The outward student mobility has been recognized as an instrument for the internationalization of higher education(IHE)world-widely and in the UK.This paper intends to critically review the existing literature in orde...The outward student mobility has been recognized as an instrument for the internationalization of higher education(IHE)world-widely and in the UK.This paper intends to critically review the existing literature in order to identify the current trend and issues of the UK outward student mobility under the IHE.It points out that the focus of current international educational activities is attracting foreign/inward students out of the economic impetus in the UK.Consequently,the outward student mobility is given the less recognition than the inward one in the UK policy-making and researches,which could lead the imbalanced gains for UK-domiciled students.Thus,it suggests that both the UK government education sectors and institutions should more develop the outward student mobility;moreover,future researches could investigate more about outward students’personal development.展开更多
Purpose:This study examined the role of virtual student mobility(VSM)programs in developing international education partnerships and explored key factors for building successful transnational partnerships.Design/Appro...Purpose:This study examined the role of virtual student mobility(VSM)programs in developing international education partnerships and explored key factors for building successful transnational partnerships.Design/Approach/Methods:Drawing on Yin's case study approach,we explored several VSM programs offered by a Japanese national university in partnership with four research universities in China.Data sources included an autoethnographic account of planning and organizing virtual exchange programs and interviews with the partner universities'virtual exchange program coor-dinators as well as with students who took different virtual exchange courses under the partner-ship.Findings:Our case study showed that VSM models require significant collaboration,support,and commitment from universities to offer high-quality exchange programs.The initial establishment of VSM programs relies on existing relationships,clear communication,and a commitment to col-laborate;however,VSM programs'success depends heavily on the quality of online support,as well as inter-university communication and collaboration between administrators and faculty and intra-university communication and collaboration with partner universities.Based on the research results and the previous literature on international higher education partnerships,we propose a renewed partnership model in VSM comprising three main characteristics:(I)effective coordination and support,(2)effective communication,and(3)a commitment to partnership.Originality/Value:Amidst emerging VSM models in higher education,this study contributes to the literature by proposing a renewed partnership model for sustaining VSM programs.展开更多
International student mobility is an important indicator of the internationalization of higher education,and an important way to cultivate talents with global has had a huge impact on the mobility of international stu...International student mobility is an important indicator of the internationalization of higher education,and an important way to cultivate talents with global has had a huge impact on the mobility of international students.Specifically,the scale of international student mobility has decreased,changes in the geographic pattern of international student mobility have intensified,the form of international student mobility has changed,and the competition in the international study abroad market has intensified.As a major country that sends and receives international students,China has adopted a series of response measures to reduce the impact of the pandemic on international student mobility and has formulated a long-term development strategy to promote the mobility of international students.To promote international student mobility in the post-epidemic period countries should provide support for international students from home and abroad,promote the diversification of international student mobility,and strengthen internationalization at home.展开更多
At a time of exacerbated globalization,education,and more generally training,is a key factor for our society,at the heart of territories challenged to renew themselves in the face of the emergence around the globe of ...At a time of exacerbated globalization,education,and more generally training,is a key factor for our society,at the heart of territories challenged to renew themselves in the face of the emergence around the globe of new centers of economic and demographic gravity,with their own models.Training,and its link with working life,is a real challenge to face,in the near future,the technological,economic,political and environmental revolutions that we are already facing.Beyond what is called sandwich training or continuing vocational training in Higher Education,the current challenge is indeed around lifelong learning,old concept but whose forms always call for an actualization in modernity.At the heart of a small island territory like Corsica,this challenge is all the more crucial to take up as it foreshadows its attractiveness in a context of glocalisation[8]now durably anchored.In an ever-changing global environment,with moving landmarks,increasingly complex personal and professional lives,and where everything that seemed well compartmentalized yesterday faces increasing porosity,the purpose of this contribution is to explain that the international mobility of students apprentices,at the heart of the construction of a skills economy,is a major strategic issue for the development and structuring of a small territory such as Corsica.展开更多
In the context of the internationalization of higher education and the yearly increase in the number of Chinese students in Italy,this paper examines the processes and reasons why Chinese students choose Italy.Using a...In the context of the internationalization of higher education and the yearly increase in the number of Chinese students in Italy,this paper examines the processes and reasons why Chinese students choose Italy.Using a semi-structured interview with ten English-taught Master's students at the University of Padova in Italy,the study illustrates the reasons why Chinese students choose Italy by focusing on previous mobility experiences and the social embeddedness of the students and incorporating push and pull models from the international student mobility literature.The paper finds that previous successful mobility experiences and the social networks in which students are embedded foster the formation of study abroad perceptions.Economic factors,a novel curriculum,high quality of education,and low entry language requirements were key factors in choosing Italy.展开更多
This paper describes the history of the harmonisation of agricultural/biosystems engineering degree study programs in Europe from 1989, when the need for this process was widely felt, until now, when this need was par...This paper describes the history of the harmonisation of agricultural/biosystems engineering degree study programs in Europe from 1989, when the need for this process was widely felt, until now, when this need was partly satisfied through the implementation of the projects of two EU funded thematic networks, i.e., USAEE-TN and ERABEE-TN. The objective of this paper is to contribute to promote, in each EU country and elsewhere, the process of harmonisation of agricultural/biosystems engineering degree study programs, and student and graduate mobility within the EU, as well as between the EU and the USA. At present, in Europe, this harmonisation process is aided by the key results of the projects of USAEE-TN, ERABEE-TN and POMSEBES. USAEE developed some core curricula, to be used as benchmarks for European agricultural/biosystems engineering degree study programs, and a web-based database of these study programs. ERABEE promoted the transition from agricultural engineering to biosystems engineering and established the recognition procedures of new European study programs in biosystems engineering. The EU-US POMSEBES consortium built up a platform for exchange of experiences and ideas between the USA and the EU, aimed at： enhancing the quality and linkage of research and education; establishing appropriate policy oriented measures; promoting compatible degree study programs in biosystems engineering, within the EU as well as between the EU and the USA.展开更多
Purpose:This study focused on cross-region student mobility to explore whether Macao students have adjustment issues while studying and living in Taiwan.Design/Approach/Methods:A total of 663 Macao students were surve...Purpose:This study focused on cross-region student mobility to explore whether Macao students have adjustment issues while studying and living in Taiwan.Design/Approach/Methods:A total of 663 Macao students were surveyed in Taiwan,and the statistical methods,including correlation,t-test,analysis of variance,and hierarchical regression analysis were addressed to analyze the data.Findings:Macao students,even while studying in a Chinese context,did have social and psychological adjustment issues(i.e.,social support and self-efficacy).Originality/Value:This study could shed some light on understanding cross-region students as well as providing practical guides for relevant governmental departments in their policy regarding outbound students.展开更多
基金Guangdong University Teaching Quality Assurance and Reform Project“The English Teaching Team Construction”(No.2020SZL03).
