Title: Transnational education in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: the challenges of internationalisation and quality in higher education

Authors: Abdelhafid K. Belarbi; Ghaleb A. El-Refae; John A. Ballard; Jamal Abu-Rashed

Addresses: College of Business Administration, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 112612, Abu Dhabi, UAE ' College of Business Administration, Al Ain University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 64141, Al Ain, UAE ' School of Business Mount St. Joseph University Cincinnati, Ohio, 45233, USA ' School of Business, Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, OH, 45233, USA

Abstract: Internationalisation of higher education has resulted in the global growth of transnational education. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries exemplify this landscape movement of institutions of higher education and educational programs across countries. A challenge of transnational education in these countries is the quality assurance of higher education to meet both national and international standards. This paper focuses on key issues, challenges, and implications resulting from the internationalisation of higher education in the GCC region.

Keywords: transnational education; TNE; Gulf Cooperation Council; GCC countries; challenges; internationalisation; education quality; higher education; quality assurance; QA.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEBR.2016.075304

International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2016 Vol.11 No.2, pp.120 - 131

Received: 11 May 2015
Accepted: 06 Sep 2015
Published online: 11 Mar 2016 *

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