Author: Kowshik Raja A
Abstract: Globalization is a process through which an increasing free flow of ideas, people, goods and services and capital would lead to the integration of economies and societies. It is characterized by an accelerated flow of trade, capital and information as well as mobility of individuals across geographic borders. It reflects comprehensive level of interaction than that has occurred in the past suggesting beyond the word ‘International’. It can also be defined as the intensification of worldwide social relation which link distant localities in such a way that local happenings are shaped by events occurring at any distant place and vice versa. It is this construction of time-space compression that has given rise to popular notion of “one world†“Global Village†etc. Globalization as key realty in the 21st century has already profoundly influenced higher education. The reality shaped by an increasingly integrated world economy, new Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the emergence of an international knowledge network, the role of the English language, and other forces beyond the control of academic institutions. The Governments and Universities are implementing the various policies and programs to respond to globalization. These typically include sending students to study abroad, setting up a branch campus overseas, or engaging in some type of inter-institutional partnership.
Keywords: Education System, Information and Communication Technology, Inter-institutional partnership, Globalization
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