The Call for Deepening Regional Collaboration : A Review of the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities and Implications for Inter-University Collaboration

Ka Ho MOK*

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Abstract

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic since the late 2019 has adversely disrupted global cooperation and collaboration across different university systems. Well before the COVID-19 crisis, internationalization of higher education had become one of the major development trends shaping inter-university collaboration not only in student exchange but also in research and other forms of collaboration and cooperation. However, the unprecedented global health crisis resulting from the outbreak of the COVID-19 has significantly changed the ways and approaches that universities engage in collaboration. This chapter sets out against the broader political economy context, especially during the COVID-19 crisis, to critically review the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities (AALAU), particularly examining its role in promoting inter-university cooperation and collaboration for co-promoting liberal arts education in Asia. The chapter also discusses the implications when the regionalization of higher education through engagements in inter-university collaborative platform like AALAU is further deepened for future higher education development.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Reinvention of Liberal Learning Around the Globe
EditorsInsung JUNG, Ka Ho MOK
PublisherSpringer Singapore
Pages129-150
ISBN (Electronic)9789811982651
ISBN (Print)9789811982644
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

Publication series

NameCrossing Cultures: Liberal Learning for a World in Flux book series
PublisherSpringer
ISSN (Print)2730-7603
ISSN (Electronic)2730-7611

Keywords

  • Quality Education
  • Inclusive education
  • Internationalization
  • Higher Education
  • Research and Knowledge transfer
  • Student learning experience

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