East and Southeast Asian Perspectives on the Internationalisation of Higher Education: Policies, Practices, and Prospects

Editors: Ly Thi Tran, Tracy X.P. Zou, Hiroshi Ota

This book provides robust insights into the current policies, trends, challenges and possibilities in the internationalisation of higher education in East and Southeast Asian countries, revealing emergent and new models and practices in this area, and discussing implications for mutual learning across different education systems.

Drawing on case studies from Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea, Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) and other parts of China, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Japan, this volume addresses emergent and less-heard perspectives on and experiences in the internationalisation of higher education. By detailing, comparing and contrasting the key aspects of internationalisation across countries in Asia and the West, it discusses the implications for mutual learning across different higher education systems. Through practical case studies, this book brings to light the voices and experiences of researchers, who are studying core and new issues, opportunities and challenges facing the internationalisation of higher education in East and Southeast Asia.

East and Southeast Asian Perspectives on the Internationalisation of Higher Education is a must-read text for practitioners, international education policy makers and advisors at the national and institutional levels. It will also be of interest to academics, researchers, administrators, students of international and comparative education courses, as well as anyone researching the internationalisation of higher education or looking to learn more about what internationalisation could look like in the future.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I|26 pages

Introduction

Chapter 21|24 pages

Internationalisation of Higher Education

The Rise of East and Southeast Asia

By Ly Thi Tran, Tracy X. P. Zou, Hiroshi Ota

Part II|96 pages

Internationalisation in HE in East Asia

Chapter 282|14 pages

Power in International Higher Education

The Case of Malaysia

By Doria Abdullah

Part II|96 pages

Internationalisation in HE in East Asia

Chapter 282|14 pages

Power in International Higher Education

The Case of Malaysia

By Doria Abdullah

Chapter 3|16 pages

Internationalization of Higher Education in Laos

Overview of Rationales and Strategies

By Soubin Sisavath, Latsanyphone Soulignavong, Bouangeune Souvannasy

Chapter 4|15 pages

Internationalisation of Higher Education in Vietnam

Policy, Practice, Opportunities and Challenges Prior to and Since COVID-19

By Diep Thi Bich Nguyen, Ly Thi Tran

Chapter 5|16 pages

Internationalisation of Higher Education in Indonesia

The Past, Present, and Future

By Alam Nasrah Ikhlas

Chapter 6|18 pages

Internationalisation of Higher Education in Hong Kong

Opportunities and Challenges in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area

By Qian Huang, Xiujuan XieAbstract 

Chapter 7|15 pages

Understanding the Patterns and Context of the Internationalization of Higher Education in South Korea

By Minho Yeom

Part III|46 pages

Student Mobilities and Regional Cooperation

Chapter 1248|12 pages

‘Regional Cooperation’ in East Asia

Ideas and Identities of Regionally Mobile Students at Japanese Universities

By Chris Hammond, Kunimitsu Mamiya

Chapter 9|13 pages

The Developmental and State-Driven Logics in Intra-Asia Student Mobilities

Insights from Singapore’s ‘Foreign Talent’ Scholarship Schemes and China’s English-Medium Medical Programs

By Peidong Yang

Chapter 10|19 pages

Outbound Student Mobility From Southeast Asia

A Pull Factor Analysis

By Sheng-Ju Chan, Chia-Yu Yang, Hung-Chun Tai, E. J. Teo Dennis

Part IV|62 pages

Internationalising the Curriculum, Teaching and Learning and English Medium Instruction

Chapter 17011|14 pages

Internationalisation of the Curriculum in Hong Kong

Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges

By Tracy X. P. Zou

Chapter 12|15 pages

Internationalizing or Decolonizing the Curriculum, Academic Self, and Research?

Exploring Decolonization Initiatives in Three Indonesian Universities

By Zulfa Sakhiyya

Chapter 13|14 pages

English Medium Instruction (EMI) in Thai Higher Education

Policy, Structural, and Ideological Challenges

By Indika Liyanage, Phatchara Phantharakphong

Chapter 14|17 pages

How Does Japanese Higher Education Cultivate Global Competence?

Analysis of Student Survey in the Era of COVID-19

By Reiko Yamada

Part V|48 pages

Transnational Education and Pathways from International Schools to Elite International Higher Education

Chapter 23215|14 pages

Think Local, Act Global

A Glocal Case Study on Reciprocal and Sustainable Transnational Higher Education in Singapore

By Debra Leahy

Chapter 16|17 pages

Transnational Higher Education in Japan

Perspectives from International Program and Provider Mobility 1

By Shingo Hanada, Jane Knight, Hiroshi Ota

Chapter 17|15 pages

Producing the “Global Elite” at Home Through Formatted Mechanisms

Chinese Students’ Experiences in International Schools

By Xiaoyuan Li, Kun Dai

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Dive into a nuanced exploration of the global discourse surrounding higher education in the United States. Join us for a panel discussion with esteemed international educators as we embark on a journey through the lenses of culture and international perspective, examining how global audiences interpret and engage with the ‘anti-woke’ discourse within the context of U.S. higher education. This engaging panel discussion will delve into the intersections of culture, ideology, and education, and the complex landscape of how international audiences perceive the ‘anti-woke’ narrative that has emerged within U.S. academia.

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Stephen Appiah-Padi is an international educator with several years of teaching and administrative experience in both 4 and 2-year HEIs. An experienced global education practitioner-scholar, with a demonstrated history of success in the field.

Dr. Appiah-Padi has a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada in Educational Policy & Administration with a specialization in International/Intercultural Education.

At Northwestern College, he provided oversight in the administration of education abroad and international student services. In Lansing, Michigan, he first oversaw diversity and intercultural education at Lansing Community College, and later created the Center for International and Intercultural Education (CIIE) which merged intercultural engagement and international education programs of the institution, and he became its first director. Additionally, Dr. Appiah-Padi taught a course, “Diversity in the American Workplace”, to undergraduate management students of the College. In his current position, he provides leadership and vision in advancing strategic internationalization initiatives, including international partnerships and study abroad programs at Bucknell University.

Dr Appiah-Padi has created and facilitated several workshops for faculty and staff development in higher education and in business organizations. He has presented at several national and international conferences. In NAFSA, among several volunteer leadership positions, he has served as Dean of the Fundamentals of Intercultural Communication Workshop, the Leadership Development Committee member, Chair of the Africa Special Interest Group, and a Fellow of the Global Fellowship Program for mentoring emerging leaders of internationalization in African HEIs. He currently serves as a member of the NAFSA Board of Directors.

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Dr. Rosa Almoguera has worked as an international educator for over twenty years. She was trained as a Hispanic Philologist at the Universidad Complutense, in Madrid, and did her M.A. at the University of Pennsylvania. Her Ph.D., from Universidad Complutense included a field study and edition of written balladry “Romancero”. During many years Rosa combined teaching and her role as a senior administrator at the Fundación Ortega-Marañón in Toledo, Spain. At the Foundation, Rosa directed and, in many cases created, programs for the University of Minnesota, Notre Dame, Princeton, Ohio State, Arcadia, and the University of Chicago. She has also been a visiting professor at the University of Minnesota, University of Portland, and Interamericana de Puerto Rico.

Beginning in 2016, Rosa works as an international education consultant for both public and private European and US higher education institutions. Rosa has been successful in developing new partnerships and programs, as well as helping improve already existing ones.

Rosa is a member of Forum and NAFSA and has presented with higher education professionals on innovative academic and research programming, STEM in study abroad and Nationalism in Europe. Rosa is currently completing the final Professional Certification from the Forum on Education Abroad.

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