Challenges of Internationalization in Mexican Private Universities: Towards a transformation to a Fourth Generation Model
Abstract
This study aimed to determine the extent to which the internationalization of higher education has influenced the academic standards in Mexico and which curricula are more successful internationally, until reaching what is referred to as fourth generation universities whose dynamic and innovative model integrates new technologies, interdisciplinarity, and real-world connectivity. A mixed-methods research approach combining qualitative and quantitative information obtained from the most recognized national rankings: Mextudia and El Universal, and international rankings: Forbes and QS, since they take into account students’ academic experience, career success, the time required to graduate, and any distinctions they may have obtained. Likewise, this work visualizes not only internationalization as an aspect of academic mobility for students and teachers, but also the impact that this has for the integration of theoretical-practical scientific knowledge, the adoption of strategies to contribute to those spaces that public higher education does not manage to cover and finally, to determine the best way it can contribute to the social and economic development of the community.
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