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Critical Reflections on the Internationalisation of Higher Education in the Global South

ISBN: 978-1-80455-779-2, eISBN: 978-1-80455-778-5

Publication date: 26 April 2024

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(2024), "Index", Woldegiorgis, E.T. and Yu, C.Q. (Ed.) Critical Reflections on the Internationalisation of Higher Education in the Global South (Diverse Perspectives on Creating a Fairer Society), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 251-257. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-778-520241015

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Copyright © 2024 Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis and Cheryl Qiumei Yu


INDEX

Abyssal lines
, 36

Academic exchange programmes
, 2

Academic institutions
, 202

Academic mobility
, 1, 5, 21, 23, 73, 202, 244

Academic programmes
, 174–175

Academic rationale
, 168

Academic support mechanisms
, 227

Accountability
, 143

Actor’s perceptions on drivers of university internationalisation
, 171–177

Adaptation within available support services
, 235–236

Added benefit
, 224

Affective geopolitics
, 56

Africa
, 16

African Higher Education, student mobility in
, 20–27

Africanisation
, 169–170

Alumni networks
, 228

Anecdotal evidence
, 110

Apartheid rule
, 184

Arab Spring
, 144

Arab World
, 142

Articulation agreement
, 106

ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA)
, 123

Aspirational knowledge acquisition
, 103

Assemblage analysis
, 6

Assistance in finding off-campus housing
, 227

Association of African Students in India
, 26

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
, 123

Austerity measures
, 17

Australian Bureau of Statistics
, 15

Autoethnography
, 56, 146

Balance
, 143

Bandung Conference (1955)
, 39

Bibliometric analysis
, 39

Bifurcation strategy
, 126

Blended learning
, 217

Bologna Declaration
, 111

Bologna processes
, 23, 111

Brain drain
, 24, 27

Brandt Line
, 110–111

Brazil
, 68

challenges to internationalisation at Brazil’s public HEIs
, 80–84

definitions and theoretical framework
, 70–84

internationalisation at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
, 84–94

internationalisation of public higher education in
, 68

purpose and goals of internationalisation at Brazil’s public HEIs
, 78–80

Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)
, 26

Brazilian HEIs
, 81

‘Britain is GREAT’ initiative
, 126

Call for curriculum reform towards local imperatives
, 213–214

Challenges
, 36

Ciência Sem Fronteiras (CsF)
, 76

Civically engaged college
, 143

Class
, 62

Climate change
, 35

Coding analysis
, 232–233

Collaborations
, 176, 204

Collaborative TNE
, 104

Colonial roots
, 186–188

Colonisation
, 2

Competition
, 244–245

Compliance
, 143

Convergence
, 206

Cooperative approach
, 245

Coordenação De Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
, 74, 246

Córdoba movement of 1918
, 42

Council on Higher Education (CHE)
, 210

COVID-19 pandemic
, 9, 204, 248

analysis of implications
, 205

conceptualising IHE
, 206–208

IHE in South Africa
, 208–216

post-COVID-19 internationalisation in South Africa
, 216–219

Critical interculturality
, 35

Critical internationalisation
, 72

of higher education
, 142–143

studies
, 72

Cultural adjustments
, 229–230

Cultural assimilation
, 233–235

Cultural geography
, 122

Cultural integration
, 228

Curriculum integration
, 231

Data analysis
, 232–233

De-place
, 124

Decolonial perspectives
, 35

Decoloniality
, 5, 185

framework of internationalisation
, 81

Decolonisation
, 185, 244

Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET)
, 191, 205

Deregulation
, 17

Dialogue
, 145

Digital transformation of internationalisation
, 204

Diretoria de Relações Internacionais (DRI)
, 85

Distance education (see Self-study)

