International Forum 

Vol. 16, No. 1

April 2013

ISSN:0119-2000

A SWOT Analysis of Globalization in
Adventist Higher Education
 

Abstract. This paper presents a SWOT Analysis of globalization on
the Adventist network of higher education. Samples from each world
region were selected for guided interviews to analyze the strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats of globalization to the
development and identity that exist within the network of Adventist
institutions of higher education. It discusses opportunities such as
language, culture, technology and threats to identity and
development, and juxtaposes them against the strengths of the world
network of Adventist universities and the challenges of growth and
cooperation across institutions, in order to reveal a clear vision of
the potential of Adventist higher education. This SWOT analysis
conceptualizes the unrecognized potential that internationalization
and globalization present for the Adventist network of higher
education. These potential networking opportunities could affect the
church’s ability to play a leading role in education, to fortify its
identity, and to generate development in all its institutions.

 

Keywords: Globalization, university, SWOT, Adventist education, educational network, internationalization

 

Pablo Rios, M.A Student
Adventist University of the Philippines, Philippines
President, Universal University Network Limited
Trinidad and Tobago, W. L.

 

 

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