Mapping the Future

An “Inclusive” Approach to Internationalisation

Internationalisation is now an important agenda for many universities. Through a variety of programmes, Europe is playing a vital role in promoting this activity. Enmeshed together with the concept of internationalisation are many inherent European “fundamentals” and “universals”, making up the so-called international dimensions and perspectives, although these are attuned to European strategic objectives and interests. In other words, those that are considered as non-European or non-Western are not well acknowledged or accepted, despite having been “appropriated” into the European socio-cultural ecosystem. This is one of the gaps in the articulation of the meaning of internationalisation,which should be seen more as a Western construct. This article proposes a roadmap to a deeper understanding and practice of the concept of internationalisation based on inclusiveness.