Trends in Internationalization of Higher Education and Implications for Research and Innovation for Development in African Universities

Transnational Higher Education Partnerships in the Covid-19 Era; Students’ Rating of an Online and Modular Learning Programme

“…In order to admit foreign students and generate gross revenues, and elevate their national and international profiles, frugal universities and other tertiary educational institutions have modified their mode of operations by enriching their curriculum designs to fit into the international context to a reasonable extent. Internationalisation will involve the admission of foreign students, setting up international campuses, internationalisation of the curriculum, exchange of students and staff, international collaborative research and partnerships between institutions across borders, that is regionally and internationally (Chetro-Szivos, 2010;Juusola & Rensimer, 2018;Ogachi, 2013). Internationalization of higher education is today presented as a process that institutions in especially developing countries could adopt if they are to address the pervading challenges of growth and development.…”

“…Under such arrangements, they can access the world's best scientific research and infrastructures. This opens possibilities for realizing institutional capacity development, increased research output, and success in human capability in these institutions and countries in the long run, (Ogachi, 2013). It is no longer strange for institutions to incorporate internationalisation in their strategic plans as a way of diversifying their student nationality composition, enhancing their global presence, and of course increasing their revenue (Chetro-Szivos, 2010).…”