Internationalisation of Quality Assurance vs. Quality Assurance of Internationalisation

A Typology of Quality Assurance in an Internationalised Context

International education helps to foster a sense of global citizenship critical for building constructive relationships between cultures. There are, however, important challenges to the fuller realization of this progressive potential, some of which relate to a gamut of intertwined quality assurance and recognition aspects. This paper sheds light on some of these challenges, with a view to helping the international quality assurance community in developing fit-for-purpose solutions capable to support the growth of quality international education. This paper distinguishes between the quality assurance of internationalised practices and activities in higher education, and the internationalisation of quality assurance practices and activities, outlining a typology of quality assurance activity in an internationalised context.