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Beyond Mobility Positioning Curriculum at the Centre of Internationalisation in South African Higher Education
Lester Brian Shawa
Abstract
In this paper, I argue that although South African universities engage in various internationalisation activities such as staff and student mobility programmes, robust internationalisation practices at the curricular, teaching, and learning levels remain scarce. Since curricula play a major role in socialising students, I contend that a meaningful internationalisation agenda requires South African universities to internationalise curricula and teaching and learning. While it may seem straightforward for universities to formulate internationalisation policies, implementing meaningful internationalised curricula is challenging in practice. Drawing on internationalisation policies from two selected universities in South Africa, I examine the meanings attached to internationalisation and how universities plan to implement it. I pose questions that a university might consider when attempting to internationalise its curricula and argue for in-depth inquiry into the internationalisation of curricula in South African universities.
