Abstract
Canada is the only country in the OECD to not have a national strategy for international education. In 2011, the Canadian federal government announced plans to develop and launch Canada's first international education strategy, including the creation of an advisory panel. The panel's 2012 report outlines a balanced strategy to increase international student recruitment while also supporting the international mobility of Canadian students. Coordination of international education policy within a highly decentralized federal system remains a core challenge. Key words: International branch campus, cross-border higher education, internationalization.
Highlights
Previous attempts to develop an international education strategy for Canada have failed, under a federal arrangement where provincial governments closely guard their constitutional responsibility for education—while the federal government has responsibility for international relations
THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL STRATEGY A strategic approach to international education is crucial to achieving national prosperity in a globally competitive knowledge economy
A NEW APPROACH The ministers of International Trade and Finance jointly announced the formation of a six-member expert advisory panel, to make recommendations on how to develop and implement an international education strategy
Summary
THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL STRATEGY A strategic approach to international education is crucial to achieving national prosperity in a globally competitive knowledge economy. The Canadian federal government’s 2011 announcement—to allocate Can$10 million over two years for the development and launching of Canada’s first international education strategy—was a bold step toward bringing the various stakeholders together to establish a common pathway. International education is intrinsically linked with a nation’s foreign policy but with other national policies—such as trade, economic development, labor, immigration, innovation, and research.
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