DEFINITION
Research is a substantive function of university. Research internationalization refers to a series of initiatives developed by researchers together with overseas researchers in order to integrate an international, intercultural, interdisciplinary, and comparative perspective into main areas of university research.
STRATEGIES
In order to take part on the international circuits of knowledge the university research institutes require to develop organizational networking based on ICTs. Knowledge networks constitute the basic devises of research internationalization and represent the closest organizational model concerning requirements of co-production for useful knowledge and for training of the human resources required by a globalized environment.
BENEFITS
Research networks enable: developing alliances as well as exchange of knowledge and experiences; developing joint research projects and publications with foreign institutions; executing international seminars and conferences as well as formulating doctoral programs; increasing opportunities for mobility of researchers and postgraduate students, and establishing research centers related to international and global issues, among other actions.
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