Factors Influencing Chinese Student Preference Bias Towards Russian Regional Universities

2020 ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Zhidong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Chinese Student ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Student Preference ◽  
Regional Universities

Chinese-Russian higher education cooperation has increased rapidly, the governments of China and Russia have got the consensus that the total quantity of international students will be increased to one hundred thousand by 2020. The purpose of this article is to present the results of a study of the views of Chinese students studying at Southern Federal University who evaluate the factors at regional university study. Based on the obtained data, the significance of the selected research factors was evaluated in determining their ability to study at foreign regional universities.

scholarly journals From Priority to Diversity: Prospect of Educational Cooperation for Chinese and Russian Regional Universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 95-100
Author(s):  
Zhidong Huang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Education ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Further Education ◽  
Choice Preference ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
Regional Universities ◽  
Education Market ◽  
Russian Education ◽  
Regional Education

Internationalization of higher education is a trend of future education. Chinese-Russian higher education cooperation has increased rapidly. The regional education cooperation between the China and Russia should be enhanced & promoted. The author’s results of the questionnaire from the Chinese students of the Southern Federal University, in Rostov-on-Don, show that the satisfaction of education of Chinese students is very high, which will bring positive choice preference to regional institutes for bilateral education cooperation. The survey shows, the international students’ alternative for further education in Russia tends to diversify instead of priority. Based on the reality that the analysis reveals, regional universities of the Russian Federation should highlight its feasibility of international regional education cooperation, and create more positive and pragmatic strategies for realistic vulnerabilities. The goal is to improve the attractiveness of Russian education programs to foreign citizens, improve their conditions of stay while studying in Russia, and enhance the visibility and status of Russian education brands in the international education market.

Chinese and Vietnamese international students in Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 1278-1292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huong Le ◽  
Jade McKay
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Support Staff ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Actual Experience ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the voice of Chinese and Vietnamese international students through studying the similarities and differences in their learning experiences and the reasons underlying their experience. Design/methodology/approach In total, 57 Chinese and Vietnamese international students participated in focus groups and interviews regarding their experiences of higher education and their suggestions for improvement. Findings The findings show that Chinese and Vietnamese students had varying levels of challenges and different progress in the adaptation process and that Chinese students were more vocal and less satisfied with their experience of higher education than Vietnamese students. This is due to the mismatch in their expectation and the actual experience and the cultural influence. Research limitations/implications The sample size is relatively small. This study only looked at Vietnamese and Chinese students in one university, which might have limitations in relation to subjectivity and bias. Practical implications The findings provide useful implications for educators, institutional leaders and support staff to improve facilities, teaching quality and service to students. Originality/value In the current era of internationalisation, commercialisation and mobility in institutions around the world, this study advances current research and provides timely insight into the experiential differences of the Chinese and Vietnamese student experience and their voice.

scholarly journals Support of the International Students Studying Earth Sciences at Mining Region University

2019 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 04019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oksana Greenwald ◽  
Anna Resenchuck ◽  
Tatyana Sergeychick
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Coal Mining ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Nature Management ◽  
Sociocultural Adaptation ◽  
Educational Support ◽  
University Departments ◽  
Mining Region ◽  
Russian Higher Education

Being the leading coal mining region in Russia, Kuzbass has significant experience in training specialists in geology, mining industry, ecology and nature management. Therefore, the states-partners of Russia such as Tajikistan, Kirgizia and Uzbekistan are interested in training their specialists for mining industry at Kuzbass universities. In accordance with the Russian state policy for internationalization of Russian higher education it has resulted in sharp increasing of the number of international students at the universities of Kuzbass. A survey of the international students’ attitudes carried out at Kemerovo State University, the leading regional university, indicates the necessity to arrange their sociocultural and educational support aimed at their socialization and sociocultural adaptation to the conditions of educational environment of the university. The main principle of sociocultural and educational support of international students is based on the consolidation of different university departments in their organization of educational, scientific, cultural events to create favorable conditions for sociocultural adaptation of international students and their successful achievements in higher education programmes. Moreover, students’ intercultural communication promotes business relationships with representatives of the leading coal mining countries.

