Higher education internationalisation beyond 2015

Abstract

Where is European higher education heading? Wh ich of the current challenges will persist beyond 2015 or 2020? What opportunities are there in an increasingly globalised w orld? Since the signing of Bologna Declaration in 1999, the priorities of higher education institutions’ ( HEI ) international activities have been rapidly changing in terms of content and geographic directions. The new forms of activities are emerg ing . European HEIs are facing an increasing need to create a more diverse range of international activities. During th is evolution of international activities from mobility to international education hubs, universities are searching for new internationalisation tools to implement those activities more effectively in terms of finance and time. There is an obvious trend of moving from intra - European towards a global profile for HEIs. Erasmus+ is analysed in this article as an emerging p latform to boost the visibility of European HE in the global arena, to respond to the contemporary needs of European universities. The qualitative leap in the internationalisation practices of European HEIs is strengthening the ties with institutions from outside Europe and global multilateral partnerships. Within this context, the international activities of a technical university from a small European country are presented in this article.