ERIC Number: EJ1059319
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 19
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Internationalization of Higher Education: A South African Perspective
Rensburg, Ihron; Motala, Shireen; David, Solomon Arulraj
Frontiers of Education in China, v10 n1 p91-109 2015
The evolution of South African universities continues to be shaped by both apartheid and more recent post-apartheid policies. Yet the South African university system is mainly an elite, low participation and high attrition system, offering a medium quality education. Moreover, there is uneven attention to the opportunities that internationalization might bring to South Africa. The paper explores South Africa's position in a global, African and regional perspective, and looks at post-apartheid trends in the internationalization of higher education. Finally, it provides an analysis, looking forward, of the essential conditions for more beneficial internationalization. This will include addressing "brain drain" and "brain gain," global dialogue and mutual learning, and collaborative partnerships, marked by a common commitment to sound academic values, scientific integrity, ethics and social responsibility.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Postsecondary Education, Higher Education, Educational Quality, International Cooperation, Politics of Education, Racial Segregation, Global Approach, Brain Drain, Partnerships in Education, Social Responsibility, Ethics, Integrity, Values
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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