Global Engagement of Colleges and Universities

• Published in: Academic Leadership and Governance of Higher Education pp. 109 - 131
• Main Authors: Harris, James T., Lane, Jason E., Sun, Jeffrey C., Baker, Gail F.
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2022
• Edition: 2
• Subjects: Higher Education World University Rankings; Great Brain Race; International Students; Higher Education; Innovative Ecosystems; Foreign Education Provider; International Student Enrollments; United States; Study Abroad Programs; Global Higher Education Landscape; Global Universities; Dual Degree Programs; IBCs; Higher Education Institutions; Branch Campus; Chinese Government; Times Higher Education World University; Fulbright Program; SUNY System; World Class University; Academic Leaders; Joint Degree Programs; Cultural Intelligence; Face To Face
• ISBN: 9781642674095; 1642674087; 1642674095; 9781642674088
• DOI: 10.4324/9781003442868-8

This chapter provides an overview of the changing global contexts in which higher education operates, which campus leaders can use to help their institutions be successful in this space. In addition, intensifying international pressures may force some institutions to reinvest in their traditional mission, embracing it as a means to confront the growing interconnectedness discussed in the chapter. Around the world, demand for higher education is growing. Rankings now dominate the policy and practice of higher education around the globe. The emergence of the knowledge-based society has elevated higher education as a critical component in modern cultural, political, and economic development. The intersection of higher education and the economy has manifested in many ways. Today, higher education institutions' global engagement is expansive. One of the strengths of higher education is that is has always been a crossroads of cultures and interconnectivity. Internationalization of an institution is about more than the curriculum.