1st Edition

Internationalization of Higher Education The Dynamics of Educational Ecology

Edited By H Vinod Bhat, Neeta Inamdar Copyright 2025
204 Pages 15 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 15 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 15 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Mobility of scholars for seeking knowledge has existed since the earliest ideal of universities. These universities have played a pivotal role in the movement of people across borders and the resultant transformation of societies due to transcultural interactions. Drawing on Neil Postman’s idea of media ecology, this book introduces the notion of educational ecology and discusses the evolving... Read more

Foreword

Preface

I: Internationalization of Higher Education - A Foresight

Chapter 1: Internationalization of Higher Education - The Dynamics of Educational Ecology: An Introduction

H Vinod Bhat

Chapter 2: Transcending Boundaries in Higher Education: Institutional and Systemic Preparedness

Neeta Inamdar

Chapter 3: Changing Landscapes of Internationalization of Higher Education: Moving Beyond Theories

Robert J Coelen

Chapter 4: Twenty Years Later: The Sorbonne-Bologna Process

Kurt Hübner

Chapter 5: Transforming Educational Systems – the Response of German Universities to the Bologna Process: Bremen University of Applied Sciences as a Case Study

Friedrich Lehmann

Chapter 6: Developing “Global Citizens” in the Indian Higher Education System: Need for Internationalization

P J Lavakare

II: Internationalization of Higher Education in Practice

Chapter 7: A World of Difference: The Development of Internationalization at the University of Groningen

Anita Veltmaat and Paul Bolt

Chapter 8: Collaborative Efforts in Internationalization of a Private University: Lesson from UNPAR and ACICIS in Indonesia

Ratih Indraswari

Chapter 9: Sustainability in Internationalization of Higher Education: Curriculum Internationalization as a Means to an End?

Rahul Putty

Chapter 10: Campus, Academics and Cultural Engagements: A Perception Study among International Students in an HEI in Mumbai, India

Jayashree Balasubramanian and Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg

Chapter 11: Research on Internationalization of Higher Education: An Indian Perspective

Pranjali Kirloskar

III: Internationalization of Higher Education: An Experience

Chapter 12: Uncovering Consular Constraints in International Student Mobility: A Perspective

Priya Poojary and Sushmita Roy

Chapter 13: Language Conundrum and Students: Internationalization and English as Medium of Instruction in Higher Education Institutions

Tejasvini Ahuja

Chapter 14: Exposure to “Domestic Diversity” and Acculturation Process - Indian students in Bremen, Germany

Praveen Shetty

Chapter 15: Crossing the Language Barrier: An Experiential Account of a Student Mobility Program

Amala Poli

Index

Biography

H Vinod Bhat is Vice Chancellor of The Apollo University, Andhra Pradesh, India and former Vice Chancellor of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE). Dr Bhat specializes in Community Medicine and his vision has also led to the is vision led to the establishment of the Centre for European Studies in Manipal in 2009.

Neeta Inamdar, Jean Monnet Chair, works as Research Professor at the Symbiosis Centre for Research on International Higher Education (SCRIHE), Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Pune, India. She has contributed to the establishment and growth of the Manipal Centre for European Studies in Manipal, which is presently a Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence. In 2015, she was instrumental in securing a Jean Monnet project focused on Internationalization of Higher Education and the Bologna Process.