The role of internationalization of education in improving the competitiveness ability of Al-Azhar University, a proposed vision

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 1Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education for Boys, Cairo - Al-Azhar University

2 2Assistant Professor of Management, Planning, and Comparative Studies, Faculty of Education for Boys, Cairo - Al-Azhar University

Abstract

      The study aimed to identify the role of internationalization of education in increasing and improving the competitiveness of Al-Azhar University. The study used the descriptive approach, and the Swat method, to analyze the internal and external environment of the university and identify opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses. The study reviewed the philosophy of internationalization of education and competitiveness, as well as the role of internationalization in improving the competitiveness ability of Al-Azhar University, and the reality of the competitiveness of Al-Azhar University. In some international universities, which necessitates the need to improve its competitiveness, it also showed that the internationalization of education is an entry point for improving the competitiveness ability of the university. 

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