Successful Global Collaborations in Higher Education Institutions

✍ Scribed by Abdulrahman AI-Youbi, Adnan H. M. Zahed, William G. Tierney

Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 101
Edition: 1st ed. 2020
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This open access book written by international experts in the field of educational innovation is a guide for universities to become world-class universities. It contributes to the current international intellectual debate on the future of higher education. It also tells the story of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and its effort to become a world-class university. The book discusses excellence in different aspects such as education, research, community services, strategic planning, knowledge economy and international cooperation.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
King Abdulaziz University’s Approach to International Collaboration (Abdulrahman AI-Youbi, Adnan H. M. Zahed)....Pages 3-11
Creating an Organizational Climate for Global Partnerships: Challenges and Opportunities (William G. Tierney)....Pages 13-21
Global Citizens for the Twenty-First Century: The Role of International Partnerships in University Education (Feridun Hamdullahpur)....Pages 23-30
International Cooperation in East Asian Higher Education (Gerard A. Postiglione)....Pages 31-39
Front Matter ....Pages 41-41
International Collaboration as a Catalyst for Change: The Case of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2003–2017 (Guaning Su)....Pages 43-50
Making Ideas Work for Society: University Cooperation in Knowledge Transfer (Jozef Ritzen)....Pages 51-62
Student Exchange: The First Step Toward International Collaboration (Abdullah Atalar)....Pages 63-71
Front Matter ....Pages 73-73
The Tricky Terrain of Global University Partnerships (James Soto Antony, Tara Nicola)....Pages 75-86
Long-Term Sustainability in Global Higher Education Partnerships (Michael Lanford)....Pages 87-93

✦ Subjects

Education; Higher Education; International and Comparative Education

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