Seventeenth International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities

Abstract

Since the beginning of 1980s, globalization has restructured economic, social, cultural, and political systems around the world. With the transition process from industrial society to information society, educational organizations -especially higher education institutions- have been profoundly influenced by globalization, which means transformations of them have been accelerated. Therefore, higher education organizations having strong roles on economic, social, and cultural developments of the regions where they are established have been carrying out essential transformations required by globalization. This study discusses what global education initiatives are experienced in higher education institutions on the basis of the current literature. The study reveals that global education initiatives are seen within the context of curriculum, organizational structure, and student outputs.