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When they gained university status ex-polytechnics expected to be funded on a par with their new university colleagues. This was not the case and a number of government initiatives encouraged them to look overseas to recruit fee-paying students. ‘Internationalisation of Post-1992 UK Universities’ details how the reaction to these initiatives changed the nature of post-1992 universities. It also looks at how these universities work overseas and how foreign government strategies and policies mean that they are helping competitors and ensuring that foreign students gain a better educational experience than home students.
Preface; Prologue; 1. The Polytechnic Ideal- Local, Equal to Universities But Different; 2. Becoming a ‘Real’ University- Breaking of the Binary Divide, Weak Governance and Executive Salaries;3 Money Matters- Post 1992 Universities Unequal Funding 4 UK Government Higher Education Internationalisation Policies- Prime Ministers Initiative (PMI) Branding, Monetarisation and Commercialisation of Post 1992 Universities; 5 Prime Ministers Initiative for International Education PMI2; 6 Fresh Talent Initiative- The Scottish Government Pulls a Fast One; 7 Bogus Colleges and Dodgy Diplomas – The Effect of Student Visa Scams and Changes in the UK Public’s Views on Immigration; 8 International Recruitment – Fairs, Agents, British Council, Post-1992 Universities Hard Sell; 9 Internationalisation- Economic Success of Post-1992 Universities Vs Tensions at Home. How Internationalised Are Post-1992 Universities; 10 Corruption Vs Cash – High Risk Markets; 11 Malaysia- Following the Ringitt, How Post-1992 Universities TNE Helped Malaysia and Propped up a Discriminatory HE System; 12. China – Becoming Part of a Managed Economy Selling UK’s Intellectual Property and Helping Chinese HE Becoming World Class; 13 USA – Altruistic American Universities in the International Market; 14 QAA- As Catalogers of UK Universities Collaborative Behaviour; 15. Conclusion – Can Post-1992 Universities Become Both International and Local; Index.