Paper presented at the International Conference about Knowledge Society - challenges for the XXI century, held on the 5 and 6 November in Pitesti, Romenia

1. INTERNATIONALIZATION OF
HIGHER EDUCATION: LIMITS
AND OPORTUNITIES
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

2. Why this research?
 Internationalization is very important for higher education
 This does not happen at the same speed in all countries or institutions
 There are several possible solutions
 Wanted to know what kind of research / concerns is being done about
this topic all over the world
Furthermore we also wanted:
 To contribute to a clearer picture of the internationalization of higher
education and related challenges;
 To contribute to a better understanding of internationalization of higher
education;
 To contribute to an analysis of “internationalization of higher
education” at a global level.
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

3. Objectives:
 Identify the nuances of the concept of
„internationalization of higher education”;
 Analyze the exiting research in
"internationalization of higher education" in 2010-
2015.
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

4. Research methods
First stage:
 Preparation for literature review
 identification of research databases; identification of
keywords and synonyms; relevant period of study, gathering
of all the available information according to selected
keywords; selection of all pertinent information for further
reading
Second stage:
 Read title, abstract, introduction, conclusion of articles in
order to select those concerning the topic under study;
Result – identification of all relevant articles concerning the
internationalization of higher education between 2010 - 2015
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

5. Keyword combinations
internationalization tertiary education internationalization universities case study
internationalization highereducation internationalization faculty case study
internationalization universities internationalization faculty framework
internationalization college internationalization college model
internationalization college case sudy internationalization universities model
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

6. Results obtained
According to the keywords identified (see previous
slide)
• We found 1005 articles;
• We selected just 41, this represents 4% of the
total of the items found.
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

7. “Internationalization + tertiary
education”
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Articles
found
Articles
chosen
25
7
Articles
unused
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

8. “Internationalization + higher
education"
35
3
Articles unused
Articles chosen
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Articles found
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

9. “Internationalization + universities”
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
Articles found
Articles chosen
471
14
Articles
unused
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

10. "Internationalization + College"
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Articles
found
Articles
chosen
171
8
Articles
unused
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

11. „Internationalization + college + case
study”
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Articles found
Articles chosen
24
5
Articles
unused
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

12. „Internationalization +
universities + case study”
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Articles found
Articles chosen
57
5
Articles
unused
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

13. „Internationalization + faculty + case
study”
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
Articles found
Articles chosen
8
1
Articles
unused
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

14. „Internationalization + college +
model”
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Articles found
Articles chosen
15
1
Articles
unused
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

15. „Internationalization + universities +
model”
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Articles
found
Articles
chosen
38
1
Articles
unused
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

16. The evolution of research about
the „internationalization higher
education in the period 2010-2015”
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Articles found
Articles chosen
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

17. Results obtained by reading the articles
selected
• Research methods used are generally the
quantitative rather than qualitative ones.
• Shows the impact of internationalization of
higher education upon the developed countries,
and those in development.
• People's perception about what shows mean an
environment of education international.
• Shows the impact of internationalization on the
teachers.
• Shows the impact of internationalization on the
local students and foreigners. Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

18.  In Malaysia, the greater the degree of perception of
the importance of internationalisation is greater
than the perception of the degree of
implementation of internationalization.
 In China, it is considered that the existence of
international colleagues is of paramount
importance for developing and improving the
quality of human resource.
 Africa is in a struggle with the future. It is not
known whether it will have the potential to get into
the game of internationalization.
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

19. Results
 Internationalization of higher education involves a number of
challenges but unfortunately a number of risks;
 The challenges of internationalization are, first, the ability to
mobilize adequate financial and human resources to build
sustainable public policies conducive to increasing
internationalization of the campus;
 The most significant risk was related to the possibility of
losing by migration an important resource of human capital;
 Beneficiary countries which were considered absolute
winner of the internationalization process were subjected to
acts of international terrorism.
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

20. Although the challenges and risks
identified, internationalisation is
something needed and that should be
pursued by all HEI, no matter its
location or dimension.
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu

21. Thank
you!
Anabela Mesquita
Camelia Marin
George Dinu