Purpose

This study aims to construct a system of indicators for measuring the internationalization of universities allowing comparative self-assessment by universities in Asia.

Design/methodology/approach

To achieve the aforementioned research purpose, the authors conducted three surveys and held an expert roundtable discussion. Two surveys were conducted, one in Japan and the other in Asia, to identify important indicators for measuring the internationalization of universities. Additionally, a survey of experts was conducted to identify effective indicators for benchmarking internationalization among universities in Asia. An analysis of each survey was examined during the roundtable discussion, and a system of internationalization indicators was constructed.

Findings

The three survey results showed similarities and differences between the relative importance accorded to 53 internationalization indicators by universities in Japan and in other Asian countries, as well as in the experts' perspectives on the effectiveness of each indicator for benchmarking. An analysis of those surveys resulted in 24 core internationalization indicators categorized into six key dimensions of university internationalization.

Originality/value

This study proposed a system of internationalization indicators based on an analysis of empirical research targeting universities in Asia. The resulting system reflects not only the opinions of academic experts but also the perspectives of its potential users, administrators in Asian universities. It consists of six internationalization dimensions with a manageable number of indicators, 24. These include both quantitative indicators and checklists of internationalization activities which can be used as quantitative or qualitative indicators.

中文翻译：

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为亚洲大学开发可管理的国际化指标体系

目的

这项研究旨在构建一个衡量大学国际化的指标体系，以允许亚洲大学进行比较性的自我评估。

设计/方法/方法

为了达到上述研究目的，作者进行了三项调查并举行了一次专家圆桌讨论。进行了两项调查，一项在日本，另一项在亚洲，以查明衡量大学国际化的重要指标。此外，还进行了一次专家调查，以找出有效的指标来衡量亚洲各大学之间的国际化水平。在圆桌会议上，对每项调查的分析进行了审查，并建立了国际化指标体系。

发现

这三项调查结果表明，日本和其他亚洲国家的大学对53项国际化指标给予的相对重要性之间的异同，以及专家们对每种基准的有效性的观点均存在异同。通过对这些调查的分析，得出了24个核心国际化指标，这些指标被分为大学国际化的六个关键维度。

创意/价值

这项研究基于对亚洲大学的实证研究分析，提出了国际化指标体系。由此产生的系统不仅反映了学术专家的观点，还反映了其潜在用户，亚洲大学管理者的观点。它由六个国际化方面组成，指标数量可控，共24个。这些指标既包括定量指标，也包括可用作量化或定性指标的国际化活动清单。