The study conducted by IAU provided data analysis of developments in internationalization. This study is of a greater magnitude in where 1,366 institutions located in 131 countries participated. In this study it was found that internationalization is growing and important to most higher education institutions around the globe. In this particular reading the “Internationalization policy/strategy and infrastructural supports” and “Importance of internationalization and expected benefits” explain that most institutions due want to expand internationally. For example, aggregate results in both criteria state “66% of the respondents report having explicit targets and benchmarks to assess their internationalization policy implementation”, “61% of the institutions report having a dedicated budget for internationalization, compared to 73% reporting one in the previous survey.” Lastly, “69% of the respondents report that internationalization is of high importance for the leadership of their institution.” This data shows that more than half of the responded feel that internationalization is important. In the “Faculty members’ international experience and mobility”, it is also reported that near half of the Faculty population has been exposed to aboard mobility. In comparing prior readings overall, I believe the importance is there for most if not all universities around the globe but it will be interesting to know the motivating factors for Internationalization in governmental agencies.

National Motivators are said to be important in the process of international higher education. The reading I found states national security interests emerge when the government’s role in international education is to provide:

– Security (National Defense)
– Through the education act of 1958 (the creation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information)
– System like (SEVIS) following the attacks on September 11, 2001 and
– Cultural Affairs as a national motivator which sponsors educational projects to advance the federal foreign policy and soft power.

The second reading explains the important of Collaboration and Partnerships. It is explained that 70% of doctoral institutions indicate they have substantially expanded the number of partnerships. Overall the percentage of institutions with campus-wide policies or guidelines for partnerships seems accurate in terms of degree level. Nearly half of intuitions in the U.S have established partnerships for internationalization.

Links:
http://www.rockinst.org/pdf/education/2014-05-28-States_Go_Global.pdf