Comparative Analysis of Higher Education Internationalization of China and USA from the Perspective of Policy Impacts: A Mini Review

Fanzheng Gan; Peng Xiao

doi:10.54691/bcpep.v3i.39

Authors

Fanzheng Gan
Peng Xiao

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/bcpep.v3i.39

Keywords:

Higher Education Internationalization; Education Policy; Policy Impacts; Life-cycle Theory.

Abstract

With the globalization development, the competition of higher education internationalization is intensifying in major countries with numbers of policies and changes emerge one after another. In order to explore the role of policies in the development of internationalization of higher education, this paper combines systematic policy-related documents review and case study to make a comparative analysis of the development process as well as the policies of internationalization of higher education in between China and the United States. It sorts out that the general development strategies which including policies for attracting overseas students, study abroad on public assignment, exchange projects of teachers and scientific researchers and the development of joint higher education programs. It also points out that the internationalization of higher education has become an important means of public and cultural diplomacy of large countries and an important way for countries to explode cultural exchanges, enhance the comprehensive strength of the country and continuously improve on its’ national level strategies.

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