Internationalising Higher Education

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 (EIU), has 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 & 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