Going Global 1 - Education across borders: what is appropriate?

How might the richer countries help increase access to education in the poorer countries of the world? International education based on moving students helps to form the elites and senior managers in developing countries, always assuming that the students return home. Claims that simply taking courses across borders into developing countries can improve access to education are limited because the numbers involved are usually relatively small. This leads us to consider a range of other possibilities to achieve the desired impact.
Firstly, some form of distance learning is required, simply to reach the necessary numbers. Secondly, it is necessary to use the local language, at least at the undergraduate level. Thirdly, the teaching and learning technologies employed must be appropriate. These conditions lead institutions in the same direction: towards partnership with a local institution, a solution that marries sound principles and commercial pragmatism. This session explores the conditions for successful and appropriate partnerships and describes some of the ways in which the Commonwealth of Learning is using cross-border education as a driver of development. Featuring Sir John Daniel, President, the Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, Canada and chaired by Prof. Timothy O'Shea, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Edinburgh

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