Components Of An International University: Presenting An Operational Conceptual Model

The objective of this research is to identify the dimensions and components of the internationalization of universities.

The method of the present research is a systematic review method. According to this technique, a detailed and in-depth review of the research literature on the issue of internationalization of universities has been done and finally the findings of related researches have been integrated and examined.

The findings of the research based on the final reviewed articles led to the extraction of 38 open codes for the total factors of university internationalization and 12 main codes including: human resources (staff/ faculty members), students, education and curriculum, research, International communication and cooperation, organizational structure, leadership and management, culturalize, infrastructures, budget and financial affairs, international strategy and effective environmental factors (external influencing factors).

Universities must work to establish an international reputation and win recognition on a global scale in order to achieve their overarching objectives and advance in today's competitive atmosphere. The phenomena of university internationalization has some aspects that are of double importance. These factors were recognized and studied in the current research as main codes, and their examples were provided to help illustrate the subject.