Finding the next ‘wave’ in internationalisation of higher education: focus on Malaysia

Aziz, Mohd Ismail Abd; Abdullah, Doria

doi:10.1007/s12564-014-9336-7

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“…It is due to anticipating uncertainty and inconsistencies between the need for reformation in leadership and governance changes and an outdated model that certainly made some sense 30 or so years ago but is no longer relevant to the next decade. Institutional reform in the HE system depends on the education policy and governance strength (Azman et al, 2019;Ismail et al, 2014).…”

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Institutional Reform Success Indicators in Higher Education

Yassin¹,

Ismail²,

Shaharoum³

et al. 2021

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Reformation of higher education (HE) institutions is fundamental in improving and strengthening its academic institutions of HE independence. Moving on now to consider the present academic community must undergo a process of change to improve the teaching, research, management functions, and operations of the institutions, which are incremental in a sustainable manner. In essence, there are many indicators of success that have been identified in studies conducted for other industries. The major trend currently observed is the reformation of the HE institutions in major countries mimicking the for-profit industries to make them more competitive. This paper integrates and advances pertinent factors that enable an effective and successful reformation process from the Asian HE perspective by reviewing relevant reformation literature on the matter. This systematic review has developed three (3) core themes relating to the importance of leadership, policy development and governance, and autonomy, which regards higher institutional practices from within the Asian region reviewed. And to conclude, the internal factor is dominating the indicators for HE reforms success. This finding seeks to offer future research to be extended from established institutions from other developed countries as a comparison when planning and implementing change initiatives at the institutional level.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Institutional Reform Success Indicators in Higher Education

Yassin¹,

Ismail²,

Shaharoum³

et al. 2021

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“…Malaysia is the world 11th largest exporter of educational service as it currently hosts 100 nations. However, the number of international students enrolled in Malaysia HEIs in 2011 was 93,000 (MOHE, 2013), which was much lower than the target of 100,000 set in the National Higher Education Action Plan 2007-2010 (MOHE, 2007;Ismail, Aziz, & Abdullah, 2014). In 2013, it was reported that the increase in the number of international students was small, from 26,323 in 2012 to 28,826 in 2013 students, an increase of only 9.5 percent (MOHE, 2013).…”

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Structural Equation Path Modeling of Emotional Brand Attachment

2020

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This exploratory study examined the relationship between university image, acculturation, and emotional brand attachment, particularly in the context of a public higher education (PubHEI) in Malaysia. Research is aims to identify whether university image and acculturation have an effect on the emotional brand attachment. Data were collected from 101 international students at one of the public universities in Malaysia using a self-administrated questionnaire. Structural equation modeling (i.eSmartPLS) was used to analyze the data. The results show that nevertheless all factors being significant to emotional brand attachment formation, the university image and acculturation are the most important predictors. As a result, this study is important for academician and practitioners, as it exists a different approach to examine emotional brand attachment formation, it offers a new framework to assess the construct of emotional brand attachment. Besides, this research offers several recommendations for future research.

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“…For example, Malaysia encourages foreign institutions to establish branch campuses (Chan, 2013) to fulfil Malaysian students' demand and to attract international fee paying students from the region (Healey, 2008). Thus, in 2013, eight international branch campuses from Australia and the United Kingdom (UK) were established in Malaysia through the strong networking carried out (Mohd Ismail & Doria, 2014). Girdzijauskaitė et al, (2019) stated that the University of Reading from UK developed strong networks with local Malaysian partners and finally established a branch campus in Malaysia.…”

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The internationalisation of higher education: a networking based conceptual framework

Munusamy

Hashim

2020

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Internationalisation is an important worldwide phenomenon and a major trend in higher education. It is also one of the ways nations react to the impact of globalisation. There are multiple rationales that encourage various national governments, higher education institutions, international organisations and the private sector to proactively engage in educational services across national borders. Internationalisation theories have primarily focused on the internationalisation process in the business and economic dimensions, but since 1980s, it has influenced the structure of education and higher education systems. The network approach emphasises the benefits of developing long-term interactions with foreign markets, institutions and individuals. Networking also provides an important motivation for nations and higher education institutions to enrich international activities and expand their landscape, share best practices as well as transfer knowledge and balance risks. The study explores the Uppsala and network theories of internationalisation and its feasibility for examining networking in the internationalisation of higher education. It provides new insights into how the network model of internationalisation allows the influence of external actors or organisations to impact on the process of internationalisation of higher education. A conceptual framework on networking perspectives in internationalisation, which has the potential to contribute towards achieving internationalisation goals and the enhancing quality of higher education is proposed.

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Finding the next ‘wave’ in internationalisation of higher education: focus on Malaysia

Cited by 35 publications

References 40 publications

Institutional Reform Success Indicators in Higher Education

Institutional Reform Success Indicators in Higher Education

Structural Equation Path Modeling of Emotional Brand Attachment

The internationalisation of higher education: a networking based conceptual framework

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