When a global health crisis renders mobility impossible, making all universities de facto isolate... more When a global health crisis renders mobility impossible, making all universities de facto isolated and remote, researchers should look at ways to redefine and generalize internationalization while removing the exclusive focus on mobility. Learning from the “unusual suspects” of internationalization—i.e., institutions that were considered remote before the crisis—is a unique opportunity to move the focus away from student mobility and foster more sustainable and inclusive internationalization practices. 10 N U M B E R 1 0 8 _A U t U M N 2 0 2 1 COVID-19 IMPLICATIONS | INtERNAtIONAL HIGHER EDUCAtION Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste When a global pandemic was declared in March 2020, Altbach and de Wit called COVID-19 “the internationalization revolution that isn’t.” One and a half years later, their expectation that the corona crisis would not bring about dramatic medium-term transformations in higher education has been confirmed. Governments and universities are basically waiting i...
Our university leadership strongly encourages you to attend today’s session on _____. This topic ... more Our university leadership strongly encourages you to attend today’s session on _____. This topic is of the utmost importance to us all.” Such urging populates the Inboxes of faculty, workers, and students at U.S. universities. They come from presidents, vice-presidents, deans, directors of diversity and inclusion offices, coordinators of training and development, and subordinates in the enlarging bureaucracy mobilized to support this leadership. Seminars train employees with “best practices” to improve their “cultural competencies” and correct their deficiencies. Meanwhile, senior administration’s moral purview extends to pronouncements on the political controversies of the day. Taken together, these internal and external roles mark huge scope for university leadership. Since when? Who signed such a contract when hired as faculty or paying tuition?
A twin reality captures the key country configuration of global private higher education. One rea... more A twin reality captures the key country configuration of global private higher education. One reality is the dispersion of the private presence to so many countries in all regions. The other, however, is the heavy, disproportionate concentration of private higher education in the largest country systems.
Ethiopia’s private higher education (PHE) sector is the largest or second largest in sub-Saharan ... more Ethiopia’s private higher education (PHE) sector is the largest or second largest in sub-Saharan Africa, however a mix of enabling and restrictive policies have let PHE play a limited role in key respects. This article surveys the current landscape and asks important questions regarding the future of PHE.
Much has been said about the relationship of businesses to higher education. This article, in the... more Much has been said about the relationship of businesses to higher education. This article, in the context of India, discusses how businesses view higher education and what is considered important for universities to do.
The growth of the for-profit sector combines with a partial public sector resurgence to squeeze t... more The growth of the for-profit sector combines with a partial public sector resurgence to squeeze the nonprofit sector, which for decades had increased its global enrollment share. The for-profit growth relates to competitive advantages in prioritizing the labor market while the public move involves accelerated access missions, changing demographics, and policies of competitive marketization.
The private education law, promulgated on December 28, 2002, is China’s first national legislatio... more The private education law, promulgated on December 28, 2002, is China’s first national legislation on private education. The law covers all educational levels, although we are focusing on the three articles (16, 53, and 55) that cover higher education. The law’s main thrust concerning higher education is to provide a legal framework to facilitate private growth and initiate a longer process to accredit, merge, dismantle, and change institutions at that level.
Distinctions between the three sectors of education -- public, private non-profit, and for-profit... more Distinctions between the three sectors of education -- public, private non-profit, and for-profit -- are often difficult to draw. While certain legally-mandated financial standards divide them, domestic and foreign for-profit institutions may look and behave like private non-profit institutions. Further complicating the equation are cross-border partnerships between these sectors.
The decline of private higher education constitutes an untold reality: growth is not a uniform, o... more The decline of private higher education constitutes an untold reality: growth is not a uniform, omnipresent, or inevitable course. Reasons for private higher education decline fall into two broad categories(1) social factors (the lapse of distinct social identity and the demographic shift) and (2) political or public-sector policies (hostile government, regulation, public higher education expansion, and privatization within the public sector).
Now virtually all the world's regions have private higher education in the large majority of ... more Now virtually all the world's regions have private higher education in the large majority of their countries and pre-existing private sectors have grown strikingly. Only with the 1989 fall of communism did private higher education emerge in modern eastern and central Europe and it spread like wild fire in the first half of the 1990s. Private institutions (old and new) continue to be overwhelmingly financed privately (tuition and fees), more hierarchical governance, and mostly in commercial areas. The growth of forprofit sectors are notable. The development of semi-elite private institutions, while majorities are demand-absorbing, are the trend.
