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March 2004, Volume 17, Number 1, Pages 101-120
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| New Directions in Internationalizing Higher Education: Australia's Development as an Exporter of Higher Education Services |
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| Grant Harman1 |
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1Centre for Higher Education Policy and Management, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia. E-mail: gharman@metz.une.edu.au
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| The export of higher education services has become a major and controversial aspect of the internationalization of higher education, especially with the current GATS negotiations. Over the past decade, Australia has become the third largest exporter of higher education, mainly to a limited number of South and East Asian countries. Australian public higher education institutions in 2002 had over 185,000 international students and this constituted over 21% of the total student enrolment load. Recruitment of international students has brought substantial financial benefits to Australia and its universities. In addition, it has prompted Australia to make more deliberate efforts towards with the internationalization of curricula and encourage expanded exchange of staff and students. At least in the short term, the prospects of future expansion in international student numbers are promising.
Higher Education Policy (2004) 17, 101-120. doi:10.1057/palgrave.hep.8300044 |
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| Keywords |
| internationalization of higher education; export of education services; GATS; international students; Australia |
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