Internationalization of Higher Education in Post-Soviet Small States: Realities and Perspectives of Moldova

Autor/inn/en	Kushnarenko, Valentyna; Cojocari, Ludmila
Titel	Internationalization of Higher Education in Post-Soviet Small States: Realities and Perspectives of Moldova
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Comparative Education, 15 (2012) 1, S.132-144 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1523-1615
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Curriculum Development; Foreign Countries; Educational Change; Student Mobility; International Education; International Relations; Global Approach; Universities; Standards; Interviews; Moldova; USSR + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Internationale Erziehung; Internationale Beziehungen; Globales Denken; University; Universität; Standard; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Moldava; Moldau (Republik); Moldau; Moldawien; Moldawa; Moldowa
Abstract	Internationalization of higher education has become a priority for many universities in post-Soviet small states. Focusing on international communication networks, student mobility, or international curriculum development, universities invest human and financial resources to prepare graduates to meet global challenges. Globalization and post-Soviet independence have promoted emerging patterns of international education strategies and new approaches to managing international activities. This study explores current trends of university internationalization in post-Soviet Moldova as understood and interpreted by Moldova state universities' administrators. International Relations Department officials who are responsible for the design and implementation of international education programs discuss their perceptions of post-Soviet small state international outreach strategies, smallness and marginalization, and the unique aspects of academic internationalization in Moldova. Respondents' diverse internationalization techniques and expectations illustrate the importance of academic dialogue with post-USSR small states and raise possible standards for international collaboration with Eastern and Southern European universities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Teachers College, Columbia University. International and Transcultural Studies, P.O. Box 211, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027. e-mail: info@cicejournal.org; Web site: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10