(UFU - 2016 - 2ª FASE) Can internationalisation be a negative force?
Brendan O'Malley
Universities around the world are continuing to internationalise at an ever faster pace. They want their students to have trans-continental horizons when it comes to the world of work, and are hungry to be involved in worldwide research collaborations. So it's only natural that universities are keen to develop international partnerships with other universities. Many value internationalisation as a way to improve education and research locally, through knowledge and technology exchanges, access to world-class education, international benchmarking of methods and teaching practices, education diplomacy, and interaction with other countries.
But is this always so? If institutions from emerging countries partner with those from rich countries, will Western models and assumptions, or even the use of English, dominate, unbalancing the relationship and deepening the disadvantages for the weaker partner? Recognising and addressing some of the potentially negative sides of internationalisation will be an area of debate at this year’s Going Global 2016, the open forum for global education leaders hosted by the British Council in Cape Town, South Africa, on 3-5 May.
Disponível em: <http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20160305015521420>. Acesso em: fev. 2016.
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Based on the text, answer the following questions.
A) Why do universities want to internationalize?
B) What are some of the possible topics to be discussed at the Going Global event?
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