Abstract:
The concept and practice of globalization have not only impacted
countries in a variety of ways but have equally induced strong emotions
across varying spectrums. As a concept, the fingerprint of Karl Marx and
his adherents remains in their recognition of the vitality of transnational
trade and the exploitative tendencies inherent in capitalism as a world
system. In recent decades however, the concept of globalization has
resurfaced in the capitalist toolkit of neoliberalism where it is deployed
in promoting their self-centered capitalistic annihilation in all spheres.
The paper assesses the connection between universities and globalization
in terms of the increasing market-oriented approach to knowledge
production. It argues that though the process of globalization has
influenced the conduct of knowledge production in a variety of expected
and unexpected ways, the transformation of aspects of the university has
equally left visible imprints on the modicums of globalization