Are these trends truly Global Trends Can you

Are these trends truly Global Trends? • Can you copy a plan from a university from the USA? From an Australian university? A Finnish one?

European Global Trends?

Europe ü Less public funding; Student is becoming a costumer (fees go up) ü HE is a global market (source of income) and institutions try to attract students ü Net receiver of students (UK, Germany, France…) ü Inter EU mobility main focus South to North & East to West ü English is becoming the dominant language ü EU Bologna model is spreading… (see Trends V report form the EUA and articles from John Yopp & Pedro Teixeira and Tatyana Koryakina)

North American global trends?

North America ü Decline of the dominant position of the USA as destination for students, losing students to (mainly) Europe ü Relatively few outgoing students ü Outgoing students generally go on short programs (week/month long excursions) or summer schools ü Government interest to raise outgoing numbers. ü Programs such as IIE Network Generation Abroad to double the number of study abroad students. ü No tradition of exchange ü Education as a business from long ago. Student as a customer.

South American global trends?

South America: Global Trends? ü Huge investments in scholarship programs (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador). Will they continue? ü Focus on training of students through Study Abroad. ü More and more private investment in Higher Education ü Main focus of student mobility is to North America, but the EU is growing (see also articles from Jocelyne Gacel Avilla and Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, in the EAIE handbook)

Global trends in Oceania?

Oceania ü Australia vs. the rest of the region ü Student has been a costumer for a long time. ü Some movement away from the commercial model and more interest in the concept of 'comprehensive internationalisation' a la John Hudzik. (focus remains on making money) ü Growing focus on the Pacific Rim and Asia (and away from Europe). (also see: Melissa Koops article in the EAIE handbook)

Global trends in Asia?

Asia: huge continent, huge differences ü Governments are spending more on Higher Education, but lack the Educational capacity. ü Japan, South Korea and Malaysia have an aging population and they are trying to attract more incoming students (as well as send their students out on exchange). ü China aims to get cooperation based on equality and not brain drain (double degrees). ü Main focus of student mobility is to North America, but the EU is growing.

Global trends in Africa?

Africa ü The 17. 5% of the total government expenditure spent on Education is the highest in the world (12, 2% in North America and Western Europe). ü Ongoing Brain drain, not only to Europe, also within Africa (to Benin, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania). ü Increasing number of students going to the Gulf countries (See article Pascal Hoba and Abdeslam Marfouk in EAIE Handbook)

Global trends and local nuances