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 * Globalisation and internationalisation - their meanings and implications for 'Internationalisation of the Academic Self'**

(G11N and I18N are the respective numeronyms for //you know what//.)

I think it's important for academics and professional staff, e.g. internationalisation practitioners, to have some sense of what the terms 'globalisation' and 'internationalisation' mean both in general (as //existents//) and in particular (for higher education.) They do not necessarily need to subscribe to any particular worldviews for either concept and may have differing interpretations to others. This is fine as long as there is a logic which supports their respective positions.

The slide show below begins to unpack some key points around 'globalisation' and 'internationalisation' and refines the focus to higher education.

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The article below outlines the highlights of the Delors report, a publication from the mid-1990s which is essentially UNESCO's response to contemporary globalisation and how education should be positioned to respond to global forces. The report highlights that education that helps us 'learn to live together' is extremely critical due to global flows of economy, technology, travel, migration, and culture making the world a smaller place. As a result of growing enmeshment and interconnectivity, there is a need for all individuals, communities, cultures, and countries to understand, accept, embrace, tolerate, respect, and work with cultural diversity.

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International Commission on Education for the Twenty-First Century. (1996). //Learning: The treasure within: report to UNESCO of the International Commission on Education for the Twenty-First Century//. Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
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