Globalizing Higher Education and Research for the ‘Knowledge Economy’

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7 sequences

Level : Introductory

Economics

Language : English

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This course is designed to examine an array of issues related to the globalization of higher education and research. The main objective of the course is to enable students to better understand how and why universities are engaged in the globalization process, as well as what the key implications of this development process are.

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Syllabus

Week 1: Universities (Starting Monday 24 March)

Keywords: collaboration, competition, global competency, globalization, internationalization, learning, logics, mechanisms, mission, mobility, models, technology

Week 2: City-regions (Starting Monday 31 March)

Keywords: academic freedom, branch campuses, cities, city-regions, competition, hubs, gateway cities, global cities, innovation systems, liberal arts colleges, mobility, R&D, networks, urbanization.

Week 3: Nations (Starting Monday 7 April)

Keywords: competition, denationalization, exports, mobility, nation-state, revenue, services, students

Week 4: Regions (Starting Monday 14 April)

Keywords: collaboration, competition, geopolitics, higher education areas, interregionalism, regionalism

Week 5: Globals (Starting Monday 21 April)

Keywords: assessment, benchmarking, competition, desectoralization, framing, governance, hegemony, knowledge, intergovernmental organizations, publishing, R&D, rankings, thinkers

Week 6: World Class (Starting Monday 28 April)

Keywords: assessment, benchmarking, bibliometrics, competition, desectoralization, governance, metrics, models, world class universities, world university rankings

Week 7: Singapore (Starting Monday 5 May)

Keywords: academic freedom, branch campuses, city-state, competition, developmental state, global cities, hubs, innovation systems, nation-states, networks, R&D, rankings, regionalism, services

Instructors

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Kris Olds - Department of Geography
Susan Robertson - Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK

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In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America's great universities. A public, land-grant institution, UW–Madison offers a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities. Many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research and public service.

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