INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES IN INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF HAINAN FREE TRADE PORT
Drawing on the establishment of the international free trade port in Hainan, this paper seeks to examine the prevalent challenges in the advancement of internationalization within higher education in Hainan province. With the research objective of developing a theoretical model and scale that can systematically explain the relationship between innovative strategies of international higher education and its impacting factors, this study uses mixed methodologies and combines a quantitative study with a qualitative analysis. The research findings support a comprehensive framework for driving innovative strategies in international higher education within the context of Hainan Free Trade Port. This paper also endeavors to propose remedies and recommendations across four key domains, including the establishment of a higher education innovation consortium, the implementation of student-centered global competency training, the formulation of an "internationalization" system engineering, and the facilitation of education for students from Aasen countries, which are intended to enhance the support of Hainan's international free trade port.
Internationalization, Higher Education, Free Trade Port