Internationalisation in the UK HEI sector: a case study of the development of a collaborative Masters programme between the University of Northampton and the University of Madras

Authors

  • Terry Louis Tudor University of Northampton

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14234/elehe.v3i1.22

Keywords:

Internationalisation, Higher Education Institutions, Madras, Northampton, Distance learning, Culture, Professional development

Abstract

This manuscript examines, critically, key success factors for the development and implementation of internationalisation within Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs), in the UK. This evaluation was undertaken using the development of a collaborative Masters in Environmental Management between the University of Northampton and the University of Madras, in India, as a case study. Using the concepts of internationalisation as a theoretical construct, the article examines, critically, the main challenges faced by the University of Northampton in the development and operation of the collaborative programme including overcoming cultural norms and bureaucracy and concludes by discussing key personal and professional lessons learnt.

Author Biography

Terry Louis Tudor, University of Northampton

Lecturer in Waste Management in the School of Science and Technology. My main areas of academic focus are resource efficiency, particularly within organisations and facilitating pro-environmental behaviour

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2011-06-29

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Tudor, T. L. (2011). Internationalisation in the UK HEI sector: a case study of the development of a collaborative Masters programme between the University of Northampton and the University of Madras. Enhancing the Learner Experience in Higher Education, 3(1), 74–84. https://doi.org/10.14234/elehe.v3i1.22

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2011)

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