Mobility, migration and the road to the innovative university: implications for the Asia-Pacific region

Abstract

It seems there are a number of stages, some of them occurring simultaneously, that higher education (HE) institutions (HEIs) go through as the current higher education transformation process continues to unfold in the Asia-Pacific region. We have, over the past decade, witnessed the dramatic expansion of HEIs throughout the region as governments struggled and in some cases rushed to provide capacity to satisfy the enormous demand of a more informed population who see access to HE as the key to their children's chances for success in the workplace. Now, HE is being asked not just to be excellent or 'world class' but to be 'innovative' in the broadest sense of the word. In this article, we look at this transformation in the context of mobility and migration and the impact that these may have on the rise of the 'innovative' university.

Incoming and outgoing academic mobility in Russia and abroad: main trends, administrative challenges

“…In accordance with research findings prepared by the working group, the proportion of international students involved in international research projects in APEC countries is more than 19% of the total number of research students in five APEC countries, and this proportion is much higher than the overall proportion of international students at all higher education levels (see Table 1). According to experts, an increase in the number of indicators of “innovative role of students in the development of new and groundbreaking research” can be observed (Hawkins and Xu, 2012). Available data reveal that foreign research students add more variety to national research teams they join; besides, their presence contributes to cross-border cooperation in research activities, which results in the “multiplicative impact on innovations” and is manifested in the increased number of joint publications and citations.…”

“…According to experts, an increase in the number of indicators of “innovative role of students in the development of new and groundbreaking research” can be observed (Hawkins and Xu, 2012). Available data reveal that foreign research students add more variety to national research teams they join; besides, their presence contributes to cross-border cooperation in research activities, which results in the “multiplicative impact on innovations” and is manifested in the increased number of joint publications and citations.…”

“…The materials of Russian researchers, such as Ryazantsev et al (2019), Trostyanskaya (2014) et al , were used. There is also a significant number of references to the works of foreign authors on the topic of academic and scientific mobility, such as Jacob and Meek (2013); Van Noorden (2012); Hawkins andXu (2012); Chellaraj et al (2005).…”