Internationalization as Acquisitions, Mergers, and Synergy: A Value-Based Framework of Internationalization

In an article featured in the spring 2014 IIENetworker magazine released last week, Jenny J. Lee, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, applies three metaphors—acquisitions, mergers, and synergy—to explore common institutional approaches to internationalization. "More than ever before, international education is being perceived as a major export," observes Lee, who makes the case that "internationalization is not simply the means to something else but a worthy goal in and of itself."