The internationalization of higher education in Southeast Asia

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Jimmy Stef, a doctoral student associated with IRASEC, brilliantly defended his thesis on Thursday 8 December, entitled “The internationalization of higher education in Southeast Asia. Between transnational education, privatization and making of local and international elites : the case of Singapore and Malaysia”.

The aim of this thesis is to understand how internationalization is reconfiguring higher education systems in Singapore and Malaysia and more broadly in ASEAN (Association of Southern Asian Nations). It proposes to adopt a perspective of analysis of internationalization policies and their impact on the strategies of higher education institutions. And also, to analyze the new circulations of local and international elites that they generate. In addition, this research is in line with current international training policies in terms of looking for excellence and allows to reconsider oppositions ‘South and North’. It raises questions about knowledge transfer around the world and about the emergence of new regional centers to welcome international students, such as South Africa, Australia, North Africa, and Southeast Asia. Finally, this thesis also questions students strategies and their migration careers, in order to perceive the impact of internationalization on their mobilities and their projects.

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