Representation of international students in the Portuguese press: Are immigrants welcome?

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 137-154
Author(s):  
Thais França
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
News Stories ◽  
National Media ◽  
The Media

Since the 2000s, the Portuguese government and higher education institutions have been making significant changes to their strategies for attracting international students. While scholars have given extensive consideration to how these changes have increased the number of international students, less attention has been paid to how the national media have represented these new arrivals. Hence, in this article, following the analysis of 103 news stories published in two leading Portuguese newspapers, we investigate the representation of international students in the Portuguese press to analyse how the media portrayed this population from 2006 to 2019. As student mobility became more visible in Portuguese migration and education policies, media focus on this phenomenon increased. Based on a critical analysis discourse framework, our results outline a positive narrative about international students that both reinforces Portugal’s image as an attractive destination for skilled youths and highlights the contribution of international students to the country’s development.

scholarly journals Problematic Areas of Host University Support Services for Short-Term Mobility Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1030-1047
Author(s):  
Adriana Perez-Encinas ◽  
Jesus Rodriguez-Pomeda ◽  
Mikuláš Josek
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Student Services ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Latent Dirichlet Allocation ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Mobile Students ◽  
University Support

The growing numbers of mobile students over the years made the provision of student services a key topic of interest for higher education institutions. In order to offer a better experience for international students, it is important to be aware of and assess their needs in relation to different sets of support services. The data used in this paper were gathered through the ESNsurvey 2016 project, a research venture focused on the experiences of participants in short-term student mobility in Europe. Responses were collected from 12,365 international students, who have participated in a short-term (3-12 months) study period abroad mostly through Europe’s most promoted mobility program called ERASMUS+. For the purpose of this paper, the focus was only on the aspect of host university support services. The comments of 2,012 students about their experiences were analyzed using a probabilistic methodology known as Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA). 

scholarly journals Paradoxical Attraction? Why an Increasing Number of International Students Choose Norway

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 281-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannecke Wiers-Jenssen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Higher Education Policies ◽  
Career Opportunities ◽  
Northern Fringe

Between 2000 and 2015, Norway has experienced a large increase in the number of international students compared with many other countries. At first glance, this may seem paradoxical considering that Norway is a country with few well-known universities, a high cost of living, and a geographical location on the northern fringe of Europe. This article sheds light on why more students find their way to Norway. Global trends of increased student mobility as well as EU policies influence the flow of students to Norway. Nevertheless, national higher education policies and in this development. Courses in English and more active partnerships with higher education institutions abroad have been established to attract international students. Furthermore, tuition fees are not charged in state-owned universities and colleges, and this has become a comparative advantage in an era when institutions in other countries are introducing or increasing tuition fees for national as well as international students. Asking the international students themselves about their motivation for studying in Norway, we find that the rationale is pragmatic rather than related to perceived quality. Their choices still appear rational; they get free higher education in a safe country, and increase their career opportunities.

scholarly journals International Student Mobility

2018 ◽  
pp. 15-30
Author(s):  
Rashim Wadhwa
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Internationalization Of Higher Education ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Core Element ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
The Core

International student mobility is the core element of the internationalization of higher education. In recent years, a significant change has been observed in the outlook of individuals which is giving a boost to this phenomenon. Within this context, the present chapter analyzed the phenomenon of international student mobility through different approaches by providing critical outlook. An attempt has been made to list the important determinants which influence the decision-making process of international students.

scholarly journals International Student Transitions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sharif Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
The U.S

Andrade and James Hartshorn (2019) surrounds the transition that international students encounter when they attend universities in developed countries in pursuit of higher education. Andrade and James Hartshorn (2019) describe how some countries like Australia and the United Kingdom host more international students than the United States (U.S.) and provides some guidelines for the U.S. higher education institutions to follow to host more international students. This book contains seven chapters.

scholarly journals Applying Student Development Theories: Enhancing International Student Academic Success and Integration

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (Winter) ◽  
pp. 18-24
Author(s):  
Anduena Ballo ◽  
Charles Mathies ◽  
Leasa Weimer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
International Students ◽  
Student Development ◽  
Student Services ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Development Models ◽  
Growth And Change ◽  
And Migration

Student development theories (SDT) focus on the growth and change occurring in students while attending higher education. In this article, we propose that the application of student development theories supports holistic development in international students and helps us understand international students’ academic success and integration. We outline a combination of student development models, derived from SDT, and interact them with concepts from international student mobility and migration (ISM). These models, when applied to student services, may assist higher education institutions (HEIs) in designing student services for international students enhancing academic success and integration.

An Overview of International Students and Discrimination in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 333-347
Author(s):  
Kamil Demirhan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Negative Perception ◽  
Unequal Treatment ◽  
The Third

This chapter focuses on the international students' exposure to unequal treatment in higher education institutions. The study aims at explaining how international students are perceived by hosting institutions and societies. The first part gives information about the international students. It explains the approaches of higher education institutions to international students in terms of their contribution to the internationalization of institutions, international students' contribution as a financial sector and as a market, and international students' contribution to increase diversity and interaction. The second part includes the experiences of international students as the subjects of discrimination. The experiences may help to identify the suspects of unequal treatment and to understand which characteristics that students have targeted by hosting society. The third part identifies the reasons of unequal treatment and negative perception about international students. This study tries to schematize types, reasons, and results of unequal treatment towards international students.

Leadership Dynamics in Higher Education Institutions in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 309-331
Author(s):  
Siran Mukerji ◽  
Purnendu Tripathi ◽  
Anjana Anjana
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Multiple Roles ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Educational Leader ◽  
Centers Of Excellence ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Vice Chancellor ◽  
Major Factors

The network of higher education institutions (HEIs) has grown at a phenomenal rate in post-independence India and poses wide-ranging challenges for educational leadership. There are other important factors that impinge on the functioning of educational leader who is not only a principal, a president, or a vice chancellor. In fact, he or she is an educational leader encompassing multiple roles. The chapter elucidates the present higher education scenario of India. It portrays the nature and extent of internal and external student mobility and the challenges posed therein. It identifies the major factors affecting the HEIs and their employees in the present changing realm by way of a study conducted in the HEIs and highlights the ethical challenges faced by the educational leaders in promoting and transforming the institutions to centers of excellence.

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