Hugo Chavez's clash with Venezuelan higher education is a vivid present-day example of a hist... more Hugo Chavez's clash with Venezuelan higher education is a vivid present-day example of a history of confrontation between leftist, populist regimes and higher education in Latin America. Chavez has transformed the public sector through creation and expansion of new universities. Chavez's policies have alienated the…
When a global health crisis renders mobility impossible, making all universities de facto isolate... more When a global health crisis renders mobility impossible, making all universities de facto isolated and remote, researchers should look at ways to redefine and generalize internationalization while removing the exclusive focus on mobility. Learning from the “unusual suspects” of internationalization—i.e., institutions that were considered remote before the crisis—is a unique opportunity to move the focus away from student mobility and foster more sustainable and inclusive internationalization practices. 10 N U M B E R 1 0 8 _A U t U M N 2 0 2 1 COVID-19 IMPLICATIONS | INtERNAtIONAL HIGHER EDUCAtION Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste When a global pandemic was declared in March 2020, Altbach and de Wit called COVID-19 “the internationalization revolution that isn’t.” One and a half years later, their expectation that the corona crisis would not bring about dramatic medium-term transformations in higher education has been confirmed. Governments and universities are basically waiting i...
Our university leadership strongly encourages you to attend today’s session on _____. This topic ... more Our university leadership strongly encourages you to attend today’s session on _____. This topic is of the utmost importance to us all.” Such urging populates the Inboxes of faculty, workers, and students at U.S. universities. They come from presidents, vice-presidents, deans, directors of diversity and inclusion offices, coordinators of training and development, and subordinates in the enlarging bureaucracy mobilized to support this leadership. Seminars train employees with “best practices” to improve their “cultural competencies” and correct their deficiencies. Meanwhile, senior administration’s moral purview extends to pronouncements on the political controversies of the day. Taken together, these internal and external roles mark huge scope for university leadership. Since when? Who signed such a contract when hired as faculty or paying tuition?
A twin reality captures the key country configuration of global private higher education. One rea... more A twin reality captures the key country configuration of global private higher education. One reality is the dispersion of the private presence to so many countries in all regions. The other, however, is the heavy, disproportionate concentration of private higher education in the largest country systems.
Ethiopia’s private higher education (PHE) sector is the largest or second largest in sub-Saharan ... more Ethiopia’s private higher education (PHE) sector is the largest or second largest in sub-Saharan Africa, however a mix of enabling and restrictive policies have let PHE play a limited role in key respects. This article surveys the current landscape and asks important questions regarding the future of PHE.
Much has been said about the relationship of businesses to higher education. This article, in the... more Much has been said about the relationship of businesses to higher education. This article, in the context of India, discusses how businesses view higher education and what is considered important for universities to do.
The growth of the for-profit sector combines with a partial public sector resurgence to squeeze t... more The growth of the for-profit sector combines with a partial public sector resurgence to squeeze the nonprofit sector, which for decades had increased its global enrollment share. The for-profit growth relates to competitive advantages in prioritizing the labor market while the public move involves accelerated access missions, changing demographics, and policies of competitive marketization.
The private education law, promulgated on December 28, 2002, is China’s first national legislatio... more The private education law, promulgated on December 28, 2002, is China’s first national legislation on private education. The law covers all educational levels, although we are focusing on the three articles (16, 53, and 55) that cover higher education. The law’s main thrust concerning higher education is to provide a legal framework to facilitate private growth and initiate a longer process to accredit, merge, dismantle, and change institutions at that level.
Distinctions between the three sectors of education -- public, private non-profit, and for-profit... more Distinctions between the three sectors of education -- public, private non-profit, and for-profit -- are often difficult to draw. While certain legally-mandated financial standards divide them, domestic and foreign for-profit institutions may look and behave like private non-profit institutions. Further complicating the equation are cross-border partnerships between these sectors.
The decline of private higher education constitutes an untold reality: growth is not a uniform, o... more The decline of private higher education constitutes an untold reality: growth is not a uniform, omnipresent, or inevitable course. Reasons for private higher education decline fall into two broad categories(1) social factors (the lapse of distinct social identity and the demographic shift) and (2) political or public-sector policies (hostile government, regulation, public higher education expansion, and privatization within the public sector).
Now virtually all the world's regions have private higher education in the large majority of ... more Now virtually all the world's regions have private higher education in the large majority of their countries and pre-existing private sectors have grown strikingly. Only with the 1989 fall of communism did private higher education emerge in modern eastern and central Europe and it spread like wild fire in the first half of the 1990s. Private institutions (old and new) continue to be overwhelmingly financed privately (tuition and fees), more hierarchical governance, and mostly in commercial areas. The growth of forprofit sectors are notable. The development of semi-elite private institutions, while majorities are demand-absorbing, are the trend.
Hugo Chavez's clash with Venezuelan higher education is a vivid present-day example of a hist... more Hugo Chavez's clash with Venezuelan higher education is a vivid present-day example of a history of confrontation between leftist, populist regimes and higher education in Latin America. Chavez has transformed the public sector through creation and expansion of new universities. Chavez's policies have alienated the…
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