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The development of German activities in the transnational provision of higher education has been subject to specific national conditions, which also influence the prevailing modes of engagement chosen by German universities in Transnational Education (TNE) or International Programme and Provider Mobility (IPPM). The chapter begins with a discussion of terminology with reference to the conditions for German TNE-IPPM activity. The main motivations and drivers which have shaped the development and profile of Germany as a provider of TNE-IPPM are outlined, followed by an overview of the scope, geographical distribution and general profile of German TNE-IPPM provision. The chapter then discusses two aspects which feature prominently in the overall picture: The involvement of German higher education institutions (HEI) in the establishment and running of new universities abroad operating on German models of higher education, and the large share of universities of applied science (UAS) in the overall German TNE-IPPM activity. Concluding the chapter, both aspects are further explored in two case studies of China and Turkey which address the German TNE-IPPM engagement in China and Turkey against the backdrop of these countries’ strategies to develop and internationalise their higher education sectors.
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For further information, see https://www.dhik.org/.
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According to CDAH website, accessed 16 August 2019. http://www.cdah-forum.com/en/cdah-members.asp.
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In this context it is worth mentioning that there are several Turkish universities which offer higher education programmes taught in languages other than Turkish. The majority are English-taught programmes, often delivered by a considerable number of foreign, English speaking teaching staff. Other languages used as medium of instruction include French, German and Arabic.
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Between 2004 and 2016, 22,829 Turkish students spent their ERASMUS semester in Germany, while 14.483 students from Germany studied in Turkey with ERASMUS. Apart from that, Germany with 3.5% has only a small share in the numbers of international students at universities in Turkey (YÖK 2017, p. 21f, 35).
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Kammüller, S., Otte, S., Bachmann, W. (2020). Germany’s Road Towards Transnational Provision of Higher Education and Its Footprint in China and Turkey. In: Nickl, B., Popenici, S., Blackler, D. (eds) Transnational German Education and Comparative Education Systems. Global Germany in Transnational Dialogues. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36252-2_1
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