Internationalizing Higher Education in Singapore: Government Policies and the NUS Experience

Autor/in	Daquila, Teofilo C.
Titel	Internationalizing Higher Education in Singapore: Government Policies and the NUS Experience
Quelle	In: Journal of Studies in International Education, 17 (2013) 5, S.629-647 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1028-3153
DOI	10.1177/1028315313499232
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; International Education; Educational Policy; Cultural Awareness; Global Approach; Competition; Higher Education; Educational Change; Universities; Educational Innovation; Policy Analysis; Student Mobility; Values; Profiles; Foreign Students; Case Studies; Feedback (Response); Student Attitudes; College Students; Singapore + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Internationale Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Globales Denken; Wettkampf; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsreform; University; Universität; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Politikfeldanalyse; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Wertbegriff; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Singapur
Abstract	The internationalization of higher education has become an important policy and research agenda. At the national level, different countries have responded differently with some countries becoming more open than others. At the local level, universities have also reacted differently with some becoming more liberal and innovative than others. Thus, this paper aims, first, to examine the rationale and policies of the Singapore government in internationalizing its higher education, and, second, to determine the corresponding institutional responses of Singapore educational institutions particularly at the university level. The findings show that government policies have been designed, implemented, reviewed, and adjusted to promote student values and attributes, including intercultural awareness and engagement, competitive edge, and global citizenship, through an internationalized curriculum; to meet the country's manpower and population requirements; and to promote Singapore as an international hub for education. Singapore universities, in particular the National University of Singapore (NUS), have implemented their programs and activities to promote internationalization at home and abroad. Singapore will continue to internationalize its higher education as national borders become more open and as universities become more competitive and innovative. (As Provided).
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