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International faculty mobility (sometimes referred to as the mobility of “academic talent”) refers to a phenomenon whereby individuals who serve in the capacity of academics – i.e., teaching, conducting research, and otherwise attending to the main academic needs and functions of higher education institutions – cross borders and take up similar kinds of roles in new and different national contexts, either for short-term or long-term appointments.
Mobility of the professoriate is a centuries-old phenomenon. Indeed, some scholars have argued that higher education has always been intrinsically “international” by virtue of the contact that has often been sustained between academics who share a similar purpose and passion for their field. Even before the modern nation-states were in existence, scholars were seen...
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Rumbley, L.E., de Wit, H. (2018). Internationally Mobile Faculty, Comparative Perspectives. In: Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_232-1
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