Distance learning
, 110, 155–156

Domestic development
, 79–80

Domestic learning environments
, 73

Dominant academic model
, 37

Double/joint degrees
, 26

Drivers of university internationalisation
, 167–168

Earning money
, 124–125

Ecology of knowledges
, 35

Economic crisis (1997)
, 125

Economic rationale
, 167

and producing global human resources
, 172–173

Educational imperialism
, 244

Embodied geopolitics
, 50

Emplacement in international education
, 127–129

Epistemic decolonisation
, 185, 192

Epistemic violence
, 188

Epistemological horizon of IHE
, 40–43

Ernest Cook Research and Education Institute (ECUREI)
, 232

international students’ enrolment at
, 233

Escuela Latino-Americana de Medicina
, 42

Ethnocentric illusion
, 42

Ethnographic accounts of internationality
, 56–61

Eurocentric bias
, 213

Eurocentric hegemony
, 188

Eurocentric knowledge systems
, 27

Exchange programmes
, 228

Fiscal austerity
, 17

Forum of Advisory Councils for Brazilian Higher Education Institutions (FAUBAI)
, 78

Framework for Higher Education Quality (FHEQ), 107n1

Franchises
, 26

agreement
, 106

Francophone context
, 22

Free trade
, 17

Fulbright Program
, 2, 243

Gender
, 62

Geographical origin
, 62

Ghana

actor’s perceptions on drivers of university internationalisation
, 171–177

Africanisation
, 169–170

drivers of university internationalisation
, 167–168

flagship university in
, 164

globalisation
, 165–166

institutional strategies of internationalisation
, 168–169

internationalisation
, 166–167

methods
, 171

new strategic vision and strategic plan
, 177

postcolonial theory
, 170–171

Global
, 51–53

Global citizenship
, 54

Global knowledge economy
, 21, 189–190

Global North
, 2, 19, 27, 68, 190, 244

education providers
, 7

Global partnerships
, 228

Global ranking
, 245

Global rights
, 54

Global South
, 2, 68, 102, 111

as field of epistemic challenges
, 37–38

history of internationalisation in
, 243

institutions in
, 4

internationalisation in
, 10

Globalisation
, 2, 6, 50, 53, 70, 135, 165–166, 224, 243

Gradual digital transformation
, 218

Hegemony
, 82

Higher education
, 17, 34, 50, 68, 122, 165, 184, 225

dimensions
, 185

internationalisation in Thailand
, 123–124

services
, 16

system in Francophone Africa
, 25

systems in African countries
, 22

Higher education institutions (HEIs)
, 2, 17–18, 68–69, 103, 122, 144, 164, 203, 225

