scholarly journals Factors Influencing International Students to Study at Universities in Taiwan

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Yao-Chuan Tsai ◽  
Le Thu Trang ◽  
Kazuhiko Kobori
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
University Management ◽  
Institutional Image ◽  
The Past ◽  
Service Business ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
International Environment ◽  
The University ◽  
Potential Customers

In order to survive and compete in the current world, a business needs to identify the needs of its potential customers and to develop products or services that can meet customers’ needs. This is true for the educational business as well, which is essentially a service business with students as its clients. Given the growing competition between universities for recruiting international students, it becomes increasingly important for the university management to gain a better understanding of the factors that may influence student’s decisions on selecting universities. This is especially necessary for Higher Education (HE) institutions in Taiwan where the number of international students has almost doubled over the past four years, studying a wide variety of majors.This study applied conjoint analysis to analyze the factors which could influence international students' decisions on selecting universities to study at Taiwan. We found that the strongest influencing factor is “scholarship”, followed by the factors of “desired course”, “language”, and “international environment” (these three factors have the same rank), then followed by “future job”, and finally the weakest influencing factor is “institutional image”.

Identifying dimensions of employer attractiveness in Indian universities: an approach towards scale development

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chetna Priyadarshini ◽  
Sireesha Mamidenna ◽  
O.B. Sayeed
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
University Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Past ◽  
Global War ◽  
The University ◽  
Employer Attractiveness

Purpose As the global war of talent is prevalent across different industries, universities are also facing an acute shortage of faculty members because of massification of higher education system in the past two decades. The tremendous increase in the number of higher education institutions has made attracting talented professors a challenging necessity for the university management as employers. The present study, therefore, carries out a scale development exercise and explores the attractive dimensions of Indian universities as employers. Design/methodology/approach With the help of principle component analysis, exploratory factor analysis was carried out to obtain five significant constructs of employer attractiveness in Indian universities. Findings The dimensions identified in the study includes fairness and work–life balance; teaching environment and compensation and benefits; research resources and career development; organizational integrity and commitment to quality; and organizational culture consisting of respect and recognition. Practical implications The finding provides valuable insights for the university management and government bodies and posits to assist them in formulating policies with regard to attracting competent teaching staff. Originality/value Although employer attractiveness has gained scholarly attention in the past two decades, study exploring the dimensionality of employer attractiveness in the context of academic institutions and universities has not been conducted so far. The present study, therefore, is one of the pioneers in this realm.

scholarly journals Peer-led Discussion Groups in Foreign Languages: Training International Students to Become Peer-Facilitators

2015 ◽  
pp. 433-443
Author(s):  
Catherine Jeanneau ◽  
Stéphanie O’Riordan
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Discussion Groups ◽  
Language Fluency ◽  
Constructive Feedback ◽  
The Past ◽  
Training Package ◽  
The University ◽  
Peer Facilitators

While practice is paramount to achieve fluency and accuracy in a foreign language, Higher Education is understandably limited in the amount of language practice it can offer to its students. The initiative discussed here aims to address this issue by providing peer-led discussion groups in languages in a systematic manner. For the past three years, a team of language practitioners at the University of Limerick, Ireland have developed a programme whereby groups of native speakers receive training before facilitating discussion groups and/or one-to-one sessions. In this study, we will first present an overview of the initiative. We will then focus on the training offered to the peer-facilitators. The main principles of the training package will be explained: it seeks to prepare the facilitators to select relevant topics, to focus on language fluency and to provide constructive feedback to participating students. Finally, we will draw some conclusions from our experience, provide some recommendations and discuss the value of peer-supported activities to integrate International students in their host university.

scholarly journals Treading Other Paths within Afro-Diasporic Contexts: Unilab Students’ Experiences, Challenges, and Perspectives

Humanities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Cristiane Santos Souza
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
International Integration ◽  
The Past ◽  
Higher Education Expansion ◽  
Education Expansion ◽  
The University ◽  
Education In Brazil

