The Rise of the Multinational University

An article in University World News examines a new report from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney Business School on how "some universities are considering transforming the branch campus model into fully fledged multinational universities by slicing up the global value chain in ways akin to multinational corporations." The report further argues that "the goal of multinational universities in slicing up the value chain around the world through complex systems of supply, production and distribution of higher education and research, may mean using a developing country to do research because it is cheaper to build better infrastructure and hire researchers of similar quality to those at home. Or it may mean designing degrees in-country that are tailored precisely to what the market demands—in contrast to the largely one-size-fits-all of the branch campus system."

To read the full article, please visit: www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20120802130423710.