Introduction

Internationalization has become a mainstream notion in higher education around the world and has evolved thematically and regionally from the concept as it was developed in the 1990s. As the international dimensions of higher education have developed their own momentum and become a global topic of interest, the ‘globalization of internationalization’ requires a more nuanced approach to its interpretation and delivery. We continue to talk as though we share the same understanding, but in fact there are many different interpretations of ‘internationalization’. It is timely to consider whether this variety of interpretation is a barrier or a benefit and to question whether we are learning sufficiently from other global contexts.