UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Internationalisation of Higher Education in the United States of America and Europe de Wit, J.W.M. Publication date 2001 Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): de Wit, J. W. M. (2001). Internationalisation of Higher Education in the United States of America and Europe. in eigen beheer. General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (https://dare.uva.nl) Download date:29 Sep 2021 VoorVoor mijn ouders ToTo my parents Acknowledgements s Thiss study provides a critical tour d 'horizon of the internationalisation of higher education. It is based on myy twenty years of experience with, and study of, the internationalisation of higher education, as an institutionall director and vice-president for international affairs, a national and international administrator inn a great variety of organisations, and as consultant, researcher and editor. My previous publications on the subjectt are reflected in its content, along with the results of a careful study of the existing literature and the knowledgee I have gained through my active involvement in developing and assessing strategies for internationalisationn in the Dutch, European and international context. Although I am solely responsible for thee analysis presented and the opinions expressed, I am deeply indebted to the many organisations and colleagues,, both administrators and researchers, with whom I have debated and interacted on the internationalisationn of higher education over the past two decades. FirstFirst and foremost I am indebted to the Universiteit van Amsterdam. The presidents with whom I have workedd - Jos van Kemenade, the late JanKarel Gevers and Sybolt Noorda - have always stimulated me to combinee my work for the University with an active involvement in the international arena of higher education.. JanKarel Gevers and Ruud Bleijerveld, the Secretary General of the University, in particular demonstratedd their support and interest in my work, generously providing me with time and space for my involvementt in the foundation of the European Association for International Education (EAIE), my activitiess in other organisations, my role as editor of the Journal of Studies in International Education and forr my research. The University gave me the opportunity to take a sabbatical leave in 1995, and in 2000 the timee to complete the writing of this thesis. I strongly believe that my active involvement in international educationn and research into internationalisation has also been of immense benefit to the Universiteit van Amsterdamm and its active internationalisation policy. II wish to thank my many friends and colleagues in international education for their inspiration over the years.. Without excluding others, the International Management of Higher Education (IMHE) programme of thee OECD, the European Association for International Education (EAIE) and the Council on International Educationall Exchange (CIEE), as associations but foremost as groups of friends and colleagues have playedd an important role in the realisation of my work. Itt is impossible to name all those individuals who have in one way or another contributed to the completion off this work, but I extend to them all my grateful thanks. A few that I would like to mention here are: Mariamm Assefa (World Education Services) who kept me going with her supportive e-mails and friendship, andd Marijk van der Wende (CHEPS, previously of NUFFIC) who in recent years offered unfailing encouragementt as I worked to complete my thesis, and whose own thesis and other work has been a valuablee source of reference and reflection. I also would like to thank my friends and colleagues at Boston College,, in particular Seymour and Paula Leventman, Philip Altbach and Marian StOnge, who helped me layy the foundation for this thesis during my visiting lectureship in 1995.1 am also indebted to researchers suchh as Ulrich Teichler (Wissenschaftliches Zentrum fur Berufs- und Hochschulforschung Universitat Gesamthochschulee Kassei, Germany) and Philip Altbach (Center for International Higher Education, Bostonn College), who through their interests and research work have paved the way for the development of researchh on the internationalisation of higher education, and whose work and discussions have inspired me inn my own work. InIn particular I am grateful to my dear friend and colleague Jane Knight of the University of Toronto (previouslyy of Ryerson Polytechnic University) for the inspiring walks and talks on the internationalisation off higher education which we have had over the past five years. Our co-operation in projects, publications, in n seminarss and workshops in different parts of the world, and the time this has provided us for long discussions,, has been an inspiring force in my work on this thesis. II would also like to thank Belinda Stratton, who assisted with the editing of the English, and Jacomijn Baerts,, who has supported me in managing the combination of my work as vice-president for international affairss with the work on my thesis. Forr the past twenty years I have divided my love for, and life in, international education with that for Ingrid,, Jacob and Katja. Ironically, the eight months that I was a visiting lecturer at Boston College in 1995 -- the start of my thesis plan - and the eight months dedicated in the year 2000 primarily to the writing of thiss thesis, were for them a small but pleasant compensation for the previous nineteen years of sharing me withh the world of travel and work. That pleasure is an important incentive for me to ensure that the balance shiftss more in their favour in the future. Finallyy I would like to express my thanks to my two supervisors, Rob Kroes and Philip Altbach. Rob Kroess (American Studies, Universiteit van Amsterdam) encouraged me from the moment I first started to thinkk about writing a thesis comparing international education in the United States and Europe (1995), and offeredd his support as supervisor. During my visiting lectureship at Boston College, I got to know Philip Altbachh (Center for International Higher Education, Boston College) as an inspiring colleague, advisor and friend;; he was kind enough to react positively to my request to act as co-supervisor, bringing his rich expertisee and knowledge in international higher education. Together they gave me the confidence to believe thatt this was an endeavour I could bring to a successful end, and also guided me through the process of writingg the thesis. Their comments and suggestions on draft chapters have been most constructive. It was a truee pleasure to work with them. II dedicate this thesis to my parents. From an early age it was their hope that I would become the first Doctorr in the history of both their families. I am glad that finally I am able to fulfil their mission and give somethingg back to them for their continuous attention and love in sometimes extremely difficult circumstances. Amsterdam,Amsterdam, December 2000 AA commercial edition of this thesis will be published in Greenwood Studies in Higher Education,, Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, CT, USA IV V .