Institutionalising internationalisation strategies in engineering education

Tossavainen, Päivi J.

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“…Poor implementation of strategy is a common contemporary organisational weakness (Rumelt 2011a) and universities appear to be no different in this respect (Tossavainen 2009). The knowledge, skills and competencies, of top business leaders, their ability to communicate a vision and orientate the organisation to achieve that vision are becoming an increasingly important pre-requisites for academic managers and university senior management groups (Boyett 1996, Breakwell 2006.…”

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The international business of higher education – A managerial perspective on the internationalisation of UK universities

Warwick

2014

The International Journal of Management Education

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(2014) 'The international business of higher education a managerial perspective on the internationalisation of UK universities.', International journal of management education., 12 (2). pp. 91-103. Further information on publisher's website:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2014.02.003Publisher's copyright statement: NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in The International Journal of Management Education. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A denitive version was subsequently published in International Journal of Management Education, 12, 2, 2014, 10.1016/j.ijme.2014.02.003. Additional information:Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. give more serious consideration to how their internationalisation strategy is managed.The research indicates that some UK universities are struggling to come to terms with their new operating environment and whilst they nearly all have international strategies, they need to pay more attention to the implementation of those strategies.

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The international business of higher education – A managerial perspective on the internationalisation of UK universities

Warwick

2014

The International Journal of Management Education

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“…It is important to note that, although overall there are concerted efforts in universities in the West, supported by financial budgets, to recruit international students as a source of income, there exist unique cases in some parts of Europe where the support is linked to a cooperative approach to internationalisation. For instance, in Finland, Tossavainen (2009) linked the support of internationalisation to mobility, multiculturalism and networking. In Germany, Wahlers (2018) reported cooperative approaches as motivating the internationalisation of German higher education more than any other rationales.…”

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Internationalisation perspectives of Kenyan universities: A consideration of stakeholders’ understanding and motivations, and the implications for the provision of quality academic programmes

Muyaka

Wawire

Munene

2020

Research in Comparative and International Education

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University administrators, academic staff and students are key agents of internationalisation of higher education, particularly at the institutional level. The growing volume of literature on internationalisation has looked at the role that these stakeholders play. However, few studies in Kenya have examined these stakeholders’ conception of the internationalisation process. The current study explored Kenyan universities’ understanding of the process of internationalisation and how their perceptions influenced the provision of quality academic programmes. The focus was on the conception of the process and the rationales pushing universities in Kenya to internationalise. The targets were the university administrators, academics and students in two public and two private universities in Kenya. The study used institutional theory as a theoretical framework in examining the implications of stakeholders’ understanding of the internationalisation process on the provision of quality academic programmes. The study noted a failure on the part of universities in Kenya to utilise internationalisation as a tool for improving the quality of their education. There was a lack of shared understanding of the process among the stakeholders. In both public and private universities, academic rationales were identified as the main reason for supporting the internationalisation process. The lack of a comprehensive and shared understanding of the internationalisation process among the institutional stakeholders in Kenyan universities had compromised their capacity to utilise the process to advance the quality of their academic programmes. The study recommends investment in training on internationalisation to ensure that there is clarity on what constitutes the process, its rationale and its underlying values within the unique context of Kenyan universities.

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“…Strategies for internationalization of higher education vary from country to country (Warwick & Moogan, 2013), ranging from international placement of students, student and faculty exchange programs, adopting quality standards, and teaching in English (Tossavainen, 2009). One way is to increase budgets on research like many developed countries such as USA, UK and Australia; many universities are transforming themselves to become research universities following this model.…”

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This semi-structured qualitative study aimed to explore the perceptions of the faculty of education departments in various universities about the quality assurance and accreditation process and their willingness to initiate this process in their respective departments. A mixed item questionnaire comprising close and open ended questions was used to collect data from 152 faculty members teaching in the education departments of 16 universities of Pakistan. The faculty members serving at various positions were purposively selected for the study. Triangulation was achieved through content analysis of the survey, document analysis of NACTE manuals and HEC directives. Finally, thematic analysis was completed to arrive at conclusions. The study concluded that the faculty of education departments lacks awareness about the quality assurance and accreditation process. Moreover, findings also suggest that universities are not prepared in many aspects for the achievement of national accreditation. However, in spite of their unwillingness to initiate efforts for internationalization, the faculty demonstrated a keen interest in learning about the accreditation process itself. It is recommended that National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education must set new targets to meet the goals of the accreditation of teacher education in Pakistan.

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Institutionalising internationalisation strategies in engineering education

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The international business of higher education – A managerial perspective on the internationalisation of UK universities

The international business of higher education – A managerial perspective on the internationalisation of UK universities

Internationalisation perspectives of Kenyan universities: A consideration of stakeholders’ understanding and motivations, and the implications for the provision of quality academic programmes

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