Higher education and international student mobility in the global knowledge economy / Kemal Gürüz ; foreword by Nancy L. Zimpher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gürüz, Kemal.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

Student mobility.

Foreign study.

Knowledge management.

Education and globalization.

Physical Description:

xxii, 441 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised and updated second edition.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2011]

Summary:

Former president of the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Turkey and a retired professor of chemical engineering at the Middle East Technical University, Guruz explores how the international mobility of students, scholars, programs, and institutions of higher education has evolved over time, and the ways in which it is occurring in today's global knowledge economy. He covers the global knowledge economy and higher education, enrollment and increasing demand, the rise of market forces, new providers of higher education, globalization and the internationalization of higher education, and international student mobility. No date is noted for the first edition, but this second incorporates data and literature up to April 2009. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

The global knowledge economy and higher education

Enrollment and increasing demand

The rise of market forces

New providers of higher education

Globalization and internationalization of higher education

International student mobility

Concluding remarks

Appendix A: data on enrollment and expenditures in national systems and international student mobility

Appendix B: definition of terms related to evaluation and quality assurance

Appendix C: the European credit transfer and accumulation systems and the diploma supplement

Appendix D: recognition of qualifications in Europe

Appendix E: education, training, and youth programs of the European Union

Appendix F: definitions of foreign students

Appendix G: general agreement on trade in services.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438435695

143843569X

9781438435688

1438435681

OCLC:

653842794