In This Issue
The internationalization of higher education: Are we on the right track
Headlines from recent higher education newspapers paint a colourful picture of some new developments in internationalization—“Ten universities in the United Kingdom, Ireland, […]
READ MOREEthics and the training of international medical graduates
Consider the following headlines—“Ontario continues to open more doors for internationally trained doctors,” “Recruiting African health workers: A crime”, “4 million Canadians […]
READ MORECross-cultural Challenges in Teaching International Graduate Students
Globalization has embraced the university, as it has sectors, owing largely to easy travel and a digital infrastructure that provides information instantly. […]
READ MOREProfessors as Public Intellectuals
The responsibility of professors is to carry forward the mission of the university. These responsibilities are often summarized as teaching, research, and […]
READ MOREDigitizing and the meaning of knowledge
Back to Origen, the codex and the Hexapla A recent book by Anthony Grafton and Megan Williams provides an interesting, if somewhat […]
READ MOREDistributed Workplaces and e-Academics: What’s happening?
Over the last two decades we have witnessed dramatic changes in the nature of information and communication technologies and their application in […]
READ MOREInternationalization and a mob from Manitoba
By now, it seems pretty clear that the staff at Academic Matters hate me. On the surface, they seem like a friendly […]
READ MOREGoing Global
During the past decade, cross-border (or offshore) initiatives of Canadian universities have expanded, accompanied by more internationalization of our campuses. Degree and […]
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