Internationalization of Taiwan private higher educational institutions

Using a qualitative case study approach, this study examines previous attempts and works regarding higher educational institutions internationalization with the goals of proposing a set of critical dimensions for developing successful international education. These dimensions are the results of individual interviews with superintendents of 11 higher educational institutions in Taiwan. Data were collected through interviews. The data analysis and theory building followed the paradigm designed by Eisenhardt (1989) and Ritchie, et al (2003). Five dimensions for developing successful international education were proposed namely: Competent faculty, Entrepreneurial leadership, Effective team, Hybrid curriculum, and Strategic marketing. In addition, five proposed hypotheses popped up in data collection, coding, and analysis which built up the theories of this research. The first hypothesis was that the faculty’s attitude toward internationalization determined the progress of a school’s internationalization. The second was that school leaders were considered as more entrepreneurial than academic regarding international education. The third hypothesis was that a robust international education needs an effective team to work for it. The fourth was that an integrative program of Chinese/English culture/language was more powerful and attractive to international students. The fifth was that Strategic marketing practice is the best way to mature the international education