Global Higher Education: Development and Implications

Abstract

Global higher education is experiencing a myriad of challenges that impact the performance and application of education throughout the world. Globalization is a force that encompasses the virtual economy and how knowledge and information are shared and used. Higher education is seen as the primary vehicle for nations to improve the economic conditions for citizens in this new economy. Concurrently, technology has impacted the ability of higher education to respond the multiple difficulties of virtual learning, increased communication efficiency and how to respond to the anytime, anywhere learning demands. Global higher education continues to develop and evolve and global leaders should recognize the essential mission of global higher education to the creation, exchange and implementation of knowledge in a global marketplace.

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“…Globalization and its impacts in higher education have been widely dealt with in literature (Geuna 1998, de Wit 2001, Spiro 2003, Dewatripont et al 2009, Teichler 2009, Singh and Papa 2010, Renn 2012, Lemoine et al 2017, Mense et al 2018 as well as how to measure performance and efficiency (Higgins 1989, Carrington et al 2005, Kuah and Wong 2011, Marope et al 2013, Kapetaniou and Lee 2016.…”

Internationalisations and financial sustainability in higher education institutions

“…Further, internal delays in the approval of international programmes also impact the rate of virtual internationalisation. For example, Lemoine, Jenkins and Richardson (2017) posited that inadequate resources like administrative, financial and ICT support are primary deterrents for the effective and efficient implementation of internationalisation in HEIs. Relatedly, without collaboration between HEIs and government agencies, the visibility of HEIs on the international terrain could be inhibited.…”

Higher Education Goals and University Ranking: Random Variables?

“…Thus, under the influence of globalization higher education is getting commercialized today turning into a commodity of knowledge-based products for the market (Bagley & Portnoi, 2014). Some scholars see in higher education an instrument for nations to improve foremost the economic conditions for citizens (Lemoine et al, 2017). Contrary to this viewpoint, others claim that education is being valued as more than a simple commodity but as a public good (Mense et al, 2018), producing noticeable benefits not only to individuals but also to the whole society (Kauppinen, 2014).…”