Resumen de Practical networking as an internationalisation tool: a case study of the Businet Organisation
Higher education in Europe continues to evolve rapidly, mirroring industry, and is becoming increasingly global. Globalisation is described by Charles W.L. Hill (2009) as �the shift towards a more integrated and interdependent world economy. Globalisation has several facets, including the globalisation of markets and the globalisation of products�. In higher education the term globalisation is seldom used, instead we refer to �internationalisation�. Universities and colleges of higher education need to examine what globalisation (internationalisation) means to them. Do our products need to be adapted? Have our markets changed? What do we need to consider in terms of both market and product? Is it a threat, an opportunity, or indeed both? This article will examine internationalisation in higher education, the goals, both in terms of aims and objectives that institutions set for themselves, and the part that networking plays in the internationalisation process. A case study of the Businet organisation, �a network for the development of business education programme,� will be used to examine the practical role that an educational network can play in helping to enable and support an institution to achieve its institutional goals.
