Which country is the most internationalised in terms of education? How do we even begin to answer such a question?
Government departments, policy makers and HE institutions are keen to understand and compare the international-readiness of education systems, and the degree of international activity and collaboration between different countries.
Previous research has attempted to either track trends in cross-border education activities or compare national approaches of different countries; but comparable data remains largely absent and consequently such research has proved challenging.
For 2010 the British Council in partnership with the Economist Intelligence Unit have carried out a unique research study, which quantifies countries' efforts in internationalising their higher education.
Three set of indices have been developed, which capture the following aspects of education internationalisation:
- national policies;
- international student mobility;
- and international research collaboration.
Andrew Williamson and John McNamara from EIU will present the main research findings and introduce the measures used when constructing the indices.
