, while we may be striving to increase internationalization and global engagement, in many countries isolationist and nationalist trends result in a disconnect between local and global. Second, while credit and degree mobility is increasing globally, this billion-dollar industry reaches only a small student elite, leaving 99 percent of the world’s student population behind. An inclusive approach must address the issue that current internationalizationpolicies and practices leave out the great majority of students in the world. Internationalization for all should be the starting point for institutional strategies, reflecting an awareness that all students must be engaged in this agenda to prepare for their future lives as citizens and as professionals.