HANS DE WIT is Vice President for International Affairs, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands./e

• Introduction The Historical Development of the Internationalization of Higher Education: A Comparative Study of the United States of America and Europe The Historical Context of the Internationalization of Higher Education The International Dimension of Higher Education in the United States of America The International Dimension of Higher Education in Europe The Development of the Internationalization of Higher Education in the United States of America and Europe: A Comparison The Internationalization of Higher Education: A Conceptual Framework Rationales for the Internationalization of Higher Education Meanings of and Approaches to "International Education" and the "Internationalization of Higher Education" Strategies and Organization Models for the Internationalization of Higher Education Thematic Issues in the Internationalization of Higher Education Globalization, Regionalization, and the Internationalization of Higher Education Quality and the Internationalization in Higher Education The Emergence of English as the Common Language in Higher Education The Rise of Regional and International Academic Networks and Alliances Internationalization of Higher Education as a Research Area Summary and Conclusions References

HANS DE WIT is Vice President for International Affairs, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands./e

• Introduction The Historical Development of the Internationalization of Higher Education: A Comparative Study of the United States of America and Europe The Historical Context of the Internationalization of Higher Education The International Dimension of Higher Education in the United States of America The International Dimension of Higher Education in Europe The Development of the Internationalization of Higher Education in the United States of America and Europe: A Comparison The Internationalization of Higher Education: A Conceptual Framework Rationales for the Internationalization of Higher Education Meanings of and Approaches to "International Education" and the "Internationalization of Higher Education" Strategies and Organization Models for the Internationalization of Higher Education Thematic Issues in the Internationalization of Higher Education Globalization, Regionalization, and the Internationalization of Higher Education Quality and the Internationalization in Higher Education The Emergence of English as the Common Language in Higher Education The Rise of Regional and International Academic Networks and Alliances Internationalization of Higher Education as a Research Area Summary and Conclusions References

HANS DE WIT is Vice President for International Affairs, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands./e

• Introduction The Historical Development of the Internationalization of Higher Education: A Comparative Study of the United States of America and Europe The Historical Context of the Internationalization of Higher Education The International Dimension of Higher Education in the United States of America The International Dimension of Higher Education in Europe The Development of the Internationalization of Higher Education in the United States of America and Europe: A Comparison The Internationalization of Higher Education: A Conceptual Framework Rationales for the Internationalization of Higher Education Meanings of and Approaches to "International Education" and the "Internationalization of Higher Education" Strategies and Organization Models for the Internationalization of Higher Education Thematic Issues in the Internationalization of Higher Education Globalization, Regionalization, and the Internationalization of Higher Education Quality and the Internationalization in Higher Education The Emergence of English as the Common Language in Higher Education The Rise of Regional and International Academic Networks and Alliances Internationalization of Higher Education as a Research Area Summary and Conclusions References