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It can confidently be stated that internationalization is an established reality at most continental European universities and that it has become an integral part of institutional strategies for education and research. Most universities in one way or another have adopted an international dimension in their strategies, either as core to, and fully integrated in, the overall institutional strategy or as a separate pillar and action line. As a consequence a myriad of activities can be observed under the umbrella of internationalisation. Today mobility of students and staff, internationalisation of the curriculum, international recruitment of students and staff to increase diversity on campus, international university networks and partnerships in research and teaching today all are part of daily life in most institutions for higher education (EUA, 2013).
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Gregersen-Hermans, J. (2016). From Rationale to Reality in Intercultural Competence Development. In: Jones, E., Coelen, R., Beelen, J., Wit, H.d. (eds) Global and Local Internationalization. Transgressions: Cultural Studies and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-301-8_13
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