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Universities continue to position their professoriates for internationalization. As the heartbeat of the university, the professoriate clearly has a special role in helping drive knowledge economies. This is particularly true in developing countries with aspirations for a closer integration into the global system. However, internationalization is a double edges sword for many countries.
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Postiglione, G.A., Altbach, P.G. (2017). Global: Professors: The Key to Internationalization. In: Mihut, G., Altbach, P.G., Wit, H.d. (eds) Understanding Higher Education Internationalization. Global Perspectives on Higher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-161-2_53
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