International Dimensions and Trends in Higher Education in Troubled Times

Insights from Key Global Publications 2018-2023 in International Higher Education
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-71388-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 55, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 640 g

Reihe: Global Perspectives on Higher Education

This book features a carefully curated collection of articles drawn from the quarterly International Higher Education (IHE). Focused on the international dimensions and trends in higher education, these articles offer valuable insights into the tumultuous events spanning from January 2018 to December 2023. This volume offers a comprehensive discussion of key international themes covering a period of great turmoil in global higher education in a series of short, targeted articles.

The five-year period is marked by the geopolitical tensions and internationalization issues at both national and international levels, in the middle of a global pandemic. We provide readers with a coherent organization of articles, grouped into ten themes that relate to the most central issues facing international(ization of) higher education, which are relevant today and in the future.

While readers of the higher education research community will find these themes familiar, this book is also tailored for a more diverse audience. Policymakers and practitioners worldwide will find this book helpful when seeking a comprehensive and approachable guide to navigating the complexities of international dimensions and trends in higher education. This collection is a valuable resource for courses worldwide that focus on global issues and the internationalization of higher education.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Wang, Lizhou

Altbach, Philip G.

de Wit, Hans

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: Contemporary Crises in International Higher Education—Context and Challenges

Lizhou Wang, Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit

PART 1: Geopolitical Tensions and Academic (Dis)Engagement

Introduction to Part 1

1 Global Engagement in a Time of Geopolitical Tensions—A New Cold War

Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit

2 Safeguarding Sound International Collaboration

Ingrid d’Hooghe and Jonas Lammertink

3 Knowledge Diplomacy: Findings, Misunderstandings, and Challenges

Jane Knight

4 China–Global Relations—A Higher Education Cold War?

Lizhou Wang and Wen Wen

5 US–China Geopolitical Tensions—Implications for Universities and Science

Xiaojie Li and Jenny J. Lee

6 Decoding Discord—Paradoxes, Misperceptions and Risks in EU–China Higher Education Cooperation

Yuzhuo Cai

7 International Collaboration with Russia and China—Researchers Face Difficult Choices

Jonathan Adams, Jonathan Grant, Jo Johnson and Daniel Murphy

8 The Argument for Academic Engagement with China

William C. Kirby

PART 2: Nationalism and Populism; Threats to Autonomy and Academic Freedom in the University

Introduction to Part 2

9 Do We Share a Common University Identity?

Akiyoshi Yonezawa

10 Higher Education in the Age of Populism—Public Good and Civic Engagement

Ellen Hazelkorn

11 Higher Education Values and Social Responsibility

Eva Egron-Polak

12 The Woke Debate in Academia—What Could Take Us Further?

Carel Stolker

13 Universities without Academic Freedom Have No Place in Rankings

Carsten A. Holz

14 Academic Freedom in Latin America and the Deceptive Comfort of Autonomy

Andrés Bernasconi

15 Speaking Out for Science and Democracy

Marcelo Knobel and Goolam Mohamedbhai

16 A New Magna Charta Universitatum

Sijbolt Noorda

PART 3: Challenges to Equity and Inclusion

Introduction to Part 3

17 Higher Education Equity Policies across the Globe

Jamil Salmi

18 What Works to Reduce Inequality in Higher Education?

Koen Geven and Estelle Herbaut

19 Gender and Higher Education—Increasing Exposure of Harassment and Pay Gaps

Ellen Hazelkorn

20 An Agenda in Motion—Women’s Issues in Latin American Higher Education

Alma Maldonado-Maldonado and Felicitas Acosta

21 The Unfinished Nature of Women’s Leadership in Higher Education

Tessa DeLaquil

22 Anti-Blackness and Racism in International Higher Education

Gerardo Blanco, Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit

23 Black International Student Lives Matter

Chrystal A. George Mwangi

24 Internationalization of Higher Education and the Advantage of Diaspora

Fazal Rizvi

25 The Complexities of Engaging Africa’s Academic Diaspora

Ayenachew A. Woldegiyorgis

26 International Students and Diaspora Roots/Routes

Annette Bamberger

PART 4: Private Higher Education

Introduction to Part 4

27 Private Higher Education Globally—A Distant Second Place?

Daniel C. Levy

28 The Quiet Global Revolution of Elite Private Higher Education

Philip G. Altbach

29 Family-Owned Universities: Fit for the Twenty-First Century?

Edward Choi, Philip G. Altbach, Hans de Wit and Matt R. Allen

30 Private vs. Public Funding for Higher Education

Philip G. Altbach, Hans de Wit and Ayenachew A. Woldegiyorgis

31 Private Higher Education in Egypt—From Necessary Evil to Celebrated Player

Ghada Barsoum

32 Private Higher Education in a Dominantly Public Sector—The Case of Germany

Barbara M. Kehm

33 Vietnam—Public–Private Higher Education Debates in a Communist State

Quang Chau

34 Romania—Public–Private Divide in a Dual-Track System

Georgiana Mihut

35 Argentina’s Private Universities—Stringent Regulation of a Small but Consolidated Sector

Dante J. Salto

36 For-Profit Higher Education in Latin America—Exception or Precursor?

Dante J. Salto and Daniel C. Levy

PART 5: Research, Dissemination and Doctoral Education

Introduction to Part 5

37 World Research—Networking, Growth, and Diversification

Simon Marginson

38 Missing from UNESCO’s Roadmap for the Future—The Research Mission of Universities

Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit

39 The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Research

Xin Xu

40 Research Evaluation—Unraveling the Metrics-Driven Pressures

Emanuel Kulczycki

41 Too Much Academic Research Is Being Published

Philip G. Altbach and Hans de Wit

42 Knowledge Production for All

Alma Maldonado-Maldonado and Jenny J. Lee

43 Publish or Perish

Maria Yudkevich

44 Does International Publishing Still Matter for China’s Social Sciences Scholars?

Qiang Zha

45 Exponential Growth of Higher Education Research and the Challenges for Peer Review

Marco Seeber

46 Doctoral Education: Global Perspectives

Victor Rudakov and Maria Yudkevich

47 Undervaluing Doctoral Education Post COVID

Tessa DeLaquil and Lizhou Wang

48 What Is a PhD Useful for?

Cláudia S. Sarrico

49 China’s Academic Profession Hit by “Involution”

Qiang Zha

PART 6: Funding and Fees

Introduction to Part 6

50 Performance Funding as Neoliberal Policy

Rebecca S. Natow and Kevin J. Dougherty

51 Does Performance-Based Funding Work? A European Perspective

Ben Jongbloed and Ariane de Gayardon

52 Free Higher Education—On and Off the Agenda with the Political Tide

Ariane de Gayardon

53 The Allure of Free Tuition

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Über Autor(innen)

Lizhou Wang, Ph.D., Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), Boston College, USA, is a research associate at the University of Tokyo, Japan. She studies and publishes on the internationalization of higher education and the international mobility of students and programs.

Philip G. Altbach, Ph.D., is professor emeritus and distinguished fellow at CIHE, Boston College. He is the author of Global Perspectives on Higher Education and other books. He is the founding editor of International Higher Education.

Hans de Wit, Ph.D., is professor emeritus and distinguished fellow at CIHE, Boston College. He is co-editor of International Higher Education and Policy Reviews in Higher Education and the Brill book series Global Perspectives on Higher Education.