Jane Knight (ed): International Education Hubs: student, talent, knowledge–innovation models

Abstract

This recently published book on International Education Hubs is dedicated to the analysis of Education Hubs—a relatively young but rapidly evolving phenomenon emerging in different countries worldwide. The editor Jane Knight is an expert in international and comparative higher education and respective policies. The book is divided into twelve chapters, six of them providing case studies on existing education hubs conducted by in-country experts (Chapters 4–10). The case studies are framed by an outline of the analytical tool (Chapter 3) and a crosscutting analysis of the respective education hubs (Chapter 11) written by the editor. The introductory chapter starts out with a discussion of the developments in higher education regarding internationalization. In Chapter 2, the editor provides an overview of the evolution of International Education Hubs within the context of cross-border education. Following the development of cross-border education, three generations can be differentiated: the first generation (student mobility), the second generation (program and provider mobility) and the third generation (education hubs). This differentiation lays the foundation for the analytical framework (Chapter 3), which aims at establishing a common tool for the analysis of education hubs in the subsequent country case studies. The first type is defined as a student hub, representing the most common model. It focuses on the teaching and learning function and expands the higher education system by including not only domestic but especially international students. The talent hub constitutes the second type of education hubs, where the focus lies in the preparation of an adequately skilled (national) workforce. In this case, the higher education system is not viewed separately but closely connected to the national labor market and its needs. The third type of education hub is the