Keywords

General description

Globalisation, Internationalisation, Regionalisation and HE,research and innovation. Regional focus: Latin & Northern America, Africa

The course is offered at the University of Tampere.

Learning outcomes

The student should be able to:
- recognise the central features of North American, South American and African higher education, research and innovation systems
- understand the concepts of globalisation and internationalisation and regionalisation in higher education, research and innovation and their interrelationships
- understand the impact of these drivers on development dynamics higher education, research and innovation systems in general
- critically assess the consequences of these developments in their own countries’ higher education, research and innovation systems

Contents

- Definitions and classifications of internationalisation, globalisation and regionalisation in the context of higher education, research and innovation
- Introduction to the general characteristics of North American, South American and African higher education, research and innovation systems
- Key actors (e.g. WTO/GATS, OECD, UNESCO, World Bank) and models of internationalisation with respect to higher education (e.g. cooperative and competitive approaches, capacity building) in a global and context
- Rationales and barriers for regionalisation and internationalisation of higher education, research and innovation in a global context

Teaching methods

Teaching method	Contact	Online
Lectures	30 h	0 h
Independent work	95 h	0 h

Teaching methods:
Readings, lectures, group discussions

Teaching language

English

Evaluation and evaluation criteria

Numeric 1-5.
Assessment methods: Paper (70%) Written assignment (30%)

Study materials

Altbach, P. G. (2006). International Higher Education: Reflections on Policy and Practice. Boston College: Center for International Higher Education (selected chapters).

Selection of other readings assigned by the teachers.

Belongs to following study modules