无边界高等教育及其资格认证

Borderless higher education and qualification

在全球化背景下 ,特别是世贸组织的发展 ,高等教育已越来越被视为一种国际商品和服务贸易中的出口产业。各国积极谋求开拓高等教育的国际市场 ,吸引海外学生 ,在别国开办和接管高校 ,运用信息与传播技术实施远程高等教育 ,从而出现了无边界高等教育。无边界高等教育的发展 ,在较大程度上依赖于教育质量的保障和受教育者的资格认证 ,因而有效发展国际认可的资格认证制度 。

In the context of globalization, especially with the development of WTO, higher education is more and more regarded as a product for trade in international goods and service. Various countries are active in exploring international market of higher education, enrolling students from other countries, running or taking over higher educational institutions in other countries, implementing distance higher education with the application of ICT. As a result, borderless higher education comes into being. In a great extent, the development of borderless higher education depends on the assurance of educational quality and the accreditation of learners' qualification. So it is an important face in the development of borderless higher education to develop an internationally accredited qualification system.