This study identified the main keywords and topics of university internationalization by period using news big data related to university internationalization. Accordingly, the main agenda and implications of university internationalization were to be...
This study identified the main keywords and topics of university internationalization by period using news big data related to university internationalization. Accordingly, the main agenda and implications of university internationalization were to be derived. The following results were obtained by analyzing 1,217 news reported from May 31, 1995 to December 31, 2019 by dividing it into three periods and analyzing it with a topic modeling (LDA) technique. As a result, the discourse on internationalization at the university showed passive characteristics, even though it was fully aware of the importance of internationalization in terms of universities and was taking the lead at the national level. In addition, it was found that the direction of university education was lost in that the efforts and achievements of members of educational institutions were replaced and evaluated by quantitative indicators. Subsequently, while pointing out the drawback that the educational paradigm being implemented to strengthen internationalization capabilities relies on international students, the main focus was on establishing a new educational paradigm and creating a new wave for university internationalization.
Finally, the quantitative evaluation of internationalization indicators was criticized. Accordingly, there was a magnetic position on the fact that the university's internationalization development process was replaced by instrumental means based on 'Neoliberalism'. Based on these results, this study suggests that it is necessary to establish higher education education policies related to internationalization of universities. Also, the social consensus on the definition and thinking of university internationalization was examined as a related discourse. Through this, I would like to express the need for efforts to respond to the rapidly changing social environment and find a direction for university education that meets future expectations.