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Dominant Trends In International Higher Education: Implications For Strategic Management In Universities

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Document Identified trends/driving forces Corresponding tasks Related strategic objectives
Higher Education to 2030/ volume 2: Globalisation (2009) 1. Internationalization of higher education: increased cross-border education and international academic research and collaboration2. Quality assurance (QA) in higher education with more accent on global institutional ranking and academic (research) reputation 1. Intensifying student and academic staff mobility 2. Attracting national and international funding for university research3. Increasing student enrolment and retention rates4. Ensuring recognition of the awarded qualifications 1. Developing new study programmes (including joint programmes) for exporting educational services2. Developing a relevant policy for attracting national and international funding for research 3. Developing a relevant student recruitment strategy and develop an efficient and comprehensive system of student support 4. Establishing effective quality assurance systems based on internationally recognized standards
Higher Education to 2030/ volume 1: Demography (2009) 1. Diversification of higher education: emphasis on broader access into higher education 2. Massification of higher education 3. Quality assurance in higher education: accent on the quality of academic staff 1. Enhancing student enrolment levels taking into consideration the change in ages 2. Increasing the inclusiveness of higher education 3. Controlling the quality of faculty members 1. Developing flexible study programmes including distance learning options2. Developing a relevant admission policy 3. Developing a consistent policy for attracting/retaining more qualified academic staff
The shape ofthings to come:higher education global trends and emerging opportunities to 2020 (2012) 1. Internationalization of higher education:increased outbound student mobility ratios; growth of global tertiary enrolments2. Business and academic international Research collaboration3. Trans-national education 1. Attracting more international (outbound) mobile students seeking to gain a foreign qualification without moving from their country of residence2. Carefully choosing research and business collaboration partners 1. Developing new study programmes/modules for outbound mobile students 2. Developing a relevant policy for establishing collaborative patterns/attracting funding for research 3. Developing new joint study programmes
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