Open AccessDefinitions of Transnational Higher Education
Author(s) -
Stephen Wilkins
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2018.95.10717
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , variety (cybernetics) , dual (grammatical number) , institution , focus (optics) , higher education , public relations , business , political science , economic growth , economics , computer science , art , physics , literature , optics , artificial intelligence , law , programming language
Transnational higher education involves providers and programs crossing national borders. The providers take a variety of forms, with different ownership structures, objectives, strategies, disciplines, and types of student. The purpose of this article is to identify the different types of transnational education providers, so that these institutions can be categorized and defined. The focus is only on institution mobility, and therefore program mobility—such as distance education, franchised programs, and joint or dual degrees—are outside the scope of the article.