Abstract
Abstract During the last two decades, there has been an exponential increase in all forms of international academic mobility - student and scholar, programs and providers, policies and regulations, and the universal exchange of knowledge, ideas, values, and culture. The diversity in the modes and forms of mobility is unprecedented. As with all new developments, there are multiple benefits, as well as potential risks, and usually some unintended consequences. These need to be carefully monitored. This article focuses on changes in internationalization and new developments such as international program and provider mobility (IPPM). There has been a steady increase in the number of international branch campuses around the world, as well as in the establishment of new independent international joint universities by partner institutions from different countries, an increasing number of joint/double degree programs, and revolutionary developments in distance education. In view of these developments, the purpose of this article is to introduce the IPPM classification framework, which provides a new conceptual structure to analyse the meaning, trends, issues, and opportunities of IPPM activities around the world and to identify areas of further research and policy development necessary to harness the benefits of IPPM, especially in Latin America.a
Highlights
Partnership programsDescription: The foreign sending higher education institution (HEI)/ provider has primary responsibility for the design, delivery, and external quality assurance of academic programs offered in host country
There has been a steady increase in the number of international branch campuses around the world
In 2016, for example, approximately 43 percent of local tertiary students in Mauritius were enrolled in some type of foreign higher education (HE) program – either through branch campuses, partnership program or distance education – significantly increasing access to higher education
Summary
Description: The foreign sending HEI/ provider has primary responsibility for the design, delivery, and external quality assurance of academic programs offered in host country. The qualification is awarded by sending HEI. Description: Academic programs in host country/ies are jointly designed, delivered and quality assured through collaboration between host and sending country partners. The qualification/s can be awarded by either or both host and sending country HEIs in the form of single, joint or double/multiple degrees. Used terms: import/export, Commonly used terms: joint/double/multiple degrees, validation, foreign, non-local, international twinning programs. Used terms: import/export, Commonly used terms: joint/double/multiple degrees, validation, foreign, non-local, international twinning programs. private programs
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