Abstract
Over the last two decades, the concept of the internationalization of higher education has moved from the fringe of institutional interest to the very core. While gaining moral weight, its content seems to have deteriorated. There is an increasing commercialization under the flag of internationalization. This attitude has exacerbated the devaluation of internationalization and the inflation of defensive measures. While in need of more philosophy, we also require a greater sense of reality. We need to rethink and redefine the way we look at the internationalization of higher education in the present time.
Highlights
The End of Internationalization Uwe Brandenburg and Hans de WitOver the last two decades, the concept of the internationalization of higher education has moved from the fringe of institutional interest to the very core
The “why and wherefore” have been taken over by the way internationalization has become the main objective: more exchange, more degree mobility, and more recruitment
Over the last two decades, the concept of the internationalization of higher education has moved from the fringe of institutional interest to the very core
Summary
Over the last two decades, the concept of the internationalization of higher education has moved from the fringe of institutional interest to the very core. In the late 1970s up to the mid-1980s, activities that could be described as internationalization were usually neither named that way, nor carried high prestige, and were rather isolated and unrelated. In the late 1980s, changes occurred: Internationalization was invented and carried on, ever increasing its importance. In the past two decades, new components were added to its multidimensional body, moving from simple exchange of students to the big business of recruitment and from activities impacting on an incredibly small elite group to a mass phenomenon. In our view, it is time for a critical reflection on the changing concept of internationalization
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