Globalization of Education

The Globalization of Education

The development of a global enterprise drives innovative companies to offer their products and services to a flat world. The education sector is no different. Particularly in higher education, there is a fast-growing sense of interest and competition - more so than in the past - to entice students and academics who hail from all parts of the world to attend, teach or conduct research at their institution. "Globalization" has become a buzz word for higher education institutions to broaden their international site lines.

Lorenzo Associates, Inc., has been following this trend for a long time and has built up a considerable amount of research in this area. We have published on this topic primarily in Educational Pathways, but plans are to bring out more of this work in the near future through the publication of special reports and through partnerships within the education sector. We have also provided confidential research and writing services on this topic to a number of education sector companies. Please stay tuned for more information.

If you are working on a project that has an emphasis on the globalization of education, Lorenzo Associates, Inc., has an excellent, broad-scoped understanding of this topic. We can assist and/or lead with conducting timely research, interviewing key professionals, writing strong and informative content and designing and producing first-class documents about any globalization initiative.

Please contact us to discuss further at 716-741-2271 (U.S. Eastern time) or via e-mail at glorenzo@edpath.com.

In the meantime, please take a look, below, at some of the pieces we created in relation to this theme inside Educational Pathways.

UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION SYSTEMS GLOBALLY: Perspectives From and On the Directorate for Education at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Spring-Summer 08 issue - requires a paid subscription)
An in-depth special report about the Directorate for Education Department inside the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), featuring perspectives from leadership at the Directorate and from higher education professionals in the U.S. from WICHE, NCHEMS, the World Bank, CONAHEC, Blackboard and the University of Massachusetts.

THREE BROAD QUESTIONS FOR ANDREAS SCHLEICHER
(Spring-Summer 08 issue - requires a paid subscription)
Head of the Indicators and Analysis Division for OECD's Directorate of Education, Andreas Schleicher, talks briefly about trends, inefficiencies and changes within the education sector globally.

"Globalization and Higher Education in Europe"
(Fall-Winter 07-08 issue - requires a paid subscription)
Vice President of EDUCAUSE Richard Katz and University of British Columbia CIO Ted Dodds embarked on a four-month trip throughout Europe to develop their understanding of the higher education landscape in the European Union (EU). To get an understanding of their experiences, Educational Pathways interviewed both Katz and Dodds. EP also reviewed the October 24 session they gave on this topic at the EDUCAUSE conference in Seattle, titled "The Adventures of Katz and Dodds" (available online as a Mediasite presentation and as a podcast). The following is a synthesis of the two interviews and the EDUCAUSE presentation. EP also added a good deal of information and links to reports and websites about European higher education and the topic of "globalization."

A special 12-page July-August 2005 issue on how Fort Hays State University expanded its distance education programs into China, partnering with four Chinese institutions: SIAS International University in Xinzheng City, Henan; the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing; Shenyang Normal University in Shenyang, Liaoning; and Tak Ming College in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Canada.

"Talking With Sir John About The Commonwealth of Learning (COL):" An in-depth interview with Sir John Daniel, president and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning, published in the July-August 2004 issue of Educational Pathways.

"World Bank's Global Development Learning Network: Sharing Knowledge Electronically Between Nations to Fight Poverty:" From the February 2002 issue and still applicable today.

"Distance Education in Canada:" All about Canada's long history of providing distance education courses and programs to its population and the world, published in the July-August 2004 issue of Educational Pathways.

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