Governing Cross-Border Higher Education

Governing Cross-Border Higher Education examines the role of governments in relation to three key aspects of international education: student mobility; migration of international students; and transnational provision through collaboration or branch campuses. The research for this book is informed by interviews with key stakeholders in ten countries and extensive engagement with policy makers and international agencies. It analyses the ways in which governments are able to direct or at least influence these cross-border movements in higher education.

Christopher Ziguras is Deputy Dean, International in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Grant McBurnie is an Associate in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Introduction - Policy Prescriptions: Trade, Competitiveness and Protection - The Entrepreneurial State: Recruiting Students - Managing the Outflow of Self-Funded and Sponsored Students - Student Immigration Even the Best Laid Plans - Student Emigration: Steering the Circulation of Brains - Offshoring Higher Education: Promoting and Regulating Overseas Provision - Regulation and Quality Assurance of Foreign Providers Conclusion