Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the policies and practices of internationalisation of higher education in Malaysia, and to specifically explore how Sustainable Development Goals are translated into policies and practices.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper takes a chronological and historical approach to examine policies and practices on internationalisation of higher education in Malaysia. This includes identifying patterns, trends and shifts on internationalisation at the system and institutional levels.

Findings

At the system level, Malaysia has transformed from a sending to receiving country, from being an aid recipient to an equal partner, and from a host to a provider. At the institutional level, internationalisation transforms from a fad to a norm, and from having unilateral collaboration to setting up multinational collaborations with international partners. Equally important, the paper discusses the role of internationalisation to address the global Sustainable Development Goals, and identify policy gaps at the national level and the de facto practices of Sustainable Development Goals at the institutional level.

Originality/value

This paper charts the changes of internationalisation of higher education in Malaysia, and importantly, shows gaps to incorporate the global Sustainable Development Goals and to relate this global agenda to the internationalisation of higher education.

中文翻译：

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马来西亚高等教育的国际化：政策、实践和可持续发展目标

目的

本文的目的是考察马来西亚高等教育国际化的政策和实践，并具体探讨如何将可持续发展目标转化为政策和实践。

设计/方法/方法

本文采用时间顺序和历史方法来研究马来西亚高等教育国际化的政策和实践。这包括在系统和机构层面识别国际化的模式、趋势和转变。

发现

在体制层面，马来西亚已经从发送国转变为接受国，从受援国转变为平等伙伴，从东道国转变为提供者。在制度层面，国际化从时尚走向常态，从单边合作到与国际合作伙伴建立多国合作。同样重要的是，本文讨论了国际化在实现全球可持续发展目标方面的作用，并确定了国家层面的政策差距和机构层面可持续发展目标的实际做法。

原创性/价值

本文描绘了马来西亚高等教育国际化的变化，重要的是，显示了在纳入全球可持续发展目标并将这一全球议程与高等教育国际化联系起来方面的差距。