Country Differences in the Internationalization of Higher Education – How Can Countries Lagging Behind Diminish the Gap

Review of International Comparative Management, Vol. 10, No. 5, December 2009

14 Pages Posted: 28 Feb 2011

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Luminiţa Nicolescu

Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Remus Pricopie

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (NSPSPA)

Alina-Irina Popescu

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti)

Date Written: December 1, 2009

Abstract

This paper looks at the internationalization of higher education in a number of countries with the final purpose to make proposals for the acceleration of the higher education internationalization process of the countries that lag behind. It does that by first placing conceptually higher education in the context of globalization at world level and looking at a general level at the different components of the internationalization process in higher education. Than a review of internationalization of higher education at world level is done, with emphasis on mobility flows and the identification of the main country players. Few country examples with positive experiences in the process of higher education internationalization are discussed and than Romania as a country that is lagging behind is also analyzed. In the final section, the paper presents proposals related to how Romania as a country that at present lags behind others, can try to further develop the internationalization of its higher education.

Keywords: higher education, internationalization, university management

JEL Classification: I21

Suggested Citation

Nicolescu, Luminiţa and Pricopie, Remus and Popescu, Alina-Irina, Country Differences in the Internationalization of Higher Education – How Can Countries Lagging Behind Diminish the Gap (December 1, 2009). Review of International Comparative Management, Vol. 10, No. 5, December 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1769684

Luminiţa Nicolescu

Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies ( email )

Remus Pricopie

National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (NSPSPA) ( email )

Strada Povernei nr. 6
Sector 1
Bucharest, 010643
Romania

Alina-Irina Popescu (Contact Author)

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti) ( email )

6, Romana Square, District 1
Bucharest, 010374
Romania

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