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International Faculty in Asia

In Comparative Global Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Futao Huang

    1. Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

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  2. Anthony R. Welch

    1. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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  • Addresses key aspects of international faculty members, from their personal, academic and professional profiles to their work roles and impacts
  • Provides a series of case studies, as well as thematic analysis of international faulty members working in various higher education systems
  • Analyzes main identities of different types of international faculty members, and their duties and responsibilities

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: The International Faculty: Changes and Realities

      • Futao Huang, Anthony R. Welch
      Pages 3-12

  4. Other Regions and Countries

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. International Academics in Australian Higher Education: People, Process, Paradox

      • Anthony R. Welch
      Pages 115-134

    3. International Academics in African Universities: The Ethiopian Scene

      • Rose C. Amazan
      Pages 135-152

    4. Institutional Policies to Attract International Academics in Portugal in an Adverse Context

      • Teresa Carvalho, Sónia Cardoso, Sara Diogo, Cristina Sin, Pedro Videira
      Pages 153-169

    5. International Academics at Dutch Universities: Policies and Statistics

      • Jos de Jonge
      Pages 171-184

    6. The Rapid Increase in Faculty from the European Union in UK Higher Education Institutions and the Possible Impact of Brexit

      • William Locke, Giulio Marini
      Pages 185-202

    7. Understanding International Faculty in the United States: Who Hires Them and Why?

      • Dongbin Kim, Xiushan Jiang
      Pages 203-222

  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
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    2. International Faculty in Higher Education – Here to Stay?

      • Anthony R. Welch, Futao Huang
      Pages 225-233
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About this book

This book explores key aspects of the personal, educational and professional characteristics of international faculty members, their work roles and challenges they face in Asia and the Pacific, compared to those from Europe and the United States. It focuses on globalization of the academic profession and provides a more comprehensive analysis of an overall portrait of international faulty members at work in various higher education systems. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan

    Futao Huang

  • University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Anthony R. Welch

About the editors

Futao Huang is Professor at the Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, Japan. Before he came to Japan in 1999, he taught and conducted research in several Chinese universities. His research interests include internationalization of higher education, the academic profession, and higher education in East Asia. He has published widely in Chinese, English and Japanese languages.


Anthony Welch is Professor of Education, University of Sydney. His numerous publications address education reforms, principally within Australia, and the Asia-Pacific, and mainly on Higher Education. An advisor to state, national and international agencies, governments, institutions and foundations in Australia, Europe, East, Central, and Southeast Asia and the USA., his project experience is largely in international higher education.  His work appears in numerous languages, both European and Asian, and he has been Visiting Professor in the USA, UK, Germany, France, Japan, Malaysia, Turkey and Hong Kong. 

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