In this paper, I discuss some of the processes that characterized the creation and consolidation of the University of International Integration of Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (Unilab) in Bahia, as part of the expansion project of public higher education in Brazil that was implemented during the Lula presidency (2003–2010) and defined in the government’s internationalization and regionalization project. To this end, I reviewed the literature and institutional documents from the past four years and analyzed observations of daily campus life. I highlight some challenges as well as possibilities for young international students, particularly young Africans from the five Portuguese-speaking countries, and for Brazilian nationals, too, which arise from the implementation of this public higher education expansion program in the Recôncavo Baiano region. Finally, I conclude with observations about the cultural diversity and social reality inherent to the context and discuss the conceptual and practical challenges and possibilities arising from that intercultural reality.

scholarly journals The influence of gender stereotyping and demographic factors on academic choice: The case of the University of Debrecen

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Academic Choices ◽  
Academic Choice ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Education is the proven guarantor of gender equality and sustainable development. Empirical evidence from previous studies in European countries (Favara, 2012; Geerdink & Dekkers, 2011; OECD, 2009) shows that women are incompletely represented in many areas of technical and scientific education. This study examined the impact of gender stereotypes and factors related to family background, university criteria, and the main factors influencing students’ academic choices at the University of Debrecen. The research question was: what is the impact of gender stereotypes and demographic factors on students’ academic choices? The research relied on a qualitative approach. 12 qualitative interviews were conducted with international students at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The research used semi-structured interviews with five main blocks of questions. The dimensions explored included the following: 1. introduction and context of the interviewee, 2. gender stereotypes, 3. family background, 4. university characteristics, 5. factors motivating academic selection. After data collection, the transcripts were analysed using an open coding method, which involved line-by-line and word-by-word analysis (Khandkar, 2009). This helped to identify the most important factors influencing students’ academic choices. The socio-educational role of the family, the scholarship Stependium Hungaricum, the facilities and services of the university, the geopolitical academic location, the UNIDEB ranking, the quality of life and study, the scholarships, the realistic, materialistic goals of future life, and the impact of gender stereotypes expressed by the students (as a product of society, choice and belief, the liberal generation) influenced the academic choice of the international students at the University of Debrecen.

scholarly journals THE UNIQUE SIGNIFICANCE OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN A PLURAL SOCIETY EMBROIDERED WITH HARMONY, COURTESY UNITY AS AN ADDED VALUE FAMILY TRUST AND A CATALYST FOR THE DIASPORA OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO STUDY IN MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (39) ◽  
pp. 01-28
Author(s):  
Irma Wani Othman ◽  
Muhammad Safuan Yusoff ◽  
Mohd Kamal Mohd Shah ◽  
Saifulazry Mokhtar ◽  
Abang Mohd. Razif Abang Muis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
International Student ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
University Management ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Plural Society ◽  
The University

Malaysia’s background as a multi-racial, multi-religious country, and overflowing wealth that exists as a result of the uniqueness of a plural society, is a vital asset that catalyses the international student diaspora. The choice of study destination is also significantly influenced by the social structure of an individual. In conclusion, this paper provides an understanding of the significance of multiculturalism and family consensus as the basis for decision-making to study abroad. The involvement of four public universities is determined based on the classification and status of the university, the historical background of the establishment of the university, the socio-political environment, and the population of international students registered at each university. In-depth interviews conducted on 40 international students have produced empirical data, which is then processed by inductive analysis. Transcripts of audio recordings are converted into text form for theme categorisation through an encoding process. The findings prove that the decision to choose Malaysia is not solely influenced by the multicultural society. The uniqueness of Malaysia’s cultural diversity embroidered with harmony and courtesy of unity has added value to the confidence of the family as well as the students themselves in dealing with the process of assimilation of a new environment that is different from the country of origin. The new findings of this study refer to the relationship between cultural themes with the pleasure of travelling, opportunities to immerse themselves in local culture, and conducive learning environment as the dominant element of testing student’s ability to adapt well in a foreign environment. This paper’s approach utilises empirical data as the basis of the discussion. Application of a selection of original dialogue narratives taken from informants presented to give a true picture of the assimilation experience of international students. The connection of these aspects can also be used as a guideline for university management to be sensitive to the implications of multiculturalism and family consensus on the results of student’s studies abroad.

scholarly journals Strategi Pengelolaan Unit Penunjang Universitas Perpustakaan Universitas Gadjah Mada 'Yogyakarta (Strategy of Management of Gadjah Mada University Libraries Yogyakarta)

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wahyu Supriyanto ◽  
Sunyoto Usman ◽  
I Gusti Ngurah Putra
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Research University ◽  
University Management ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Digital Service ◽  
The Past ◽  
The University ◽  
Growing Strategy

