Internationalization in Higher Education - Internationalization Database

This database serves as a comprehensive repository of scholarly works, research projects, and contributions from leading academics and researchers in the field of internationalization in higher education.

The primary goal of this database is to facilitate knowledge dissemination and collaboration among scholars and practitioners dedicated to advancing internationalization in higher education. By compiling a diverse range of academic studies, research papers, and ongoing projects from around the world, the database aims to:

Promote Research Collaboration: Enable researchers to connect, collaborate, and exchange ideas with peers globally, fostering interdisciplinary partnerships and innovative approaches to international education.
Enhance Access to Resources: Provide a centralized platform for academics and practitioners to access a wealth of information on internationalization initiatives, best practices, and emerging trends in higher education.
Support Evidence-Based Decision-Making: Empower policymakers, educators, and institutional leaders with evidence-based insights and empirical studies to inform strategic decision-making in the realm of international education.

⇒Scope of the Database

The database encompasses a wide spectrum of topics within internationalization in higher education, including but not limited to:

Cross-cultural competency development
Global student mobility and exchange programs
Transnational education partnerships
Curriculum internationalization and global learning outcomes
Institutional strategies for internationalization
Challenges and opportunities in global higher education

⇒Navigating the Database

Users can explore the database through efficient retrieval of relevant research articles, project summaries, conference proceedings, and more. The database also supports networking features, allowing users to connect with authors and collaborators worldwide.

⇒Join the Conversation

Whether you are an academic, researcher, policymaker, or practitioner passionate about international higher education, we invite you to explore and contribute to the Internationalization in Higher Education Database. Together, let's advance knowledge and innovation in this dynamic and evolving field.

If you would like to share sample studies in this field, please contact us at ihecon@omu.edu.tr

PUBLICATIONS

Huang, Futao; Craciun, Daniela; de Wit, Hans. (2022). Internationalization of Higher Education in a Post-Pandemic World: Challenges and Responses." Co-Editor and Introduction Special Issue, Higher Education Quarterly. doi.org/10.1111/hequ.12392
De Wit, H., & Jones, E. (2022). A new view of internationalization: From a western, competitive paradigm to a global cooperative strategy. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 3(1), 142 -152. doi.org/10.52547/johepal.3.1.142
Deardorff, D., de Wit, H., Leask, B. and Charles, H. (Eds). (2022). Handbook on International Higher Education, 2^nd edition. Stylus.
de Wit, H., Minaeva, E. and Wang, L. (Eds). (2022). International Student Recruitment in Non-Anglophone Countries. Routledge.
Leask, B., Torres-Hernandez, A.M., Bustos-Aguirre, M. L. & de Wit, H. (Eds). (2022). Buenas Prácticas Sobre Internacionalización del Currículo en Instituciones de Educación Superior, University of Guadalajara Press.
Heather Eggins, Anna Smolentseva, and Hans de Wit (Eds.). (2021). The Next Decade: the Challenges to Higher Education. Rotterdam, Brill/Sense Publishers.
Thondhlana Juliet, Garwe Evelyn C., Hans de Wit, Jocelyne Gacel-Avila, Futao Huang and Wondwosen Tamarat (Eds.). (2021). The Bloomsbury Handbook of the internationalization of higher education in the Global South. Bloomsbury, London/NewYork.
Hans de Wit and Philip Altbach. (2021). Internationalization in Tertiary Education: Global trends and recommendations post Covid-19. Policy Reviews in Higher Education. Volume 5, Issue 1, 2021, pp. 28-46.
Jones, E., Leask, B., Brandenburg U. and de Wit, H. (2021). University social responsibility and the internationalisation of higher education for society. Journal of Studies in International Education, Special Issue. https://doi.org/10.1177/10283153211031679
Maria Yudkevich, Philip G. Altbach, and Hans de Wit (Eds.). (2020). Trends and Issues in Doctoral Education: A Global Perspective. Studies in International Higher Education. New Delhi, Sage Publishers.
Zha, Qiang (2024). Higher Education Research and Reality: They Need to Be Better Aligned International Higher Education (117, Winter Issue), 32-34. doi:https://doi.org/10.36197/IHE.2024.117.15.
Zha, Qiang (2023). Newly Founded Local Universities: "Land-grant Colleges" on Chinese Soil?. In Ceren Ergenc and David S.G. Goodman (Eds.), Handbook on Local Governance in China: Structures, Variations, and Innovations. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Han, Shuangmiao; Zha, Qiang; and Xie, Jing (2023). Understanding Chinese universities' strategic responses to the 'Double First-class' initiative and the potential outcome on higher education diversity: an exploratory study Studies in Higher Education (Published online). doi:10.1080/03075079.2023.2206426.
Zha, Qiang (2023). Reimagining China-US University Relations: A Global "Ecosystem" Perspective Studies in Higher Education. doi:10.1080/03075079.2023.2269966.
Shen, Wenqin; Zha, Qiang; and Liu, Chao (2023). From rejection to acceptance: the institutionalization of adopting university ranking outcomes as policy and strategic tools in China since the 1980s Policy Reviews in Higher Education (Published online). doi:10.1080/23322969.2023.2209655.
Mou, Leping; Zha, Qiang; Hayhoe, Ruth (2023). Liberal Arts Education in the Universities of Greater China: Historical Legacy, Current Models, and Future Prospects University of Oxford Centre for Global Higher Education Working Paper Series (no. 94).
Zha, Qiang (2022). Will China Remain a Top Player in the International Education Market? International Higher Education (112, Autumn Issue), 29-31. doi:https://doi.org/10.36197/IHE.2022.112.14.
Zha, Qiang (2022). How should liberal arts education evolve in the twenty first century? An exploration of universities in China and beyond Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54 (12), 2082-2096. doi:10.1080/00131857.2021.1984228.
Zha, Qiang (2022). Issues and Challenges Facing University Collaboration between China and North America: An Academic Culture & Academic Freedom Perspective. American Journal of Chinese Studies, 29 (1), 1-17.
Postiglione, Gerard A. and Zha, Qiang (2022). Culture and academic tradition in China Universities & Intellectuals, 2 (1), 1-6.
Zha, Qiang (2022). Revisiting the discourse of a Chinese model of the university: A Confucian-Legalist legacy impact perspective. In James Côté and Sarah Pickard (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of the Sociology of Higher Education, Second Edition (pp. 333-346). Abingdon and New York: Routledge
Zha, Qiang and Wu, Hantian (2021). Conceptualization and Development of Global Competence in Higher Education: The Case of China Academic Praxis, 1, 18-36.
Zha, Qiang (2021). China's Academic Profession Hit by "Involution" International Higher Education, 107 (Summer Issue), 15-17. doi:https://doi.org/10.36197/IHE.2021.107.07.
Zha, Qiang (2021). Equality and Equity in Chinese Higher Education in the Post-Massification Era: An Analysis Based on Chinese Scholarly Literature China Quarterly, 244, 1056-1077. doi:10.1017/S0305741020001241.
Zha, Qiang and Wu, Qing (2020). Ontario's Postsecondary Cooperative Education in a National and a Global Context: a mixed-methods exploration into its strength and issues Work Based Learning e-Journal International, 9 (2b), 22-54.

DIGITAL RESOURCES

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