InternationalizationInternationalizationand and

Chinese Higher Education Chinese Higher Education

Ou YusongOu YusongJuly 29th,2011July 29th,2011

Reading materialsReading materials

1.1. Documents and publications from Documents and publications from UNESCO, OECD, WTO and MOE of UNESCO, OECD, WTO and MOE of ChinaChina

2.2. Journals from scholars out of ChinaJournals from scholars out of China

3.3. Journals from Chinese scholarsJournals from Chinese scholars

Main ConcernMain Concern

1. Internationalization of higher 1. Internationalization of higher educationeducation

2. Knowledge management2. Knowledge management

Internationalization of higher educationInternationalization of higher education

1.1. DefinitionDefinition

2.2. Background /HistoryBackground /History

3.3. Content Content

4.4. MotivationMotivation

5.5. StrategyStrategy

6.6. ICT developmentICT development

7.7. …… ……

Internationalization of higher education is Internationalization of higher education is the process of integrating an international the process of integrating an international or intercultural dimension into the teaching, or intercultural dimension into the teaching, research and service functions of the research and service functions of the institution.institution.

--- Jane Knight--- Jane Knight

1.1. Internationalization and InternationalismInternationalization and Internationalism

2.2. Internationalization, Globalization and Internationalization, Globalization and

EuropeanizationEuropeanization

Internationalization and InternationalismInternationalization and Internationalism

Internationalism is a term often used by Internationalism is a term often used by policy agencies, concerned with policy agencies, concerned with international character or spirit and the international character or spirit and the principle of community of interests or principle of community of interests or action between different nations. action between different nations.

--- Jane Knight--- Jane Knight

Similarities:Similarities:

1.1. a trend towards a growing role of long-distance a trend towards a growing role of long-distance transport of knowledge in higher education transport of knowledge in higher education

2.2. refer either to the changing context which refer either to the changing context which poses a challenge for higher education or to poses a challenge for higher education or to changes which occurs within higher education changes which occurs within higher education itself.itself.

Internationalization, Globalization and Internationalization, Globalization and EuropeanizaitonEuropeanizaiton

Differences:Differences:1.1. vary in the prime meaning:vary in the prime meaning:

Internationalization: border-crossing activities, Internationalization: border-crossing activities, persistence of national systemspersistence of national systems

Globalization: borers and national systems get Globalization: borers and national systems get blurred or even might disappear.blurred or even might disappear.

Europeanization: regionally definitionEuropeanization: regionally definition

2. Specific issues tend to be linked:2. Specific issues tend to be linked:

Internationalization: physical mobility, academic Internationalization: physical mobility, academic cooperation and academic knowledge transfercooperation and academic knowledge transfer

Globalization: competition and market-steering, Globalization: competition and market-steering, trans-national education, commercial knowledge trans-national education, commercial knowledge transfer.transfer.

Europeanization: refer to cooperation and mobility, Europeanization: refer to cooperation and mobility, eg: European dimension, European culture, eg: European dimension, European culture, Erasmus, Tempus, Maastricht Treaty 1993, Lisbon Erasmus, Tempus, Maastricht Treaty 1993, Lisbon Convention 1997, Bologna Declaration 1999, ECTS.Convention 1997, Bologna Declaration 1999, ECTS.

Knowledge managementKnowledge management

1.1. Definition and schools Definition and schools

2.2. Objectives and content Objectives and content

3.3. Strategies and principles Strategies and principles

4.4. Methodology and technology Methodology and technology

Learning organizationLearning organization

A learning organization is an organization A learning organization is an organization skilled at creating, acquiring and skilled at creating, acquiring and transferring knowledge, and at modifying transferring knowledge, and at modifying its behavior to reflect new knowledge and its behavior to reflect new knowledge and insights.insights.

Higher education institutionsHigher education institutions

The internationalization of a Chinese The internationalization of a Chinese

higher education institution from the higher education institution from the

perspective of learning organizationperspective of learning organization

MethodologyMethodology

1.1. Case study --- Internationalization ofCase study --- Internationalization of

Chengdu universityChengdu university

1. external environment1. external environment

2. internal culture2. internal culture

3. functioning structure3. functioning structure

4. strategy4. strategy

2. International Quality Review Process (OECD)2. International Quality Review Process (OECD)

ProblemsProblems

1.1. Time for investigation, data collection, Time for investigation, data collection, interviewinginterviewing

2.2. More research on KMMore research on KM

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