Assessing the Feasibility of International Branch Campuses

Factors Universities Consider when Establishing Campuses Abroad

Megan Clifford

ResearchPublished May 26, 2015

International branch campuses (IBCs) — degree-granting higher education institutions (HEIs) located in different countries than the HEIs that originated or operate them — are an important and growing part of the international higher education landscape. Unfortunately, little guidance about the process of establishing an IBC exists to help decision-makers at parent institutions determine whether or not to pursue a particular opportunity.

To address this gap, this dissertation addresses two research questions:

  1. What are the steps in the decision-making process HEIs go through when making decisions regarding whether or not to establish an IBC?
  2. What key factors do HEIs use to evaluate a potential IBC?

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  • Year: 2015
  • Pages: 188
  • Document Number: RGSD-354

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Clifford, Megan, Assessing the Feasibility of International Branch Campuses: Factors Universities Consider when Establishing Campuses Abroad. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2015. https://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD354.html.
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This document was submitted as a dissertation in May 2015 in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the doctoral degree in public policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. The faculty committee that supervised and approved the dissertation consisted of Charles Goldman (Chair), Darleen Opfer, and Dave Baiocchi.

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