international student support services as infrastructures in
, 227–228

in shaping experiences of international students
, 228–229

Historically black institutions (HBIs)
, 186

Historically white institutions/universities (HWIs)
, 186

Horizontal internationalisation
, 19

Horizontal mobility
, 24

Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
, 92

Hub
, 55

Idiomas Sem Fronteiras (IsF)
, 76, 82

Imperialism
, 16

Inclusion
, 143

Independent TNE
, 104

Individualism
, 17

Information and communication technology (ICT)
, 204

Information society
, 21

Infrastructure
, 228

Institute of International Education (IIE)
, 75

Institutional infrastructures
, 227

Institutional plans for internationalisation
, 77

Institutional strategies of internationalisation
, 168–169

Intellectual bifurcation strategy
, 126

Intellectual property (IP)
, 108

transfer agreements
, 108

Interculturality
, 54

Interdependence
, 206

International
, 50, 54–55

different scales
, 61–62

ethnographic accounts of internationality
, 56–61

international education and rescaling practices
, 55

methodology
, 56

scales and global
, 51–53

International academic mobility
, 50

International Consultants for Education and Fairs (ICEF)
, 16, 225

Monitor observations
, 102–103

International education
, 51, 224

(see also Higher education)
in Thai Cultural Paradigm
, 125–126

International Monetary Fund
, 17

International research collaboration
, 210–212

International students
, 55, 229–230

enrolment at ECUREI
, 233

international student-specific housing
, 227

migration
, 230–231

mobility
, 21, 226–227

support services as infrastructures in HEIs
, 227–228

in Uganda
, 225

International university/academic relations
, 42

International virtual exchange in MENA region
, 144–145

International/intercultural virtual exchange
, 143–144

Internationalisation
, 6, 8, 16–20, 34, 52, 70, 123, 128, 142, 164, 184

of Brazil’s public universities
, 74–78

dimensions
, 185

of education
, 51–52

in Ghana
, 166–167

motivations for
, 244

national framework for
, 214–216

policies
, 203

reimagining internationalisation in South Africa
, 192–194

and responsibility
, 230–231

strategies adopted at UoA
, 174

theoretical foundation
, 231–232

at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
, 84–94

Internationalisation abroad (IA)
, 68, 90–92, 207

Internationalisation at a distance (IaD)
, 68, 92–94

Internationalisation at home (IaH)
, 68, 73, 207, 212–213

Internationalisation of higher education (IHE)
, 1–5, 14, 34, 50, 70, 142–143, 193, 202, 243

(see also Transnational education (TNE))
conceptualising
, 206–208

epistemological horizon
, 40–43

Global South as field of epistemic challenges
, 37–38

non-myopic view of South–South Cooperation
, 38–40

recognising university as historical producer and reproducer of colonial hierarchies
, 36–37

