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

2013 ◽  
pp. 69-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Ogachi Oanda
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Research And Innovation

scholarly journals Internationalization of Higher Education: International Vector of the University Development Strategy

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 117-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. V. Akulshina ◽  
L. A. Zavialova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Federal Districts ◽  
Internationalization Strategies ◽  
Erasmus Programme

The article focuses on internationalization of higher education. It analyzes the European experience of implementing internationalization strategies on  the examples of Aston University (United Kingdom) and Sapienza University  of Rome (Italy). The authors present the results of the research on defining  the level of internationalization conducted at Russian higher education  institutions under Erasmus+ project “Development of approaches to  harmonization of comprehensive internationalization strategies in higher  education, research and innovation at EU and partner countries (HARMONY)”. The project partnership is comprised of 14 higher education institutions of  different types (classical universities, institutions of applied sciences) from 9  countries of the world, namely Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal,  Italy, Greece, Russia, Belarus, and Armenia. In Russia the questionnaires  were sent to 119 universities located in four Russian federal districts  including the Central, North-Western, Volga and Southern federal districts.  The survey was based on data of 2015–2016 academic year. Finally, the  article analyzes the cooperation between Russia and European Union in the  framework of Erasmus+ programme and the role that the programme plays  in internationalization of higher education.

scholarly journals Internationalization of the Flagship University: Arctic Vector

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-136
Author(s):  
Inna V. Ryzhkova ◽  
Andrei M. Sergeev
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Distributed Model ◽  
State University ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Arctic State ◽  
Flagship Universities ◽  
Flagship University ◽  
International Activities

The article addresses complex process of internationalization in higher education which largely determines the specifics of a regional educational establishment that has the status of a flagship university. In the modern context, the internationalization of higher education serves as a strategy for active introduction of the international dimension into all the basic spheres of university life and turns out to be a much wider phenomenon than just a simple combination of various types of international activities. As a constantly evolving process, internationalization implies the continuous transformation of various educational areas and acts as a catalyst for external changes occurring in education. Despite the fact that in the basic documents regulating the functioning of flagship universities, international activities are not singled out as a separate area, the Murmansk Arctic State University (MASU) includes an international component in its strategic development program, assuming the implementation of a distributed model when the international component is consistently integrated into educational, research- and innovation-related and administrative aspects of the university’s functioning. The authors analyze the distinctiveness of the internationalization forms on the basis of such best practices implemented by the Murmansk Arctic State University as the research and educational project “Borderology”, the program “Bachelor of Northern Studies” and many others. The specific character of the region informatively and structurally determines the educational space of a flagship university, the northernmost higher education establishment of the Russian Federation, developing in a transboundary field. The authors argue convincingly that international activities significantly enhance the potential of the flagship university, allowing the use of international network resources to ensure the socio-economic development of the region and in order to enrich its socio-cultural space. The movement towards internationalization, the value positioning of the internationalization of higher education, according to the authors, mean for a modern university a kind of test of its flexibility, ability to adapt and innovate.

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS: APPLYING US EXPERICENCE TO UKRAINAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

2020 ◽  
pp. 80-85
Author(s):  
Olha Pavlenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Current State

The article discusses the current state of professional training of engineers, in particular, electronics engineers in Ukrainian higher education institutions (HEIs) and explores best practices from US HEIs. The research outlines the features of professional training of electronics engineers and recent changes in Ukrainian HEIs. Such challenges for Ukrainian HEIs as lack of collaboration between higher education and science with industry, R&D cost reduction for HEIs, and downsizing the research and academic staff, the disparity between the available quality of human capital training and the demanded are addressed. The study attempts to identify successful practices of US HEIs professional training of engineers in order to suggest potential improvements in education, research, and innovation for training electronics engineers in Ukraine.

Priorities in internationalization of the Japan’s higher education system of the state level

2021 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 28-38
Author(s):  
Yu. A. Lamasheva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Education System ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Cultural Diplomacy ◽  
State Level ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Skilled Migration ◽  
Higher Education System

Referring to four strategies of internationalization of higher education, suggested by the Organization for economic cooperation and development, Japan’s strategy is traditionally called mutual understanding approach, aiming mainly at the cultural diplomacy and spreading “soft power” around the globe. However, in modern Japan other strategies may become more important, such as skilled migration approach or capacity building approach. The goal of this paper is to demonstrate the reasons for different strategies in internationalization of higher education in Japan. It is argued that both skilled migration approach and capacity building approach are implemented, while the revenue-generating approach is not.

