Mobility of Knowledge as the Keystone of Internationalization
Reflections from the Middle East and North Africa and beyond
In the wake of the Covid-19 crisis, a revised understanding
of the internationalization of higher education appears to
emerge , which perceives the mobility of knowledge as its
keystone. New so and 21st-century skills are increasing-
ly required for today’s changing labor markets, and inter-
nationalization is a sure route for developing those skills.
By considering the Middle East and North Africa as a case
study, and reviewing higher education lessons learned
from the Covid-19 pandemic, we suggest this is an oppor-
tune moment for rethinking the role of mobility of knowl-
edge within internationalization. This article suggests that
access to a diversity of knowledge is the most fundamen-
tal part of internationalization, as it contributes to building
skills and allows for confrontation with otherness. This is
made possible by the mobility of knowledge.
For the Open Access version of this article click here.
Keywords: Covid-19, diversity, education, equality, equity, inclusion,
intercultural, internationalisation, internationalisation at home,
Middle East, mobility, Mobility of knowledge, Nothern Africa, skills
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