scholarly journals El «statu quo» y las perspectivas del programa de movilidad internacional de estudiantes chinos con las universidades españolas

2019 ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Chen Xing ◽  
Li Zixin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
International Development ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Exchange Programs ◽  
Exchange Program ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
New Situation ◽  
Further Development

In the context of globalization and internationalization of higher education, increasing international students’ exchange has become an important strategy for countries to participate in international development competition. The exchanges between international universities are enormously strengthened, among which the student exchange program is one of the most important forms of cooperation. What’s more, students of foreign language universities have always been particularly active in these intercultural exchanges due to their special academic nature. This article takes Chinese students of Spanish major as an example to illustrate the current situation of Chinese students in the exchange programs with Spanish universities. This paper uses various research methods such as surveys, questionnaires and SPSS Statistics, with the aim of reviewing the problems existing in the current exchange programs and analyzing the relations between some certain variables, which helps us put forward corresponding measures and suggestions for further development and look into a broader and richer future of the exchanges and cooperation between universities worldwide in the new situation.

The academic and personal experiences of Mainland Chinese students enrolled in a Canadian Master of Education Program

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 177-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane P. Preston ◽  
Anhui Wang
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Intercultural Competence ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Chinese Student ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Mainland Chinese Students ◽  
Master Of Education

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to communicate the positive and challenging aspects of a Master of Education program, as perceived by Chinese students at an Atlantic Canadian university. Design/methodology/approach Assuming a qualitative methodology, 21 Mainland Chinese students participated in individual, paired, and focus group semi-structured interviews. Interviews were member checked. Data were analyzed through content analysis. The findings are discussed using Deardorff’s (2006, 2009) concept of intercultural competence. Findings Students perceived the best features of their educational experience to be personable instructors, their enhanced English skills, and practical course-based experiences embedded in the program. The main challenges were social isolation, English language requirements and related assignments, and theoretical expectations of the program. Research limitations/implications This study contains a somewhat small qualitative small sample size (i.e. 21 participants), therein, disabling any generalization of results. In other words, the data findings are unique and non-generalizable beyond the particular research case. However, transferability, which refers to the extent in which the results of an original study can be applied to similar people, contexts, or settings (Lincoln and Guba, 1985), may be applied to the findings if the reader deems the context of this study in alignment with his/her situation. Practical implications Approximately, 82 percent of Canadian universities rate internationalization as a top priority, supporting the need for research in this area. An implication of the study is that internationalization of higher education must be more than just the recruitment of international students. Universities have direct and fiduciaries responsibilities to support the academic needs, personal needs of their international students, as well as the intercultural competence of all students, instructors and staff. Originality/value There is a plethora of research documenting experiences of international students, in general, but such research is not directly transferrable to the Chinese student. The issues and problems encountered by Chinese international students are unique and should be addressed independently from international students. Moreover, a lot of the research that focuses on Chinese students enrolled in North American universities, predominantly, is conducted within the USA, and such research tends to spotlight the challenges only. In turn, the authors’ research addresses a specialized focus of the international Chinese student in Canada.

Student Mobility in Higher Education Explained by Cultural and Technological Awareness in Taiwan

2014 ◽  
pp. 66-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dian-Fu Chang
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Students ◽  
International Students ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
The Government ◽  
Good Environment

This chapter explores the factors that might influence the intention to study abroad and determines which requirement can be used to attract international students. Fuzzy statistics was used to determine the influencing factors related to student mobility in terms of outbound and inbound study. Exploring students' intentions to study abroad and their readiness may provide a better conception on the issue. The result reveals that study abroad is a better choice for many college students. Since the government provided a menu driven program for universities, various universities have been found to enhance their learning programs to attract more international students. The findings suggest that maintaining cheaper tuition, enhancing culture-related programs, and providing good environment and equipment will attract more international students. However, the factors influencing the international students coming vary in different countries.

scholarly journals Why Japanese? Why Not Japanese?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1023-1039
Author(s):  
Jun Xu
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
The United States ◽  
Chinese Student ◽  
Chinese International Students ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
First Year ◽  
Language Classes

