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International Higher Education Partnerships in the Developing World

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Cross-border tertiary education collaborations in emerging countries; Transnational university affiliations in the emerging world

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International Higher Education Partnerships can in the absence of a universally accepted definition be understood as any formal or informal working together of higher education entities in pursuit of common goals (Maringe and de Wit 2016) across international borders. Collaboration in higher education is a key aspect of internationalization and of specific relevance to the developing world. It encompasses alliances in which partners are exclusively situated in developing countries (South-South partnerships) as well as those including partners both in the developed and developing world (North-South partnerships). The concept includes partnerships which consist exclusively of higher education institutions, as well as those established between funding agencies and higher education institutions, and those formed with donor assistance. A...

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  1. University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

    Cornelius Hagenmeier

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  1. Cornelius Hagenmeier
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  1. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Hans De Wit

  2. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA

    Laura Rumbley

  3. Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Lombardy, Italy

    Fiona Hunter

  4. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    Lisa Unangst

  5. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    Edward Choi

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Hagenmeier, C. (2018). International Higher Education Partnerships in the Developing World. In: Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_279-1

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