Internationalization innovation may come from new regions

Summarizing the concluding chapter of their book, The Globalization of Internationalization, Emerging Voices and Perspectives, Jones, deWit and Gacel-Avila suggested that internationalization is growing into a global phenomenon. More consequential is that the innovations in internationalization may come more from emerging regions (Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East) than from the influences of Europe and the United States. The reason - politicization that is driving some of the western educational centers into isolation.

As lessons are learned in new education centers, established western higher education centers may learn important lessons that will improve higher education throughout the world. The authors suggested the following thematic trends - "the need to align internationalization in higher education with initiatives in K-12 education ; the increasing importance of social responsibility in internationalization policies such as the role of higher education in the refugee crisis, in post-conflict situations and initiatives for the social inclusion of disadvantaged groups in society; regional cooperation between higher education in emerging and developing countries; and the role of internationalization in national and institutional development."