Conclusion and Discussion: Toward a Critical Anthropology of a Global Knowledge Society

Nuevos escenarios para la estrategia de desarrollo universitario en el espacio educativo internacional

“…This was followed by the emergence of open online learning sites (MOOC), offering a wide range of courses from top universities, with the possibility of scholarly communication (both synchronous and asynchronous) and obtaining official educational certificates. Moreover, as noted by researchers (Shuklina, 2016;Forstorp & Mellstrom, 2018), the development of digital courses will be aimed at achieving such goals as the implementation of educational program modules; performance of student exchange network; deepening communication with enterprises and business environment. In general, the implementation of courses on world platforms of open education will contribute to solving the problems of primary and additional professional education.…”

“…The area of influence of the university (especially the regional classical university), determined by its intellectual, scientific, cultural and administrative potential, is undergoing a special transformation (Shafranov-Kutsev, 2005). Today, young people are ready to move around the world in order to obtain quality higher education and universities increasingly depend on them as sources of profit (Forstorp & Mellstrom, 2018), which requires a new approach to the analysis of the forming transnational educational space (Hajisoteriou & Angelides, 2016).…”

Vad vi vet (och inte vet) om ignorans

“…buzzwords eller epokbeskrivningar f ör tiden 1950-1986. Begreppet " knowledge economy" nämndes enligt honom första gången 1962 och har sedan kommit att bli ett dominerande begrepp inom exempelvis EU (Forstorp & Mellström 2018). I Sverige bidrog samhällsplaneraren Åke E. Andersson (Andersson & Strömquist 1988) i boken K-samhällets framtid med att placera kunskap som ett av fyra "k" vid sidan av kommunikation, kreativa resurser, konst och andra former av kulturellt kapital.…”

Internationalization, cultural appreciation and institutional governmentality for quality control in transnational higher education cooperation: An empirical assessment

“…The importance of internationalization for higher education is self-evident, even though these themes have remained insufficiently underestimated in a Chinese context. Guided by several disciplines including anthropology [ 24 ], language and communication [ 25 ], business and marketing [ 26 ], futurist studies [ 27 ], strategic leadership and pedagogy [ 28 ], internationalization challenges have emerged as a top priority for foreign universities all around the globe. Chinese colleges and universities are not bystanders to these global trends.…”