A Learner-Centred Internationalisation of Higher Education

Abstract

As educators, we need to be aware of the forces that shape the future of education and the world for which we prepare our graduates. In an idealistic way, one can consider internationalisation of higher education the sector’s response to globalisation. This is one of the most significant forces shaping the world. Another effect of greater economic interrelation is the growth of the global middle class, arguably the economic and social motor of the world. Emerging middle classes (when sufficient in number) enable a country to transform from an export-driven economy to one of domestic consumption. They demand quality and not just access to services.