Laura E. Rumbley

European Association for International Education (EAIE)

Several specific characteristics have affected the way the European higher education sector has responded to the multiple crises engendered by the pandemic and will help shape the post‐pandemic picture in relation to internationalisation. Mobility, internationalisation at home, and the region's social responsibility agenda are areas that have been...

This Handbook covers a wide range of historical perspectives, realities, research and practice of internationalization of higher education (IHE) in the global south and makes comparisons to IHE issues in the global north. Drawing on the expertise of 32 academics and policy makers based in and originating from four key regions of focus: Sub-Saharan...

We live in an era when global conversations have moved from focusing primarily on access to also emphasizing student success in higher education. As such, it has become even more urgent to examine sustained efforts undertaken by a range of different countries to ensure equitable opportunities for d egree attainment for all students, in cluding unde...

From the US perspective, transatlantic relations in higher education have long been characterized by both strong affinities and substantial differences. The affinities turn on a series of perceived shared values between US and European higher education institutions. Diverging perspectives in relation to higher education in the United States and in...

Although still young, internationalization of higher education has provided the stimulus for a burgeoning field of research, with concentrations in English speaking countries in the global North. New perspectives are now coming to the fore, exploring alternative contexts, topics, and methods in internationalization, and giving rise to the voice of...

Although international branch campuses have become an established part of the cross-border higher education landscape, there is still debate about what an international branch campus actually is. The purpose of this article is to propose a revised definition of “international branch campus” that is clearer and more implementable than existing defin...

Globally, most higher education leaders, managers, and policymakers receive no formal/specialized training for their work. Compared to the need, there is a relatively small number of structured training opportunities that exist to build leadership and management capacity in higher education around the world. These training programs are almost unive...

Globally, most higher education leaders, managers, and policymakers receive no formal/specialized training for their work. Compared to the need, there is a relatively small number of structured training opportunities that exist to build leadership and management capacity in higher education around the world. These training programs are almost unive...

Although international branch campuses have become an established part of the cross-border higher education landscape, there is still debate about what an international branch campus actually is. The purpose of this article is to propose a revised definition of “international branch campus” that is clearer and more implementable than existing defin...

p>Increased global competition not only implies that universities must compete for the best and brightest of undergraduate and graduate students, but they must also seek out talented researchers and teachers on a worldwide scale. The international mobility of faculty is also important in relation to the internationalization of higher education. Yet...

In response to the demands and opportunities of an ever-globalizing world, governments in a wide range of countries are introducing policies and programs to promote higher education internationalization.

In an interconnected and globally competitive environment, faculty mobility across countries has become widespread, yet is little understood. Grounded in qualitative methodology, this volume offers a cutting-edge examination of internationally mobile academics today and explores the approaches and strategies that institutions pursue to recruit and...

Higher education has long been recognised as a key driver of economic and social development worldwide. Motivated by a variety of academic, economic, political and social goals, governments around the world are implementing policies and programmes designed to spur higher education internationalisation. This article begins with a discussion of the m...

p>As internationalization becomes an increasing priority for higher education worldwide, national governments are implementing policies and programs to promote related activities in their countries. This article categorizes such policies by primary activity type, reviews existing efforts to gauge the effectiveness of such policies, and discusses ke...

Analysis of higher education internationalization has typically gone in two directions. Those concerned with the practical aspects of internationalization—such as student mobility programs, campus internationalization efforts, and similar initiatives—have been focused on the “local” aspects of the theme. Policy-makers and others more concerned with...

p>The global university rankings can be seen as analogous to the Olympics. This article compares aspects of the Olympics to how global university rankings work, comparing medal counts to academic rankings.</p

Global university rankings are often thought of as games, defined by roles and rules that universities must play in order to confirm their legitimacy and gain visibility as actors in the global academic market. While some countries are well represented at the top of rankings charts, others are just joining the race and testing out different strateg...

“Academic inbreeding”—involving the appointment of faculty members who graduated from the institution employing them—is considered a small and peripheral aspect of the academic profession but is quite widespread globally. This paper analyzes the nature of inbreeding and its impact on universities. Data from eight countries where inbreeding is wides...

In 2007, the Boston College Center for International Higher Education (CIHE) launched an exploratory project attempting to do just that— collecting and comparing salary data (in World Bank PPP dollars) from 15 countries and one territory. We looked at target countries' relative positions on the Human Development Index (HDI) of the United Nations De...

Cover title: "Women's universities and colleges: an international handbook". Incl. bibl.

p>Around the world, the number of both research centers/institutes focused on matters of higher education and degree-granting programs in the field of higher education, is growing. However, the expanding quantitative picture masks many unanswered questions about the content and quality of these activities. Furthermore, the concentration of centers...

Why examine “academic inbreeding,” a seemingly small and peripheral aspect of the academic profession, involving the appointment of faculty members who graduated from the institution employing them? Academic Inbreeding and Mobility in Higher Education: Global Perspectives had its origins in a concern at the National Research University — Higher Sch...

Motivated by a variety of academic, economic, political, and social goals, governments around the world are implementing policies and programs designed to spur higher education internationalization. While reports of such initiatives often appear in the media, typically they are presented on a case-by-case basis—that is, without much reference to ho...

It has become increasingly difficult to define exactly what is meant by mobility. Today, there are many different modes of (and motivations for) academic mobility—at the institutional and/or individual level. There is little doubt of the value of integrating institutions and individual students into a larger international community of scholarship o...

Through a yearlong study, the Boston College Center for International Higher Education developed a (third edition) global inventory of higher education research centers/institutes, academic programs, and journals/publications. As higher education expands globally, these resources are essential for training effective leaders and producing research t...

Universities in Spain were committed to an active internationalization agenda with government initiatives such as Estrategia Universidad 2015 and Universidad.es set to help them along this path. However, the current economic crisis has dramatically slowed down this process. Spain’s continued success in attracting international students may keep the...

In late 2011, the American Council on Education’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Global Engagement released its report, Strength through Global Leadership and Engagement: U.S. Higher Education in the 21st Century. The report noted, “In the 21st century, higher education is explicitly, and fundamentally, a global enterprise,” and further that, “A prerequisite...

Higher education leaders today recognize the need to develop an international strategy for their institutions but may lack the knowledge and perspective required to inform good decisions. Institutions must create educational environments where students will begin to appreciate the complexity of global integration and develop skills to navigate it s...

Higher education leaders today are recognizing the need to develop an international strategy for their institutions but may lack the knowledge and perspective required to inform good decisions. Students are graduating into an increasingly integrated international environment that, while offering exciting opportunities, also presents many challenges...

Issue: 45 Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world. More than three-fourths of the nation's primary economic activity involves small-scale agriculture, not only highly inefficient but extremely vulnerable to variations in climate and international market prices. To move from an agrarian to a modern economy, Ethiopia requires citizens w...

Universities all over the world are increasingly recognising the challenges of globalization and the pressures towards internationalization. This collection draws together a wealth of international experience to explore the emerging patterns of strategy and practice in internationalizing Higher Education.

This Capstone paper focuses on the use of electronic mail (e-mail) in the cross-cultural context of communication between international applicants and admissions staff at college and university-based intensive English language programs (IEPs) in the U.S. Viewing the e-mail exchanges between these two groups as a unique intersection of computer-medi...