Going Global 4 - Is internationalisation a western construct?

It is argued that many of the activities used to promote the 'internationalisation' of higher education across the world have been generated in Europe, North America and Australia. There is now growing international criticism of these approaches, with a number of concerns.

Is there an ever-widening gap between the 'haves' and 'have-nots' in terms of higher education access and quality? Why is international student mobility so unbalanced and driven in particular by full fee paying private students from poor countries? Is the concept of higher education as a 'global good' or 'global benefit' no longer relevant? Does greater globalisation benefit disproportionately the international academic and research elites? Why are so few of the international leading institutions and their top staff not addressing the major international issues that confront the many, including lack of access to health care, education, water and sustainable livelihoods? Is there a lack of recognition of the long traditions of scholarship and international academic mobility that go back many centuries in institutions across all continents? This session explores the background to growing internationalisation policies and seek to provide some contrasting approaches.

Featuring Pawan Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Government of West Bengal, India and Research Scholar, University of Melbourne; Professor DZULKIFLI Abdul Razak, Vice Chancellor, University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia; Professor Michael Worton, Vice Provost, University College London, UK; Professor Rick Trainor, Principal and President, King's College London, UK

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