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International Higher Education Development Aid, Possibilities and Pitfalls

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Foreign aid; Official development assistance (ODA)

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Development aid for higher education essentially consists of international investments in the expansion and reform of higher education systems and institutions in developing countries. Institutional autonomy refers to the right of an institution to determine its content and method of instruction, missional priorities, organizational structure, budget, and/or personnel. Accreditation refers to the quality assurance process in which institutions are assessed against a wide range of prescribed standards of academic quality.

Introduction

Development aid for higher education essentially consists of international investments in the expansion and reform of higher education systems and institutions in developing countries. Such investments are made predominantly by multilateral agencies, bi-lateral agencies, and large nonprofits. The objectives are generally to expand the higher education sector, improve learning and labor...

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  1. Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield, ME, USA

    Richard R. Hopper

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  1. Richard R. Hopper
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  1. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Hans De Wit

  2. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA

    Laura Rumbley

  3. Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milano, Lombardy, Italy

    Fiona Hunter

  4. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    Lisa Unangst

  5. Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

    Edward Choi

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Hopper, R.R. (2018). International Higher Education Development Aid, Possibilities and Pitfalls. In: Encyclopedia of International Higher Education Systems and Institutions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9553-1_285-1

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