Internationalization of higher education Research Papers (original) (raw)

There are several aspects in the world today, which are moving the countries of the world toward an international mathematics curriculum. Some of these influences include globalization, real-time communication, international examinations, and twenty-first century research. Globalization is an inevitable part of our world today. As a concept, globalization refers both the to fact that the world is growing smaller and that, at the same time, the increased consciousness of the world is growing larger. More than this, we come to understand globalization as a new way of living, which affects every facet of life: the ways we shop, the ways we eat, the ways we interact with others. Societies across the globe have developed progressively closer contact over the past several centuries, but within the past two decades, the pace of collaboration and cooperation has increased overwhelmingly. Jets, enormous cargo ships, and instant capital flow: all these have made the world interdependent, one nation on the other. More importantly, in our world today, ideas circulate more freely than ever before. As a result, many academics treat these international globalization trends as both inevitable and welcome. Whether we want globalization or not, this movement is not waning. Real-time communication occurs on an epic scale from one side of the earth to the other. The World-Wide Internet has enabled us to have almost instantaneous communication with people from many other countries throughout the world. With essentially real-time video streaming, people around the world can watch a concert or listen to a lecture, at almost the same time, so that these events become shared aspects of a worldwide culture. Scientists and everyday people together watch as a new photograph is projected millions of miles to Earth from the moon Kerberos as it orbits around Pluto. More and more people in third-world countries are enjoying free email, free texting services, and audio-visual abilities. Most people in the world have access to social websites and research-oriented networks, such as Facebook, Twitter, Research Gate, and Academia.edu. People have acquaintances around the globe, with whom they communicate daily. Moreover, the “people of the world are inextricably linked in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events happening around the globe.” The terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015 are a case in point. Support for Paris came almost instantly from around the globe, including pledges of solidarity and allegiance from Pope Francis, United States President Obama, British Prime Minister Cameron, and millions of people from around the world who changed their Facebook profile photos to the French flag, and who spread the word on Twitter with #PrayForParis and #PrayForTheWholeWorld in communal support of the Parisian people. An event thousands of miles away affected the lives of caring people around the globe. This is indeed real-time communication on an epic level.