Seven Factors for the Quality Assurance of International Higher Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 167-189
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
International Education ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Software Engineers ◽  
National Boundaries ◽  
Careful Management

As education becomes accepted as a service like any other, the market for trade of education services has developed significantly, with a diversity of providers competing to provide education outside their national boundaries. As well as providing an international experience to students, this can facilitate the sharing of expertise among students, educators, and policy makers who can learn from successes in other countries. This appears to be particularly important in the education market for software engineers and computing professionals, where the knowledge base is rapidly evolving. This requires, however, careful management of the service provision, which results in increased focus on quality assurance. Assuring quality is made difficult by many factors, some shared with quality assurance of education in general, and others unique to the international context. We present seven factors that represent the core challenges for the quality assurance of international higher education, and as such, represent a valuable tool for computing educators and others either currently involved in, or intending to become involved in, the international education market.

Quality Assurance on the Road: Finland and Austria in Comparison

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Bernhard
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Bologna Process ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Road ◽  
Assurance System ◽  
National Quality ◽  
Education Market ◽  
On The Road ◽  
Higher Education Market

The ongoing necessity for quality and quality assurance in the entire Bologna process remains one of the main issues for European policy makers. The aims of creating comparable systems and of guaranteeing quality within higher education systems are the reasons for national developments and the eagerness to reform. The situation in two relatively small European countries, Austria and Finland, is at the centre of this research and exemplifies different ways of coping with international developments and the need to establish a comprehensive quality assurance system. How do these countries cope with the pressure to compete in the global higher education market? Is their system of quality assurance in line with the European aim to create a European higher education area? The purpose of this study is to provide an overview on two national quality assurance systems and to figure out similarities and differences between these two countries, providing a clear picture of what has been done in the field of quality assurance, where the challenges to transform are and how to improve quality assurance systems.

scholarly journals The Changing Landscape of International Education Research

2016 ◽  
pp. 19-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Proctor
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
International Education ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Research Network ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Full Report ◽  
The Impact

An analysis of how research relating to international higher education is used by researchers and policy makers, this article discusses the impact of journals and articles.A full report presenting analysis of 2011–2013 data from the IDP Database of Research on International Education, and an infographic presenting key 2011–2014 trends, are available on the International Education Research Network web site at www.ieaa.org.au/iern. 

scholarly journals TRANSITION OF ENTREPRENEURIAL UNIVERSITY: FROM LOCAL TO INTERNATIONAL

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eglė Girdzijauskaitė ◽  
Asta Radzevičienė ◽  
Artūras Jakubavičius
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Education ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Entrepreneurial University ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
University Management ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Near Future

Universities are becoming entrepreneurial due to highly competitive environment, decreased government funding and external and internal pressure to generate income from research and education services. It is argued in literature that the competitiveness of higher education institutions (HEIs) will increasingly depend on their ability to operate internationally in the near future. However, the knowledge of entrepreneurial university management especially the ways to create the international presence and provide educational services cross-border is lacking and this research is contribution to filling this gap. The transition of higher education conception from public good to private good or tradable service in line with the contemporary theories and practices in international higher education have been analysed in the paper to illustrate the shift in approach to international activities of HEIs. The paper undertakes an analysis of the premises associated with the entrepreneurial model of university management, as well as analysis illustrating the growing transnational education (TNE) consumption globally and the growth of international education market as the potential venue of an entrepreneurial university.

Network Analysis of the Integration Level of the Universities Participating in Project 5-100 in the International Higher Education Area

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 155-167
Author(s):  
P. A. Zhdanov ◽  
N. A. Polikhina ◽  
E. Yu. Sema ◽  
L. V. Kazimirchik ◽  
I. B. Trostyanskaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
International Education ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Education System ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Scientometric Analysis ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Russian Federation

The paper analyzes measures adopted by the Russian Federation on internationalization and globalization of the higher education system, its integration into the international scientific and education area. One of the initiatives of the authorities of the Russian Federation in this direction is Project 5-100, designed to increase the competitiveness of both a selected group of universities and the Russian higher education system as a whole. Among the successful practices of Project 5-100, one can identify the presentation of a single stand of participating universities at the international education exhibitions APAIE, EAIE, NAFSA. Within this study, we explore the cooperation of the universities participating in Project 5-100 with potential international partners at global educational exhibitions by means of network analysis with graphs. The effectiveness of such cooperation from the point of view of integration of the universities from this group into the international higher education area is determined through estimations of the usefulness of participation in such events made by the universities and through scientometric analysis. As a result of this study, it was revealed that active participation in international educational exhibitions including negotiating, establishing contacts with international partners, contributes significantly to the promotion of the universities participating in Project 5-100 in the international arena.

scholarly journals The Perils of Commercialism: Australia's Example

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Altbach ◽  
Anthony Welch
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Education ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Academic Integrity ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Recent Policy

International higher education has become a major income producer for Australia for more than two decades. The prime goal of internationalization was moneymaking, which resulted in creating problems in ethics, quality, and academic integrity. The recent policy change in reducing international students has affected institutions that had been too dependent upon high proportions of international enrollments. All of this is a predictable outcome of commercialism shaping international education.

scholarly journals Financing Education Hubs: Who Invests?

2015 ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Jane Knight
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
International Education ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
International Higher Education ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Private Financing ◽  
Financing Education

International Education Hubs require major investments to attract and retain local and international higher education institutions, training organizations, students, research and development centres, and knowledge industries. This article examines the role of public and private financing from local and foreign investors in establishing countries such as Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia as education hubs.

scholarly journals Quality assurance in Asian distance education: Diverse approaches and common culture

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Insung Jung ◽  
Tat Meng Wong ◽  
Chen Li ◽  
Sanjaa Baigaltugs ◽  
Tian Belawati
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Policy Integration ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Past ◽  
National Quality ◽  
Policy Frameworks

With the phenomenal expansion of distance education in Asia during the past three decades, there has been growing public demand for quality and accountability in distance education. This study investigates the national quality assurance systems for distance education at the higher education level in Asia with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of the current level of development of quality assurance in Asian distance education and to offer potential directions for policy makers when developing and elaborating quality assurance systems for distance education. The analysis of the existing quality assurance frameworks in the 11 countries/territories selected reveals that the level of quality assurance policy integration in the overall national quality assurance in higher education policy framework varies considerably. The purpose of quality assurance, policy frameworks, methods, and instruments in place are generally tailored to each country’s particular circumstances. There are, however, obvious commonalities that underpin these different quality assurance efforts. <br /><br />

scholarly journals Economic aspects of exports of educational services

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Labour Supply ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Educational Service ◽  
Economic Aspects ◽  
Education Services ◽  
Knowledge And Skills

Since exporting higher education is a type of economic activity, let us consider international education services as a special type of export commodity. In this case, the object of an educational service will be knowledge and skills, as well as the means of their identification, which are subsequently realised in the labour market in the form of labour supply.

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