Internationalisation Revisited

The vast majority of analysts and actors in international higher education concede that internationalisation has come a long way during the past two decades. It moved from being a peripheral trait of institutional activities to the very core of institutional (and sometimes national-level) strategies, not only in the West, but in most corners of the world. In what appears to be a close to global internationalisation euphoria, we cannot help but wonder if our understanding of this concept has managed to keep up with ever changing international, national and institutional realities. What do we truly mean when we talk about internationalisation today? What kind of activities and ambitions are now at the core of internationalisation? Are they the same as ten, twenty years ago, or have they tremendously changed? Was/is there a shared understanding of internationalisation at all, or should we rather use the plural when referring to this phenomenon? And more importantly, what are the implications for the years to come? What kind of internationalisation do we want and need for the future? CONTACT Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) 15, rue d'Egmontstraat 1000 Brussels Phone: +32 2 513 22 41 Fax: +32 2 513 17 76 Email: info@aca-secretariat.be