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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"International student mobility"”.
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International Student Mobility in Higher Education in China: Tensions between Policies and Practices
Under globalization, the Internationalization of Higher Education (IHE) has intensified. International Student Mobility (ISM) as a key part of IHE has attracted more attention as well. China, traditionally an exporter of students, is becoming a popular host country for international students as …
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International student mobility: a comparative study between Indian and Italian students in London
The aim of this thesis is to explore international student mobility in current times within the changing landscape in higher education in the UK. Although this time period corresponds to increasing international student mobility in the UK, the lived experiences of international students are little …
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The Determinants of Student Cross-Border Migration: An Applied Microeconomic Analysis
This dissertation examines two determinants of international student mobility, leveraging exogenous variation from quasi-experimental events to shed light on how students choose where to study. The first chapter estimates the impact of a shared bilateral education system on the location choice of …
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Longitudinal Trends in Academic Success: The Impact of IELTS and EAP Program Outcomes on International Student Performance
Increased international student mobility has resulted in unprecedented numbers of English as additional language speakers applying to English medium of instruction universities. Consequently, it has never been more crucial to understand the relationship of language test scores, English for academic …
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Examining how an institution develops support services for international students
As the needs and international student mobility trends continue to shift, institutions are tasked with finding strategies to support international students. This study expanded on research around the acculturation process as the current research lacks a multidimensional approach to understanding …
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International Students' Social Integration and Social Support
International student mobility has been increasingly driven by economic rationales. However, the mere presence of international students in US higher education is inadequate to realize the non-economic values of internationalization, such as enhancing intercultural understanding. This dissertation, …
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International students’ work experience in London: Case of South Asian students
The number of international students is increasing in universities around the world with the growth of the internationalisation of higher education institutions (Waters and Brooks, 2011, Buckner, 2019). However, migration researchers have largely ignored the study of international student mobility. …
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Nigerian postgraduate mobility to the UK for higher education: students’ perspectives
… higher education in developing countries where students increasingly seek further education abroad, international student mobility (ISM) has become an important phenomenon, with economic, social, and political implications for home countries. Yet ISM is complex and students’ mobility rationales …
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Exploring academic perspectives on facilitating study abroad uptake for widening participation students: A pre- and post-1992 university comparative analysis
… can make a positive difference by encouraging students to consider study abroad as an achievable option and by offering guidance on the application process, yet their perspective on the issue of unequal access remains underexplored. This thesis aims to fill the gap by drawing on Bourdieu’s …
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Sponsored brain drain? Examining the lived experiences of Ghanaian scholarship recipients and administrators' perspectives through capitals and a postcolonial lens.
… brain drain" to describe situations where students funded by state scholarships do not return home after studying abroad. Using Ghana's scholarship programme to the United Kingdom as a case study, the research investigates why this occurs and how existing return arrangements operate in …
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Mobilidade estudantil internacional: estudantes estrangeiros de uma Universidade Federal
A presente investigação tem como objetivo analisar o acolhimento, a integração, as relações interculturais, as oportunidades e benefícios, assim como as dificuldades e riscos psicossociais de estudantes estrangeiros de uma Universidade Federal do nordeste brasileiro (UFRN), a considerar os …