The article investigates the concept of internationalization in higher education for society (IHES) and discusses the role of social license to internationalize, its contextual variations, and implications for internationalization practices in New Zealand and Indonesia. The notion of social license to operate is common in the extraction and some service industries; however, the concept of social license to internationalize constitutes an innovative direction for research concerned with IHES and the global international education industry. Social license to internationalize emerged as a pivotal feature of internationalization practices in New Zealand and Indonesia. It reflected the public recognition of IHES, manifested in the cultural and social value of internationalization. The construction of social license to internationalize presented itself as a strategic priority for the governments and higher education institutions (HEIs) in both research settings. The conceptual underpinnings of social license to internationalize, and hence the means of constructing the latter varied depending on the local context, but they served a common purpose of reification of internationalization practices. The study of social license to internationalize contributes to a broader discussion on IHES and sheds lights on the mechanisms of building meaningful and mutually beneficial connections between the stakeholders of the global international education industry and the wider public.

本文研究了社会高等教育中的国际化概念（IHES），并讨论了社会许可在国际化中的作用，其背景差异以及对新西兰和印度尼西亚的国际化实践的影响。经营社会许可证的概念在采掘业和一些服务行业很普遍；但是，国际化的社会许可概念构成了与IHES和全球国际教育行业有关的研究的创新方向。在新西兰和印度尼西亚，国际化的社会许可已成为国际化实践的关键特征。它反映了公众对IHES的认可，体现在国际化的文化和社会价值上。在两个研究机构中，建设国际化的社会许可证本身已成为政府和高等教育机构（HEI）的战略重点。社会许可证国际化的概念基础，因此构建后者的方法因地区而异，但它们达到了国际化实践统一化的共同目的。为国际化而进行的社会许可的研究有助于对IHES进行更广泛的讨论，并阐明了在全球国际教育行业的利益相关者与广大公众之间建立有意义且互利的联系的机制。社会许可证国际化的概念基础，因此构建后者的方法因当地情况而异，但它们达到了国际化实践统一化的共同目的。为国际化而进行的社会许可的研究有助于对IHES进行更广泛的讨论，并阐明了在全球国际教育行业的利益相关者与广大公众之间建立有意义且互利的联系的机制。社会许可证国际化的概念基础，因此构建后者的方法因当地情况而异，但它们达到了国际化实践统一化的共同目的。为国际化而进行的社会许可的研究有助于对IHES进行更广泛的讨论，并阐明了在全球国际教育行业的利益相关者与广大公众之间建立有意义且互利的联系的机制。