Internationalization as a process of change

Abstract

espanolEste articulo presenta una entrevista con Jane Knight, profesora del Ontario Institute for Studies in Education(OISE-University of Toronto), realizada en juniode 21019, durante el evento “Shaping Sustainable Futures for Internationalization in Higher Education”, donde la profesora Knight estuvo entre los principales conferencistas. Reconocida internacionalmente por ser una de las primeras autoras en definir teoricamente la internacionalizacion de la educacion superior, Jane Knight reflexiona sobre esta definicion despues de 25 anos. En la entrevista, habla sobre la diversificacion de instituciones en el escenario educativo que desarrollan programas de internacionalizacion, con especial atencion para la movilidad de programas y proveedores internacionales (International Program and Provider Mobility -IPPM). Tambien destaca algunas experiencias relevantes e inspiradoras, como la que promovio en el continente africano. Por ultimo, reflexiona sobre algunos desafios de la investigacion en internacionalizacion, destacando la necesidad de investigaciones interdisciplinares basadas en evidencias sobre diferentes dimensiones de la educacion superior. EnglishThis article features an interview with Jane Knight, professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education(OISE-University of Toronto), held in June 2019, during the event “Shaping Sustainable Futures for Internationalization in Higher Education”, where Professor Knight was among the main speakers. Internationally recognized for being one of the first authorsto define the internationalization of Higher Education theoretically, Jane Knight reflects on this definition after 25 years. In this interview, she also talks about the diversity of institutions in the educational scenario that develops internationalization programs, with particularattention to the international program and provider mobility (IPPM). She highlights as well some relevant and inspiring experiences, such as the one she promoted in the African continent. Finally, she reflects on some challenges of research in internationalization, highlighting the need for interdisciplinary investigations based on evidence on different dimensions of Higher Education