The untapped potential of internationalized education

Greece has a rather extensive list of untapped opportunities and unlocked areas of potential - and there is no doubt that internationalizing education is among the most prominent. The country has such low levels of foreign students that it is not even included in most global lists that quantify student body diversity, while complex regulations and hostility to academic extroversion persist. Beyond a few promising initiatives such as the decision of the University of Athens to establish an English curriculum in archaeology, the internationally accessible educational landscape remains unusually bleak.

In contrast, internationalized education is thriving in many other countries around the world. In 2017 over 5.3 million students studied in a foreign country - a meteoric rise from just 2 million at the turn of the millennium - while 2014 brought forth one of the happiest...

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