International Education and the Crises of Cosmopolitanism and Global Citizenship

Globalisation has not only given rise to unprecedented dimensions of mobility people and ideas across national borders, but it also enhanced the activities involved in international education (IE) inevitably drawn attention growing levels cultural diversity necessity for exchange among ‘global communities’. Arguably, these phenomena have equally possibilities both conflicts interest what constitutes an effective IE. Besides, recent phenomenal development digital technologies enabled vast far afield be close relations with one another; thus, opening new vistas effectively transnational world that could aptly regarded as a global village. Parts fundamental concepts IE which agitated minds several scholars are cosmopolitanism citizenship (GC). As part tenets GC cosmopolitanism, is expected treated preference should any particular cultural, political, linguistic, or group, most especially at expense others. Meanwhile, there scholarly arguments role play preparing students increasingly interconnected interdependent. Several advocacies light context been principally brought fore by moral frameworks resonant educators’ efforts cultivate people’s openness mutual understanding through respectful dialogue, well awareness peculiarities within values stridently diverse from contemporary practices do reflect _modus operandi_ espoused GC. It was argued exist varying disequilibria IE, this made realities inherent ‘others’ disparagingly relegated. Imperatively, times, calls advocating critical incorporation cosmopolitan dynamics approaches (to some basic hallmarks GC). Although positive realisation attempts still developing stage educational practices, works other disciplines promise forward such agenda. is, therefore, against background extant current literature critically engaged interrogate At same time, treatise divided into four (4) sections include: conceptual clarifications terms: (IE), citizenship, cosmopolitanism; analysis Western, Asian (Chinese) African perspectives on crises However, paper gives conclusion puts forth recommendations.