Higher Education Internationalization in the Context of Ongoing EconomicPolitical Transitions: Insights from Former Soviet and Eastern Bloc Nations
Higher Education Internationalization in the Context of Ongoing EconomicPolitical Transitions: Insights from Former Soviet and Eastern Bloc Nations
Author(s): Kata Orosz, Laura W. PernaSubject(s): Higher Education
Published by: Hungarian Educational Research Association (HERA)
Keywords: higher education; international education; comparative education; universities; educational quality; faculty mobilit;, student mobility
Summary/Abstract: In this introductory essay to the special issue, we discuss the importance of regional and national contexts for understanding internationalization of higher education and provide contextual information about the cluster of former Soviet and Eastern bloc nations. Drawing from findings from the three studies included in the special issue, we also identify themes that may characterize the internationalization of higher education in former Soviet and Eastern bloc nations. We conclude the essay by discussing the value of comparative research on internationalization of higher education and identifying directions for future research.
Journal: HERJ Hungarian Educational Research Journal
- Issue Year: 6/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 3-19
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English