Internationalisation of universities in the network society

Why must we internationalise our university? This is, in our opinion, the question that any university management team must ask itself when faced with the challenge of internationalisation. In other words, the internationalisation of an institution must form part of its strategic planning and be based on its mission and vision. It cannot (and must not) be the result of improvisation. The reason for making internationalisation part of strategy at an institution is none other than the need to understand and underline the importance of defining the position, as an institution, that we want to take in our global society, what we want to contribute, and who we want our partners to be. It is, then, a positioning of the institution and, thus, strategically important.