Understanding Transnational Education, Its Growth and Implications

Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews The dynamics of internationalization are changing. Many of the students that traditionally would have traveled overseas to study for an international qualification are now pursuing foreign degrees in their home, or neighboring, countries at local institutions through…

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The Bologna Process: A Significant Step in the Modularization of Higher Education

By Lloyd Armstrong, University Professor, University of Southern California Modularization is critical to the success of industrial globalization because it enables global maximization of the production process by utilizing “best” producers of different modules. There are certainly components of cross-border higher education that can be…

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Making Sense of International Joint Degrees in Canada and Beyond

By Nick Clark, Editor, WENR and Sophia J. Lowe, Research and Policy Analyst, WES Cross-border university enrollments have been skyrocketing over the past decade, however, the global expansion and internationalization of post-secondary education should still be considered in its formative stages, with many new internationalization…

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Canadian Applied Degrees: Struggling for Recognition

By Hasmik Sargsyan, Credential Evaluator, WES ACCESS OUR LATEST PROFILE ON EDUCATION IN CANADAAs with many countries around the world, the postsecondary structure and degree offerings of Canadian higher education are in a state of evolution, especially with growing demand for access to degree programs….

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Building a Regional Academic Credit System in Latin America

By Jane Knight SICA and CAT are new tools that have been developed to help create a common academic credit system and a “community of higher education” in Latin America. SICA stands for Sistema de Creditos Academicos (System for Academic Credits) and CAT is an…

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