scholarly journals International Student Mobility

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna Bista ◽  
Ghanashyam Sharma ◽  
Uttam Gaulee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Mobile Students ◽  
Simple Logic

Student mobility has increasingly become a key issue of policy and practice in higher education. This chapter presents a set of critical views about international student mobility globally, setting the context for emerging voices and critical lenses. The authors argue that educators should look into the bigger picture of mobility to understand its complex and multifaceted issues which go beyond counting enrollment numbers. Where do students go to study and why? Where do they come from and who was able to leave home? What obstacles do students face and how do they overcome them? There are some of the central questions of student mobility discourse. In this backdrop, the authors argue that students must be treated fairly by the simple logic of reciprocity: international students are “international” in the host countries in the same way as study abroad students will be “international” by default in the receiving countries. The only question is whether we are ready to accept a humane world where mobile students are valued as part of a global community and for global good, rather than just viewed in terms of mercenary drives of the market.

International Student Mobility in Indian Higher Education

2017 ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
Sanjay Krishnapratap Pawar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Policy Initiatives ◽  
Studying Abroad ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
Indian Students

The need to support International Student Mobility has been globally accepted and has been actively promoted by some countries. India is a prominent source country of international students to many leading host countries. As compared to the large number of Indian students studying abroad the number of international students studying in India is low and this is a matter of concern. It is therefore imperative that a concerted and well laid out strategy is put in place to attract international students to Indian campuses. The purpose of this chapter is to study the ongoing policy initiatives aimed at enhancing international student mobility in Indian higher education, to list and analyze international student mobility trends, and to discuss the way forward by specifically identifying aspects that would act as enablers to international student inflow into Indian higher education institutions.

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 Who Goes Where and Why: An Overview and Analysis of Global Educational Mobility

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-124
Author(s):  
Krishna Bista
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Educational Mobility ◽  
Educational Exchange ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Mobile Students ◽  
Study Overseas

The number of international students and scholars studying and working in a culture beyond their own has significantly increased in past few years. The mobility of students and scholars bring a diverse and global educational exchange of cultures, ideas, and technological innovations to the culture of colleges and universities. In this context, Who Goes Where and Why, written by Caroline Macready and Clive Tucker (2011), is a significant contribution to the field of international student mobility and study abroad. In this book, the authors analyze the trends of students on why and how they study overseas, and how the national policies of hosting and sending countries affect the decisions of those mobile students. 

scholarly journals Engaging Underrepresented International Students as Partners: Agency and Constraints Among Rwandan Students in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-122
Author(s):  
Aryn Baxter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Education ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Mobile Students ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Scholarship Recipients

As international student mobility expands and student populations grow increasingly diverse, there is a need to engage underrepresented international students as partners to better understand their lived experiences and co-construct supports for navigating the opportunities and constraints that accompany mobility. This article presents findings from a multisited ethnography that examines the experiences of scholarship recipients from Rwanda pursuing undergraduate degrees in the United States. Drawing on spatial and transnational theories, the study illuminates how student engagement is constrained by conflicting expectations, representations, and relationships and highlights how students exercise agency as they navigate their international education experiences. In drawing attention to the diversity of international students’ spatial imaginaries, the study provides a starting point for universities to develop deeper and more sensitive understandings of mobile students’ differences.

scholarly journals Towards developing the skill of transcommunicating among tertiary education students: the role of study abroad programmes

1970 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlena Iwona Bielak
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Study Abroad ◽  
International Student ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Education Students ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Global World

The objective of the paper is to highlight the need of adjusting the skills of tertiary education graduates to the requirements of the present global world, which entails the idea that higher education should be aimed at developing abilities that will facilitate communicating within and across a variety of communities, ethnicities and cultures. In the paper it is postulated that tertiary education graduates should be equipped, inter alia, with the skill of transcomunicating based on the idea of equality of cultures and languages. Due attention is paid to the role of study abroad programmes in the aforementioned process. Accordingly, the research part of the paper delves into the influence of the Erasmus+ mobility on the development of transcommunication among tertiary education students and rests on the analysis of the material gathered during interviews with learners who participated in the international student mobility conducted within The Erasmus+ Framework. The research results point to the key role of experiential learning held in territorial contexts in the process of developing the skill of transcommunicating among the research participants.

scholarly journals Diversification of International Student Base

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 238-250
Author(s):  
Wei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Student Population ◽  
Post Secondary Education ◽  
Host Countries ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Post Secondary

Underlying the goal of diversifying the sources of international students in post-secondary education is a naive logic: The portfolio of international students is controlled by the recruitment efforts of host countries and universities. Given this logic, the host countries and universities decide on where their international students are from and how diverse their international student population is. The logic results in an overestimate of the value of recruitment efforts by host countries and universities. It tends to overlook a whole range of other macro factors that determine international student mobility more significantly than recruitment efforts. Most notably, certain macro factors are beyond the control of host countries and universities, and their diversification efforts are futile and a waste of resources.

scholarly journals Overview of International Student Mobility in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 245-256
Author(s):  
gülşen yılmaz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
International Studies ◽  
International Student Mobility ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Turkish Higher Education ◽  
Talented Students

The international student mobility of students is one of the elements of internationalization and this mobility has increased in recent years, especially as higher education becomes more international. The mobility of talented students, especially top-ranked students, has been increased by internationalization. These students are one of the new sources of income in the countries where they have studied, with billions of dollars contributions. Countries have become more competitive in order to attract international students to their countries. The aim of this study is to provide a comparative overview of the mobility of international students in Turkey and its impact on the Turkish higher education system in this competitive environment and offer policymakers and practitioners suggestions in this regard. Data on international student mobility were collected from international studies, research, policy papers, legislative documents, national (YÖK) and international organizations (OECD) etc. and it was carried out in the form of a compilation study using the data obtained from the sources referred to.

The Stories They Tell: Understanding International Student Mobility Through Higher Education Policy

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 450-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doria Abdullah ◽  
Mohd Ismail Abd Aziz ◽  
Abdul Latiff Mohd Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Higher Education Policy ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
International Student ◽  
Student Mobility ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Service Market ◽  
International Student Mobility

The movement of students across borders has had profound impact on higher education policy development. This article seeks to unpack international student mobility through a discourse approach, using five policy documents on international student mobility from well-established recruiters of international students. Eight headline findings are presented in this article. It was found that there are many different types of international students. Higher education institutions are located at the heart of the action, and provide a broad range of services across four distinctive stages of the students’ sojourn. Governments reaffirm their commitment in providing good higher education experience to the international student population. However, there are signs that the students’ presence has shaped higher education policies to be more service-, market-, and reputation driven. The ethics of care concept is proposed to balance the present role of higher education as “wealth creation agents,” and to ensure both institutions and students reap the benefits of international higher education.

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