Abstract
This study presents and discusses the results of a survey of internationalization of higher education in fisheries science at
four universities in Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines. Faculty members were asked about the importance, rationales, benefits and risks of internationalization at their universities. Information was also collected on the importance of foreignlanguage
training, geographic priorities, and obstacles. More than 90% of respondents ranked internationalization either a high or
medium priority. At every university, the most important reason to internationalize was to strengthen research and knowledge
capacity and production. Key benefits included improved academic quality, and strengthened research and knowledge production. Nearly twothirds of respondents noted internationalization also has associated risks; the most important were loss of cultural or national identity, and brain drain. The foreign language ranked most important was English. Japan and the ASEAN
region ranked consistently high in importance for international collaboration, indicating the importance of intraAsia
collaboration, but efforts should be made to prevent lessdeveloped countries and institutions from being left behind. The most
important obstacle to internationalization at all universities waslack of financialsupport.
four universities in Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines. Faculty members were asked about the importance, rationales, benefits and risks of internationalization at their universities. Information was also collected on the importance of foreignlanguage
training, geographic priorities, and obstacles. More than 90% of respondents ranked internationalization either a high or
medium priority. At every university, the most important reason to internationalize was to strengthen research and knowledge
capacity and production. Key benefits included improved academic quality, and strengthened research and knowledge production. Nearly twothirds of respondents noted internationalization also has associated risks; the most important were loss of cultural or national identity, and brain drain. The foreign language ranked most important was English. Japan and the ASEAN
region ranked consistently high in importance for international collaboration, indicating the importance of intraAsia
collaboration, but efforts should be made to prevent lessdeveloped countries and institutions from being left behind. The most
important obstacle to internationalization at all universities waslack of financialsupport.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Bulletin of Fisheries Science, Hokkaido University |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Internationalization, Higher education, SoutheastAsia,ASEAN Economic Community