Abstract:
Education has become more international and in this millennium,
governments have laid emphasis on internationalization of higher
education through international co-operation and exchange. In
Kenya, institutions and universities have developed their own
strategies to internalize their research teaching and service. The
process of globalization renews roles and responsibilities of
universities following the rapid expansion of various programmes
offered at the Kenyan universities due also to increase in student
enrollment and opening of new campuses. It follows that
Universities are operating in an economic challenging
environment which demands for excellence in all services being
offered. The question that this paper seeks to answer are what are
the strategies and prospect that can be used by universities to
improve their excellence in international ranking. The study
further looks at the challenges and obstacles toward
internationalization of Kenyan universities. The study concludes
that implementation components of strategic plans and feedback
mechanism is vital for improvement in presence, impact,
openness and excellence in practice globally. The study
recommends that adoption of pro – active approach through
internship programs, research, innovation and creativity are
necessary to improve internalization of Kenyan universities.
