Internationalization of the Doctoral Experience

This groundbreaking book highlights the profound impact of internationalization in doctoral education, offering a variety of models to align with student interests and needs. It includes insights from over seventy contributors spanning more than thirty-five national contexts on six continents, who explore the values and benefits of internationalization at the doctoral level, such as social and cultural enrichment, academic and personal growth, network enhancement, and research collaboration, paving the way for meaningful career opportunities in academia or elsewhere. Evaluating the outcomes of internationalization and the development of researcher identities, the volume underscores the immeasurable value and impact of internationalized doctoral experiences while recognizing the importance of student agency. Reflections from students and graduates reveal the merits of international experiences but also address challenges and pitfalls, including environmental, economic, equity, and decolonization concerns. With implementable recommendations for institutions, academics, and students, this important book offers guidance for the future of internationalization in doctoral education and emphasizes the importance of strategic institutional approaches. Internationalization of the Doctoral Experience: Models, Opportunities and Outcomes is essential reading for anyone interested in the evolving landscape and transformative potential of internationalization in doctoral education.

Elspeth Jones is Emerita Professor of the Internationalisation of Higher Education, Leeds Beckett University UK, and editor of the series, Internationalization in Higher Education (Routledge). Björn Norlin is Associate Professor (Docent) of History and Education, Umeå University, Sweden. Carina Rönnqvist is Research Coordinator at Umeå School of Education, Umeå University, and visiting lecturer in History at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. Kirk P. H. Sullivan is Professor of Linguistics at Umeå University, Sweden, and Director of Umeå University's Postgraduate School in the Educational Sciences.

Introduction Foreword: The importance of international and intercultural experiences at doctoral level 1. Internationalisation in doctoral education: diversity, trends and challenges for the future Section 1: Models 2. Regional, epistemic, educative, and political-ecological dynamics of an internationalisation at home model 3. An Integrated Internationalised Model for PhD Studies: Perspectives from Australia 4. A blended international doctoral study model supported by a community of learning 5. Short-Term International Immersion Model (STIIM): Supporting internationalisation for doctoral students 6. Internationalisation of doctoral education within the European University Alliance: a multi-partner Co-tutelle model Experiencing Different Models 7. Building new identities as researchers with a global scope 8. Balancing work and doctoral study across countries: reflections on an online international and intercultural learning experience 9. Internationalising teacher education through a joint PhD programme: The case of the European Doctorate in Teacher Education 10. The Brazilian Sandwich Doctorate Program: French fillings, International tastes and Latin American feelings - a "Sketch for a Self-Analysis" during a year abroad 11. From Georgia to Germany and back: An international doctoral journey Section 2: Opportunities and Challenges 12. International doctoral research and contributions to knowledge: exploring the impact for the academic community 13. Building new opportunities for the internationalization of doctoral education through international partnerships and collaboration 14. Internationalisation and the doctoral experience: Discipline as lens and driver 15. Understanding systemic, personal and linguistic challenges in the internationalisation of doctoral studies 16. Methodological Internationalization as Knowledge Hegemony: Why is China's wholesale borrowing of Western methodology in doctoral training problematic? 17. Harnessing intercultural learning by creating 'small cultures' in doctoral communities 18. Internationalising the doctoral experience in decolonial ways: insights from a Lao-German cooperation project 19. Systemic impediments to internationalisation at doctoral level: the case of Finland-Africa collaboration Reflections on Opportunities and Challenges 20. Reimagining the 'field': collaborative innovations in international doctoral fieldwork during COVID-19 21. 'The Voyage Out': my international doctoral experience in Denmark 22. Addressing some challenges of conducting PhD Research in South Africa 23. Completing a Doctorate program in an Australian university as an international student: Developing resilience and adaptative capacity 24. In the shell of layered identities: PHD experience in Japan as a Pakistani Muslim woman and mother Section 3: Outcomes 25. Exploring and defining international exposure: a qualitative study of doctoral student experiences 26. What's it worth in the local currency? An approach to research into the home country outcomes of doctorates completed abroad. 27. Impact of international doctoral studies in Latin-American women's career progression 28. The art of going away and coming back 'home': On short form immersion visits as a means of doctoral internationalisation 29. A narrative inquiry of two doctoral student experiences in research dissemination and publication: a voice from the Global North and South 30. Unravelling Doctoral Experiences of International Students in Turkey: Identity Development and Transformative Impact on Personal and Global Mindset 31. "Living, studying and researching in a different country is opening your mind to different perspectives": international doctoral students' voices on competence development Reflections on Outcomes 32. Self-tailored internationalisation within the Doctor of Arts Research: Techno-voyeurism into the Performing Body 33. Intercultural experiences as a PhD student in Australia 34. The Topsy-Turvy Developments of a Full-Time Academic Studying a Part-Time Thesis on Internationalisation at Home 35. Building future-focused attributes from international PhD studies during COVID-19 restrictions Conclusion 36. Reflections and recommendations on the value of international experiences at doctoral level