Internationalising Higher Education

In a rapidly changing and interconnected world, the only certainty is change. The ability to continually adapt has become critical for everyone on the planet, including businesses and, by implication, institutions of learning. The global information economy puts a premium on intellectual capital - increasing pressures to remain at the forefront of knowledge creation and commercialisation.
For educators and governments worldwide, this poses significant challenges including the cost of sustaining world-class teaching and research; developing students' relevant skills for employers; engaging millions of new learners with education that responds to their needs; and possibly the biggest challenge of all - the tension
between remaining discrete, self-governing entities or becoming specialists hubs in vast learning networks spanning the globe.
Navigating this complex, global environment requires both a new consciousness and new intentions.
Author and corporate philosopher Richard Hames provides a new perspective, drawing on findings from his latest book The Five Literacies of Global Leadership.