In the last half of the 20th century, higher education institutions, mostly universities, developed widespread activities to "internationalize" their offerings, campuses, and impact from bases in many "western" economies and nations. As the new millennium unfolded this trend was impacted by the 4th Industrial Revolution, where technology advances became more pervasive. At the beginning of the 3rd decade of the 21st century, the advent of an international pandemic as a major disruptor led to a dramatic impact on social, political, economic, educational, and international aspects; leading to a more revolutionary set of changes and issues across higher education and its international activities in aspects of learning and teaching as well as work. This chapter examines this major shift in higher education through a socio-cultural and cultural-historical lens, and offers as an example the case of the impacts on Australian higher education. © 2023, IGI Global. All rights reserved.
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