A Case Study of an Internationalization Process of a Private Higher Education Institution in Malaysia

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Abstract:The increasing competition and commercialization of higher education has led to the internationalization of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) around the world. While internationalization appears to be inevitable, differences are apparent in its definitions, depth, scope and mode. The main aim of this paper is to assess the internationalization efforts of Malaysian HEIs through a case study on the internationalization process of one private HEI. The case highlights various weaknesses of the internationalization effort in the institution. The symptoms and the causes of the problems in the institution corroborate similar findings in other studies involving the internationalization of HEIs. Suggestions and recommendations are presented to enable other organizations that wish to undertake similar internationalization efforts to learn from the case study institution's experience.Abstrak: Meningkatnya persaingan dan komersialisasi pendidikan tinggi telah menyebabkan Internasionalisasi Perguruan Tinggi (HEIs) di seluruh dunia. Sementara internasionalisasi tampaknya tak terelakkan, perbedaan yang jelas dalam definisi, kedalaman, ruang lingkup dan modus. Tujuan utama dari makalah ini adalah untuk menilai upaya internasionalisasi HEIs Malaysia melalui studi kasus pada proses internasionalisasi satu HEI pribadi. Kasus ini menyoroti berbagai kelemahan dari upaya internasionalisasi lembaga. Gejala-gejala dan penyebab dari masalah dalam lembaga menguatkan temuan serupa di studi lain yang melibatkan internasionalisasi HEIs. Saran dan rekomendasi disajikan untuk memungkinkan organisasi lain yang ingin melakukan upaya yang sama internasionalisasi untuk belajar dari pengalaman studi kasus lembaga itu.

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“…Various motivations and rationales influence the field of higher education and internationalisation of higher education (Kireçci et al, 2016;Knight, 1997;Rahim & Nizam, 2013). Jiang (2010) has identified that the rationale for internationalisation referred to motivations for assimilating an international dimension into higher education.…”