As Chinese students have become a larger share of the international student population at U.S. universities, their participation in Japanese language classes has increased. However, Chinese student enrollment significantly decreases after the completion of the first Japanese class, and consequently, fewer Chinese students take intermediate or advanced level classes. This study examined the experiences of Chinese international students enrolled in Japanese classes as well as those who stopped taking Japanese after the first quarter or first-year class in a private university in the United States. We used semistructured interviews to investigate the reasons and goals of Chinese international students for studying the Japanese language, the successes or challenges both inside and outside of the Japanese classroom, and the reasons students continue or discontinue learning Japanese.

scholarly journals FEDERAL AND REGIONAL CONTEXT OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

Federalism ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 72-87
Author(s):  
Yu. P. Dus ◽  
V. I. Razumov ◽  
N. V. Puzina
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Intellectual Development ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Russian Higher Education ◽  
The World ◽  
Regional Universities ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Modern Russian

In the face of increasing cross-country competition, the strategic role of higher education and science is steadily increasing. Russia largely copies Western standards in the field of science and education, having nothing to do with the development of these standards. As a result, the Russian Federation is on the periphery of the world intellectual development. The situation is exacerbated by changes in Russian higher education. In the 21st century, the higher education of Russia is characterized by the division of universities into federal and regional, which affects funding, the level of autonomy in the conduct of educational and scientific activities and other characteristics. The “nomenclature” approach to highereducation institutions of the Russian Federation turns many regional universities into noncompetitive. Probably, the lack of conditions for equal inter-university competition dramatically reduces the interest for private business investment in both federal and regional universities. The article analyzes, in application to the Russian Federation, three models of the development of modern higher education, common in the world. It is concluded that the numerous deformations of modern Russian society are transferred to higher education. Therefore, education reforms are impossible without major changes in society and without taking into account the fact that modern Russian universities reproduce the diversity of socio-economic relations.

scholarly journals Negotiating identity by transnational Chinese students during COVID-19

2022 ◽  
pp. 0920203X2110650
Author(s):  
Avital Binah-Pollak ◽  
Shiran Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Multiple Identities ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Online Forums ◽  
Transnational Students ◽  
The World ◽  
New Challenges

For some years now, there has been an increase in the number of Chinese students travelling abroad to pursue higher education. The outbreak of COVID-19 has created new challenges for international students around the world. Based on an analysis of online forums during the pandemic (January–July 2020), we focus on the challenges Chinese transnational students have been facing. From the state's point of view, being at the front of China's internationalization progress, the students are expected to have both a ‘vision of globalization’ (国际化视野) as well as a deep ‘Chinese feeling’ (中国情怀). However, in practice during the pandemic, the students found it extremely difficult to achieve a balance between their multiple identities. In this article, we argue that discrepancies between the students’ identities may be due to the pandemic having highlighted several existing conflicts that have so far received only meagre attention or were even overlooked.

International Student Mobility, Government Policies, and Neoliberal Globalization

2018 ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
Jie Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
International Student ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Chinese Student ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
International Student Mobility

Given the increasing magnitude of international student flows from “developing countries” to the “developed” or major member countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), this chapter explores Chinese graduate student flows to Canada. Chinese graduate student perspectives are also drawn upon to study the phenomenon of Chinese student migrations to Canada in pursuit of higher education. Given the focus on exploration, meanings and understandings, an interpretivist approach and qualitative case study strategy were utilized to examine government policies and positions that stimulate international student mobility (ISM) from China to Canada and to understand the experiences of Chinese graduate students who study at the University of Alberta. Unlike the ISM mainly sponsored by the Chinese government before, contemporary outbound student mobility is impacted by neoliberalism and a freer mobility shapes Chinese students' pursuit of overseas studies. Chinese traditional culture and values also influence Chinese student mobility across borders for pursuing higher education. In the meantime, patriotism makes many Chinese students concern about serving their home country. The chapter also presents reflections on government policies pertaining to ISM and highlights the emergent themes from the data obtained from the qualitative case study of Chinese graduate student flows to Canada.

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