Global Education Collaborations: Advancing the Internationalization of Higher Education

Abstract

Global Education Collaborations: Advancing the Internationalization of Higher Education explores innovative ways to organize global collaborations for advancing internationalization. The book features chapters from international researchers, scholars, and practitioners around the world. Grounded in the Global Experiences Diamond (GED) framework, the book examines the structural, experiential, and relational facets of internationalization. It includes chapters on leveraging artificial intelligence to facilitate global collaborations and showcases international virtual exchange programs designed for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and career professionals. Divided into three thematic sections, the book describes and reports on organizing and innovating through global collaborations, presents case studies and examples of such collaborations, and explores the scope of global collaborative programs. The book also provides insights into virtual exchange models like Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) and Globally Networked Learning (GNL), demonstrating their effectiveness in fostering career skills and global readiness. This book is an essential resource for educators, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners committed to advancing global engagement. It equips readers to better understand and shape the future of the internationalization of higher education in an interconnected world.