Globalization of Higher Education:The Logic and Connotation
The globalization of higher education is still a controversial concept as well as an unclear theoretical issue.Under the impetus of globalization in economy and information technology,higher education experienced relatively free"internationalization"in the medieval times to relatively closed nationalization since the establishment of modern nation-state,once again entered the international stage,showing an unprecedented development trend.Around the production of knowledge,higher education extends in two directions:the modernity-time dimension which is characterized by application shift,and the globality-space dimension marked by decentralization and networking.Globalization of higher education and the internationalization of higher education,marketization of higher education and popularization of higher education,are both intimately linked and mutually different.