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What is Institutional Commitment to Internationalization

Handbook of Research on Internationalization of Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Global Economy
The link between mission, strategy, planning and assessment mechanisms, and the communication channels within and outside the university, in order to assess whether and how stakeholders perceive the definition of internationalization as a priority for the university.
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Comparison of Internationalization Degree of Public Higher Education Institutions in Portugal and Spain
Marina Amorim de Sousa (Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal), Tomás Bañegil Palacios (Universidad de Extremadura, Spain), and Beatriz Corchuelo Martínez-Azúa (Universidad de Extremadura, Spain)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8216-0.ch011
Abstract
The study object of the research described in this chapter is the internationalization of the public university both in Portugal and Spain. In this research, these countries' university is modeled as an open system in which the institutional and national levels are highlighted. The regional and global levels are indirectly considered by the influence they have on the national and institutional levels. A two-fold analysis was conducted: first, a preliminary qualitative one about the present situation of both Spanish and Portuguese public universities internationalization, based on the available official data sources; second, the quantitative analysis of the results got in the responded questionnaires. This study may contribute to understanding of the nature of Portuguese and Spanish public universities' internationalization process as well as the guidelines that may better contribute to reinforce their internationalization.
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Factors Affecting Internationalization Degree of Higher Education Institutions in Portugal and Spain
The link between mission, strategy, planning and assessment mechanisms, and the communication channels within and outside the university, in order to assess whether and how stakeholders perceive the definition of internationalization as a priority for the university.
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