Universities are often perceived by many as ivory towers disconnected from the communities and the rest of society. It can be argued that internationalisation is a bubble within the higher education ivory tower, often even further distanced from the ‘real world’. Are...

Since neoliberalism came to dominate economic and development thinking in the 1980s, the mainstream thinking and planning in the higher education sector around the globe has been driven by neoliberalism. Higher education is often treated as a commodity that can be...

Ten years ago when we held the first colloquium at the NMMU change was in the air. The then Vice-Chancellor, Dr Rolf Stumpf concluded his introduction to the colloquium with the following: “I wish to say, in conclusion, that a merger is a difficult process as I...

This, the fifth in the series of Colloquia hosted during our ‘Family Week’, is a continuation of the conversation that started in 2004. We set the scene for these debates when we indicated that: “It was envisaged that these Colloquia should recognise the fact that the...

This is the fourth Colloquium in a series that started in 2004. The first Colloquium was on the development of an institutional and national policy for internationalisation. The second in the series addressed the internationalisation of the curriculum, and the third...

As a result of the first Colloquium Series on Internationalisation in Higher Education in 2004, the Office for International Education of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University produced a publication entitled, Internationalisation of Higher Education: A Policy...

The first Colloquium in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University series set the agenda for the future colloquia. The purpose of the Colloquium series is to create a platform for NMMU staff to engage with Higher Education internationalisation experts form within...

We are grateful and proud to submit herewith the papers and responses of the first colloquium on Internationalisation in Higher Education held at the University of Port Elizabeth (South Africa) from 26-27 August 2004. Our intention was to have a truly international...