Integration of Science and Education in Universities of the Regions: Multichannel Funding and Different Organization Models

2021 ◽  
pp. 53-92
Author(s):  
Galina A. Untura ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Scientific Organizations ◽  
Flagship Universities ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
The University

Integration of science, higher education, innovative entrepreneurship contributes to the solution of topical problems caused by global challenges. The article shows that universities integrate scientific, educational, innovative activities both within their structural units and in cooperation with other participants in regional innovative systems. The aim is to identify the trends in multichannel funding of universities in the regions, which creates the conditions for the integration of educational and research activities, and summarize the experience of universities that have created strategic academic units (SAUs) as one of the forms of integrating science and higher education. Based on the statistical analysis of financial receipts to universities from various sources in 2015 and 2019 (form VPO_2), the trends and structure of the funding distribution by type of educational and research activities in the regions of the Russian Federation were compared. It has been revealed that educational activities dominate in universities, accounting for about 70% of all income, and research activities 12–13%. Regional cases of the universities (ITMO, NNU, TSU, NSU, SFU) were analyzed. They integrated science and education in the form of SAUs. The cases were prepared on the basis of a content analysis of roadmaps for the period 2016–2020, interviews, and other open information. The analysis has showed that the organizational model of each SAU is created on the basis of the uniqueness and competitiveness of the university’s scientific and educational specialization by mechanisms that ensure the integration of the educational process and research activities through the involvement of students, graduate students in research and innovative projects. It is concluded that the flexibility and versatility of training programs and research at the university in the SAU format is formed in cooperation with many participants in regional innovation systems, which leads to the demand for its services by enterprises in the regions of the European part of the country and Siberia. The synergy of educational, research and innovation activities is achieved within the framework of both one university and through its network interaction with other Russian and international universities, scientific organizations, and enterprises. The experience of creating SAUs can be used by regional administrations, corporations in the development of world-class scientific and educational centers within the framework of the Science national project and national research and flagship universities of the strategic academic leadership program.

Internationalization of higher education as a factor in the competitiveness of a technical university

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
D. Jantassova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Primary Analysis ◽  
Technical University ◽  
The Republic

Internationalization serves the purpose of increasing the world rating of an educational institution, contributes to improving the quality of education in general and is one of the main factors in the competitiveness of a technical university in the modern world. The article describes the main directions of the development of this process in the frame of Nazarbayev University experience, the Canadian and Russian experience of research to establish a framework of capacity building for internationalization. This study is carried out during the implementation of the project "Capacity building for the internationalization of a technical university by means of digital learning technologies" (IRN project АP08052214), approved by the priority "Scientific foundations" Mangilik el "(education of the XXI century, fundamental and applied research in the humanities)" grant funding for young scientists for 2020-2022 by the Science Committee of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The author considers different approaches in understanding the process of internationalization, investigates the methodology of benchmarking, the process of internationalization of the university, presents the goal, scientific methods and potential of the project. The primary analysis of the studied works on the internationalization of higher education showed that there were problems in the results of international activities of national and foreign practices and the lack of work on capacity building for the internationalization of technical universities.

Covid-19: Interdisciplinary Explorations of Impacts on Higher Education

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South African ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
African Higher Education ◽  
Production Knowledge ◽  
South African Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

Premised on the disruption and lessons learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic, and in meticulous response to the impact of the pandemic on higher education – especially in South Africa – this collection of chapters spotlights the effects, consequences, and ramifications of an unprecedented pandemic in the areas of knowledge production, knowledge transfer and innovation. With the pandemic, the traditional way of teaching and learning was completely upended. It is within this context that this book presents interdisciplinary perspectives that focus on what the impact of Covid-19 implies for higher education institutions. Contributors have critically reflected from within their specific academic disciplines in their attempt to proffer solutions to the disruptions brought to the South African higher education space. Academics and education leaders have particularly responded to the objective of this book by focusing on how the academia could tackle the Covid-19 motivated disruption and resuscitate teaching, research, and innovation activities in South African higher education, and the whole of Africa by extension.

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