Gadjah Mada University Libraries are expected to provide a better fast, easy and efficient service. In the past few years, there were some changes at the Gadjah Mada University Libraries; moreover Gadjah Mada University is stated to be a research university so that the library service quality must be improved. To identify the strategy of management of Gadjah Mada University Libraries with the current changes of the library environment. This is a qualitative research based on the collaboration between the research and subject of the research using 12 people to be purposive sampling consisting of some librarians and stakeholders. The Research instruments are interview and analysis of the second data. Due to of the change of the Organizational structure of Gadjah Mada University Libraries as stated in Rector's decree no. 259/P/SK/HT/2004 which stated that Gadjah Mada University Libraries are under Rector directly and the Libraries had to adapt their mission with the mission and the strategy of the university management. The most expected value of the strategy of management is the commitment of the Rector so that the facility will increase the role of the libraries as the information resources of can be optimum. The applied strategy is a growing strategy to develop the integrated and digital service and to the support university as a research university. Some changes are happening and the perceptions of the stakeholders showed that the strategy of the libraries management must be changed to improve the service quality of Gadjah Mada University libraries. The Commitment is to develop library with the change of the external and internal environment; to increase the quality of the human resources and to decrease the weakness as minimum as possible. Key Words: Strategy of Management, Environmental Changing

Novae in the Magellanic Clouds

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
J.A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The Past ◽  
Spectroscopic Information ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
The University ◽  
Small Cloud ◽  
Low Dispersion

During the past several years, a systematic search for novae in the Magellanic Clouds has been carried out at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The Curtis Schmidt telescope, on loan to CTIO from the University of Michigan is used to obtain plates every two weeks during the observing season. An objective prism is used on the telescope. This provides additional low-dispersion spectroscopic information when a nova is discovered. The plates cover an area of 5°x5°. One plate is sufficient to cover the Small Magellanic Cloud and four are taken of the Large Magellanic Cloud with an overlap so that the central bar is included on each plate. The methods used in the search have been described by Graham and Araya (1971). In the CTIO survey, 8 novae have been discovered in the Large Cloud but none in the Small Cloud. The survey was not carried out in 1974 or 1976. During 1974, one nova was discovered in the Small Cloud by MacConnell and Sanduleak (1974).

The consolidation of microscopy technology into a university research support facility: Reflections on the 1980's and projections for the 1990's at the university of iowa

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 476-477
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Laser Scanning ◽  
Freeze Fracture ◽  
Freeze Substitution ◽  
Research Support ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
The Past ◽  
Research Grade ◽  
The University ◽  
Support Facility

The University of Iowa Central Electron Microscopy Research Facility(CEMRF) was established in 1981 to support all faculty, staff and students needing this technology. Initially the CEMRF was operated with one TEM, one SEM, three staff members and supported about 30 projects a year. During the past twelve years, the facility has replaced all instrumentation pre-dating 1981, and now includes 2 TEM's, 2 SEM's, 2 EDS systems, cryo-transfer specimen holders for both TEM and SEM, 2 parafin microtomes, 4 ultamicrotomes including cryoultramicrotomy, a Laser Scanning Confocal microscope, a research grade light microscope, an Ion Mill, film and print processing equipment, a rapid cryo-freezer, freeze substitution apparatus, a freeze-fracture/etching system, vacuum evaporators, sputter coaters, a plasma asher, and is currently evaluating scanning probe microscopes for acquisition. The facility presently consists of 10 staff members and supports over 150 projects annually from 44 departments in 5 Colleges and 10 industrial laboratories. One of the unique strengths of the CEMRF is that both Biomedical and Physical scientists use the facility.

The Tower Mill: An archaeological excavation of Queensland's oldest extant building

1996 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Hall ◽  
Jonathan Prangnell ◽  
Bruno David
Keyword(s):  
City Council ◽  
Archaeological Excavation ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

The Tower Mill, Brisbane's oldest extant building, was excavated by the University of Queensland to determine for the Brisbane City Council the heritage potential of surrounding subsurface deposits.  Following the employment of GPR, excavation revealed interesting stratifications, features and artefacts.  Analysis permits an explanation for these deposits which augment an already fascinating history of the site's use over the past 170 years or so.

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