History and Prospects of Internationalization of Higher Education and its Multi-layered Global Governance

KURODA Kazuo

doi:10.18999/njhe.24.87

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高等教育の多層的グローバルガバナンスと国際化の理念・理論的検討

Abstract

Rapid socioeconomic globalization is forcing higher education to undergo a transformative process known as “internationalization.” Simultaneously, within the traditional nation-state-centric realm of education, the international community has established a framework for global governance; policies have been formulated and developed to cooperate and collaborate in addressing global and transnational issues, such as global warming, infectious disease crises, and international conflicts, with the goal of guaranteeing peace, human rights, and development. A prominent milestone in this endeavor is the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), where higher education can contribute to the achievement of SDG 4 on education, as well as SDGs on the whole. In recent years, the dynamic growth of political and economic regionalization has led to the flourishing of frameworks for regional cooperation and exchange in higher education. This study engages in a theoretical examination of the role and potential contributions of higher education in shaping the multilayered global governance formation process.

Journal

名古屋高等教育研究

名古屋高等教育研究 24 87-107, 2024-03

Center for the Studies of Higher Education, Nagoya University