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Shin, Gi-Wook, Ed.; Oh, Yeon-Cheon, Ed.; Moon, Rennie J., Ed. – Brookings Institution Press, 2016
Student mobility to and among higher education systems in Asia has reached unprecedented levels. In particular, inbound and outbound student mobility creates twin challenges--growing diversity in host countries and brain drain and circulation for sending countries--that have significant implications for growing intra-regional mobility,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Higher Education, Student Mobility
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Mars, Matthew M.; Metcalf, Amy Scott – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2009
This volume draws on a diverse set of literatures to represent the various ways in which entrepreneurship is understood in and applied to higher education. It provides a platform for debate for those considering applications of entrepreneurial principles to academic research and practices. Using academic entrepreneurship in the United States as…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Higher Education, Theories, Economics
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2008
Americans are deeply concerned about their present and future prospects in a time of economic uncertainty. Policymakers have a make-or-break opening--and an obligation--to chart a new path for public education that will secure the nation's economic competitiveness. This guide summarizes the challenges and opportunities that, if left unaddressed,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Economic Climate, Educational Opportunities, Competition
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Ilon, Lynn; Paulino, Amable – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1997
Analyzes competitive market forces within the global economy, multinational firms, and the United States labor market to provide a framework for a model projecting U.S. international training demand until 2005. Demand for internationally trained employees is estimated at 1.65 million by 2005, an average annual increase of 75,000. Over half will be…
Descriptors: College Administration, Competition, Economic Change, Futures (of Society)
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Rallo, Joseph C. – International Studies Notes, 1991
Urges the internationalization of the engineering curriculum to prepare students for the rigors of global competition in the international marketplace. Lists accreditation pressures and market incentives as barriers to needed diversity. Discusses engineering programs at several schools. Concludes that interdisciplinary inquiry is needed to provide…
Descriptors: Competition, Curriculum Development, Economic Opportunities, Educational Objectives
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Nash, Bernard A. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 1997
Efforts to internationalize the business curriculum in the United States must be supported by strong institutional commitment and implementation, and reflect the world business community and the country's multicultural business environment. Programs should conform to new accreditation standards and respond to client demand concerning emerging…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Administrator Attitudes, Business Administration Education