<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article discusses the envisaged outcomes of internationalisation policy of higher education in the context of the European Higher Education Area, and the effect of internationalisation policy on quality in higher education. In Lithuania, internationalisation of higher education is supported by large amounts of public finance, in the hope that internationalisation will provide added value to the quality of higher education. However, there are no tools for collecting evidence of whether that investment is properly used. The research question of the study is how the internationalisation policy impact on quality in higher education and its influence on wider society may be measured in a particular national context. The article presents exploratory research findings based on an extensive literature review and views of policymakers, higher education administrators and academics evaluated as a set of indicators and criteria to be used in assessing the impact of internationalisation policy on quality in higher education and its influence on wider society.</p></abstract>

The article discusses the envisaged outcomes of internationalisation policy of higher education in the context of the European Higher Education Area, and the effect of internationalisation policy on quality in higher education. In Lithuania, internationalisation of higher education is supported by large amounts of public finance, in the hope that internationalisation will provide added value to the quality of higher education. However, there are no tools for collecting evidence of whether that investment is properly used. The research question of the study is how the internationalisation policy impact on quality in higher education and its influence on wider society may be measured in a particular national context. The article presents exploratory research findings based on an extensive literature review and views of policymakers, higher education administrators and academics evaluated as a set of indicators and criteria to be used in assessing the impact of internationalisation policy on quality in higher education and its influence on wider society.

Parameters for the Assessment of the Impact of Internationalisation Policy on Quality in Higher Education and its Influence on the Development of Society: The Lithuanian Case

Central European Journal of Public Policy

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The article discusses the envisaged outcomes of internationalisation policy of higher education in the context of the European Higher Education Area, and the...

Parameters for the Assessment of the Impact of Internationalisation Policy on Quality in Higher Education and its Influence on the Development of Society: The Lithuanian Case

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2016

Pages: 1 - 15

Reçu: 10 janv. 2016

Accepté: 18 juil. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cejpp-2016-0023

Mots clés
internationalisation policy, higher education, quality in higher education, indicator, criteria, Lithuania

© 2016 Alvija Sumskaite et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parameters for the Assessment of the Impact of Internationalisation Policy on Quality in Higher Education and its Influence on the Development of Society: The Lithuanian Case

Publié en ligne: 30 déc. 2016

Pages: 1 - 15

Reçu: 10 janv. 2016

Accepté: 18 juil. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cejpp-2016-0023

Mots clésinternationalisation policy, higher education, quality in higher education, indicator, criteria, Lithuania

© 2016 Alvija Sumskaite et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
internationalisation policy, higher education, quality in higher education, indicator, criteria, Lithuania