Republic Act No. 11448, also known as Transnational Higher Education Act, will address the noted lack of internationalization policies and strategies of Philippines higher education institutions while expanding access to education through transnational higher education opportunities. Stakeholders from the higher education sector may soon fully enjoy the advantages offered by internationalization and transnational higher education, said Atty. Lily Freida M. Milla, Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the Deputy Executive Director and Director for International Affairs of the Commission on Higher Education.

The internationalization program of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need strategic leaders who are able to create opportunities to implement transformational changes within an organization. This is according to Dr. Feliciano G. Calora, Jr., president of Benguet State University, a member of the Internationalization of the Higher Education in the Philippines Network (ANTENA) Project led by the University of Alicante in Spain with the support of the University of Montpellier in France and the European Foundation for Management Development. Other members are Ateneo de Manila University, Central Luzon State University, De La Salle University, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Saint Louis University, University of the Philippines, University of San Carlos and Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan and the Commission on Higher Education.

Internationalization among Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) face numerous challenges, the most obvious perhaps being the costs involved for a student to study abroad. The other side of the coin has more to do with just how competitive Philippine HEIs are perceived in the international education landscape.

Philippine HEIs brace for 21st century globalization through internationalization: Globalization has affected not only the economy but also higher education. In these times, higher education institutions (HEIs) are expected to provide quality education and relevant, evidence-based information to address the needs of its students and the immediate society.