for society
, 35

in South Africa
, 208–216

Intra-African mobility
, 23

Islamic State
, 142

Joint programmes
, 176

Jumping scales
, 52

Knowledge
, 22

hubs
, 55

‘Languages without Borders’
, 76

Leadership opportunities
, 228

Locale
, 127

Location
, 127

Mahidol University International College (MUIC)
, 125

Market efficiency
, 17

Market values
, 14

Market-driven policies
, 16

Memorandum of understanding (MoU)
, 106

Middle East/North Africa (MENA)
, 7, 142

international virtual exchange in MENA region
, 144–145

Migration
, 21

Minimal government intervention
, 17

Ministério da Educação (MEC)
, 76–78

Mobility
, 21

National framework for internationalisation
, 214–216

National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS)
, 209, 212

Neo-Marxist analyses
, 21

Neoliberal assertion
, 14

Neoliberal economic policies
, 164

Neoliberal imperatives
, 16

ascendancy of
, 14

neoliberalism and internationalisation
, 16–20

student mobility in African Higher Education
, 20–27

Neoliberal market model (NLMM)
, 18

Neoliberal turn
, 128

Neoliberalisation
, 135

Neoliberalism
, 2–3, 5, 14, 16–20, 244

New public management (NPM)
, 18

New strategic vision
, 177

North–South divide
, 111

On-campus residence
, 227

Online distance education
, 110

Online programmes
, 26

Oppressive logic of coloniality
, 41

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
, 15, 224

Partnership
, 246

Partnership agreement
, 108

Performativity
, 50–51

Place
, 122

in international education
, 127–129

Political economy of student mobility
, 20

Political rationale
, 167

Populism
, 35

Positionality
, 130–131

Post-apartheid complexities
, 186–188

Post-colonisation
, 170

Post-COVID-19 internationalisation
, 208

in South Africa
, 216–219

Postcolonial theory
, 16, 170–171

Prestige culture
, 164

PrInt Program
, 77

Privatisation
, 17

of higher education
, 3

Progression agreements
, 108

Public universities
, 69

Public–private partnerships
, 82

Purposive sampling
, 171

Push–pull model
, 24

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
, 111

Quality Assurance Agency (QAA)
, 102

Quest for relevance
, 186

reimagining internationalisation in South Africa
, 192–194

replication of internationalisation concepts
, 188–192

South African Higher Education
, 186–188

Race
, 62

Reforms in organisational practices and governance structure
, 175–176

Regime of truth
, 8

Research partnership in higher education
, 15

Revenue-generating strategies of universities
, 15

#Rhodes/FeesMustFall uprisings
, 214

Rights agreements
, 108

Scale
, 51–53

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
, 76

‘Science without Borders’
, 76

Self-study
, 110

Sense of place
, 127

Single modernity
, 20

Singularity of origin
, 20

Social justice
, 212–213

Socialisation challenges
, 233–235

Sociological reduction
, 42

Soliya’s Connect Programs
, 145–146, 247

South Africa

call for curriculum reform towards local imperatives
, 213–214

IHE in
, 208

international research collaboration
, 210–212

internationalisation at home and social justice
, 212–213

national framework for internationalisation
, 214–216

post-COVID-19 internationalisation in
, 216–219

reimagining internationalisation in
, 192–194

student mobility
, 209–210

South African Higher Education
, 186–188

South African higher education system
, 205

Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
, 209

South–South cooperation (SSC)
, 38

non-myopic view of
, 38–40

Spatial identity policies
, 52

Stellenbosch University
, 209

Strategic plan
, 177

Student engagement
, 228

Student mobility
, 209–210

in Africa
, 225–226

in African Higher Education
, 20–27

challenges and opportunities confronted in
, 226–227

in higher education
, 9

Student support services
, 9, 231

Sufficiency Economy model
, 134

Sustainability
, 143

Taksin University International College (TSUIC)
, 133

Technology advancements
, 224

Thai higher education
, 122

findings
, 131–135

higher education internationalisation in Thailand
, 123–124

international education in Thai Cultural Paradigm
, 125–126

literature review
, 124–125

methodology
, 129–131

place and emplacement in international education
, 127–129

presentation of findings and data analysis rationale
, 131

Thai studies
, 122

Thematic analysis
, 232–233

‘Top-up’ programme
, 108

Transnational education (TNE)
, 6, 103, 246

category definitions
, 106–110

framework and methods
, 104–105

key findings
, 110–116

problem statement and aims of study
, 103–104

Turing Scheme
, 109

United Kingdom (UK)
, 102

higher education system
, 102

international campus
, 109

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
, 3, 15, 143, 165, 204

United States Ethnocentrism, antidote for
, 154–155

Universidade da Integração Internacional da Lusofonia Afro-Brasileira
, 42

Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana
, 42

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
, 6, 69, 245

case study
, 246

of international affairs, institutional partnerships and trends
, 85–88

internationalisation abroad
, 90–92

internationalisation at
, 84–94

internationalisation at a distance
, 92–94

mission and objectives
, 84–85

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Diretoria de Relações Internacionais (UFMG DRI)
, 88, 91

Universities
, 202

University extension
, 42

University of Bologna in Italy
, 2

University of Cape Town
, 209

University of Dakar
, 22

University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania
, 22

University of Ibadan
, 22

University of Paris in France
, 2

University of Pretoria
, 209

University of the Gold Coast in Ghana
, 22

‘2+2’ variants
, 108

Vertical internationalisation
, 19

Virtual exchange
, 142

antidote for United States Ethnocentrism
, 154–155

co-facilitating
, 148–149

co-facilitators
, 149–151

critical internationalisation of higher education
, 142–143

distance learning
, 155–156

equality
, 152

findings
, 147

footing as co-facilitator
, 153–154

international virtual exchange in MENA region
, 144–145

international/intercultural virtual exchange
, 143–144

linguistic (in) equality
, 152–153

method and analysis
, 146

participants
, 147–148

practicum cohort
, 146

Soliya’s Connect Programs
, 145–146

subjectivities
, 146–147

unequal linguistic footing
, 151

Virtual learning
, 144

Virtual mobility
, 204

Visibility and exposure to become world-class university
, 173–174

Web of Science
, 210–211

Work
, 127

World Bank
, 17, 167

World-class university (WCU)
, 164

‘World-class’ concept
, 164

Xenophobia
, 35