As prioridades do processo de expansão internacional das universidades do Reino Unido
David Bell, Vice-Chanceler na Universidade de Reading, Reino Unido, num artigo de opinião que publicou recentemente com o titulo " Why Africa should be the next focus for UK global higher education drive " faz uma excelente análise do processo de internacionalização das universidades britânicas e dos desafios actualmente existentes nesta área. Desta análise retirámos algumas considerações que nos parecem bastante relevantes, a saber: - " Until now, UK universities have focused on the emerging economies of Asia, with great success. This has brought Asian students to the UK in large numbers. It has also prompted British universities to set up new campuses overseas and initiate agreements with in-country institutions – the model known as transnational education ". - " Transnational education is on the rise. In November, the Higher Education Funding Council for England reported on the increasing importance of overseas campuses and partnerships in sustai...