Domestic Arenas of Internationalization
Swedish Higher Education and International Students, 1945—2015
(Internationaliseringens nationella arenor. Svensk högre
utbildning och utländska studenter, 1945–2015)
Financed by The Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet, U)
Period Jan 2011-Dec 2014.
Directed by Mikael Börjesson, PhD in Education, Senior Lecturer
and Docent in
Sociology of Education, EDU, Co-director of SEC, Uppsala University.
Researchers
Collaborators
Associated Researchers
Summary
Researchers
Collaborators
Dag Blanck, PhD in History, Associate Professor in History, The Swedish Institute for North American Studies, Uppsala
University.
Donald Broady, PhD in Education, Professor, EDU, Director of
SEC, Uppsala University.
Tobias Dalberg, PhD-student in Sociology of Education, EDU, Uppsala
University.
Ida Lidegran,
PhD in Sociology of Education, Senior Lecturer, EDU, Uppsala University.
Josefine Krigh, PhD-student in Sociology of Education, EDU, Uppsala
University.
Sofia Lindgren, PhD-student in Sociology of Education,
EDU, Uppsala University
Christin Mays, PhD-student in Sociology of Education, EDU, Uppsala
University.
Mona Mårtensson, PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor in
Sociology, Dept. of Sociology, Stockholm University.
Mikael Palme, PhD in Sociology of Education, Senior Lecturer,
EDU, Uppsala University.
Andreas Åkerlund, PhD in History, the Department
of History, Uppsala University.
Associated Researchers
Summary
In Sweden, the internationalization of higher education
has traditionally implied sending Swedish students, teachers and scholars out
into the world to acquire knowledge. Today, however, the tide has turned, and
there is an increasing emphasis on attracting students from abroad. In the
academic year 2005/06, the number of incoming students exceeded the number who
went abroad for the first time, mainly due to a very sharp increase in influx.
In view of the great interest in the internationalization of higher education,
it is surprising that this phenomenon has generated so little systematic
research. This project sets out to study the influx and its effect on Swedish
higher education.
Three major studies are planned: The first one will focus on governmental,
non-governmental, and private organizations, domestic and foreign, that have
sought to promote the internationalization of Swedish higher education. The
second study will examine the investments in internationalization made by
Swedish institutions of higher education, with special attention given to
Master's programs and language policies. The third one will study the
incoming students, both in terms of overall flows and in terms of their
presence in particular educational programs and institutions.
The project will be undertaken by scholars in History, Sociology and the
Sociology of Education. It will draw on a wide range of materials, including
national statistics, archive material, and interviews.
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