Internationalisation and Trade in Higher Education

Internationalisation and Trade in Higher Education

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Centre for Educational Research and Innovation

Authors:
OECD
Publication Date :
18 Aug 2004
Pages :
320
ISBN :
9789264015067 (PDF) ; 9789264015043 (print)
DOI :
10.1787/9789264015067-en

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This book brings together up-to-date statistics, case studies and policy reports on the major trends and developments in cross-border post-secondary education in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region. Topics covered include policy initiatives to promote cross-border post-secondary education; rationales for delivering or receiving cross-border education services; size and growth of cross-border post-secondary education in terms of student mobility, programme mobility, and institutional mobility (international branch campuses); assessment of the possible impact of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (WTO); and challenges facing cross-border post-secondary education such as quality assurance and recognition of qualifications, cost and financing, equity of access, trade agreements, capacity building in receiving countries, mobility personnel, and cultural diversity.
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  • Executive Summary
    In the last decade, new forms of cross-border post-secondary education have emerged. Cross-border education not only includes international student mobility, but also the mobility of educational programmes and institutions across borders.
  • Cross-border Education

    This chapter presents a picture of recent worldwide developments in cross-border education. It first defines cross-border education and introduces four means of purveying it. It then presents evidence of its growth through these different means.

  • Cross-border Post-secondary Education in North America
    This chapter offers an analysis of key trends in cross-border post-secondary education in North America, and shows strong differences towards internationalisation in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
  • Cross-border Post-secondary Education in Europe
    This chapter provides an overview of developments in cross-border postsecondary education in Europe. The analytical focus is primarily on the European Union, with its current 15 member states (all OECD countries), but attention is also paid to developments in countries belonging to the European Free Trade Area and in the ten candidate member countries that have acceded to the Union in 2004 (of which four are presently OECD countries).
  • Cross-border Post-secondary Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
    This chapter documents recent developments in cross-border post-secondary education in the Asia-Pacific region. It shows how burgeoning demand for education in the Asia-Pacific region, in the context of the growing inter-country mobility of business, research, technology and education, is the chief driving force in the internationalisation of higher education in the region.
  • Key Developments and Policy Rationales in Cross-border Post-secondary Education
    This chapter offers a synthesis of the key developments in cross-border postsecondary education in the three OECD regions: North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The first section presents key data and trends in the evolving picture of crossborder post-secondary education and highlights similarities and differences among OECD regions and countries.
  • Implications of Recent Developments for Access and Equity, Cost and Funding, Quality and Capacity Building
    This chapter provides an analysis of the main educational policy issues raised by cross-border education and points to some emerging issues. The first section shows the possible importance of cross-border post-secondary education for expanding access to post-secondary education, while also stressing possible equity issues.
  • Annex A
    The GATS is a framework agreement for the trade in services. It includes general obligation, obligations which apply only where specific commitments are made; and a framework for making commitments to open specific service sectors to foreign suppliers.
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