Internationalization of Higher Education with Chinese Characteristics: A Model Based on Dialogue and Meaning Negotiation

摘要

Higher education plays a key role in the present and future of a nation, of which the development direction and the route choice are major issues. In the context of the coexistence of two phenomena, the trend of globalization and the resurgence of local protectionism, it is essential that the higher education sector break through the barriers of competing interests and find its way of development that is both in line with the historical trend and rooted in Chinese culture to achieve a balance between the assimilation of external resources and the export and share of its own advantages. The internationalization of higher education is in and of itself a process of cross-cultural dialogue which is the negotiation for shared meaning based on equality and mutual respect. In order to develop a higher education system with both Chinese characteristics and international elements, we must straighten out three relationships, namely between the government and institutions, between westernization and Chinese realities, and between the outward and inward flow of educational resources. A dialogue mechanism should be established to build a harmonious, long-term, and sustainable development model of the internationalization of higher education.