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The Origins, Challenges and Future Direction of Transnational Education in Malaysia

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Transnational education (TNE) or cross-border education is characterized by the mobility of higher education students, programmes, providers and resources across national jurisdictions or borders and represents an area of tremendous potential for higher education institutions and, therefore, one that warrants careful scrutiny. As Chapter 6 demonstrated, Malaysia is one of the leading hosts for TNE and an early innovator in this component of internationalization.

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  1. University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia

    Christopher Hill

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  1. University of Nottingham, UK

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Hill, C. (2012). The Origins, Challenges and Future Direction of Transnational Education in Malaysia. In: Ennew, C.T., Greenaway, D. (eds) The Globalization of Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137265050_13

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