Emerging concept of internationalisation in south african higher education: Conversations on local and global exposure at the university of the witwatersrand (wits)

Journal of Studies in International Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-92

  Cross, Michael ^a   Mhlanga, Ehpraim ^b   Ojo, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b South African Institute for Distance Education   (South Africa)

Author keywords

globalisation; interinstitutional partnerships; international education; international students; internationalisation; regionalisation; study abroad

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651442496     PISSN: 10283153     EISSN: 15527808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1028315309334635     Document Type: Article

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