文摘The outward student mobility has been recognized as an instrument for the internationalization of higher education(IHE)world-widely and in the UK.This paper intends to critically review the existing literature in order to identify the current trend and issues of the UK outward student mobility under the IHE.It points out that the focus of current international educational activities is attracting foreign/inward students out of the economic impetus in the UK.Consequently,the outward student mobility is given the less recognition than the inward one in the UK policy-making and researches,which could lead the imbalanced gains for UK-domiciled students.Thus,it suggests that both the UK government education sectors and institutions should more develop the outward student mobility;moreover,future researches could investigate more about outward students’personal development.
基金supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(grant number 21K13602).
文摘Purpose:This study examined the role of virtual student mobility(VSM)programs in developing international education partnerships and explored key factors for building successful transnational partnerships.Design/Approach/Methods:Drawing on Yin's case study approach,we explored several VSM programs offered by a Japanese national university in partnership with four research universities in China.Data sources included an autoethnographic account of planning and organizing virtual exchange programs and interviews with the partner universities'virtual exchange program coor-dinators as well as with students who took different virtual exchange courses under the partner-ship.Findings:Our case study showed that VSM models require significant collaboration,support,and commitment from universities to offer high-quality exchange programs.The initial establishment of VSM programs relies on existing relationships,clear communication,and a commitment to col-laborate;however,VSM programs'success depends heavily on the quality of online support,as well as inter-university communication and collaboration between administrators and faculty and intra-university communication and collaboration with partner universities.Based on the research results and the previous literature on international higher education partnerships,we propose a renewed partnership model in VSM comprising three main characteristics:(I)effective coordination and support,(2)effective communication,and(3)a commitment to partnership.Originality/Value:Amidst emerging VSM models in higher education,this study contributes to the literature by proposing a renewed partnership model for sustaining VSM programs.
基金the National Social Science Fund of China for the project“Research on the development of global mobility of students facing the community of shared future”under Grant BDA180027the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant JUSRP1806ZD.
文摘International student mobility is an important indicator of the internationalization of higher education,and an important way to cultivate talents with global has had a huge impact on the mobility of international students.Specifically,the scale of international student mobility has decreased,changes in the geographic pattern of international student mobility have intensified,the form of international student mobility has changed,and the competition in the international study abroad market has intensified.As a major country that sends and receives international students,China has adopted a series of response measures to reduce the impact of the pandemic on international student mobility and has formulated a long-term development strategy to promote the mobility of international students.To promote international student mobility in the post-epidemic period countries should provide support for international students from home and abroad,promote the diversification of international student mobility,and strengthen internationalization at home.
文摘At a time of exacerbated globalization,education,and more generally training,is a key factor for our society,at the heart of territories challenged to renew themselves in the face of the emergence around the globe of new centers of economic and demographic gravity,with their own models.Training,and its link with working life,is a real challenge to face,in the near future,the technological,economic,political and environmental revolutions that we are already facing.Beyond what is called sandwich training or continuing vocational training in Higher Education,the current challenge is indeed around lifelong learning,old concept but whose forms always call for an actualization in modernity.At the heart of a small island territory like Corsica,this challenge is all the more crucial to take up as it foreshadows its attractiveness in a context of glocalisation[8]now durably anchored.In an ever-changing global environment,with moving landmarks,increasingly complex personal and professional lives,and where everything that seemed well compartmentalized yesterday faces increasing porosity,the purpose of this contribution is to explain that the international mobility of students apprentices,at the heart of the construction of a skills economy,is a major strategic issue for the development and structuring of a small territory such as Corsica.
文摘In the context of the internationalization of higher education and the yearly increase in the number of Chinese students in Italy,this paper examines the processes and reasons why Chinese students choose Italy.Using a semi-structured interview with ten English-taught Master's students at the University of Padova in Italy,the study illustrates the reasons why Chinese students choose Italy by focusing on previous mobility experiences and the social embeddedness of the students and incorporating push and pull models from the international student mobility literature.The paper finds that previous successful mobility experiences and the social networks in which students are embedded foster the formation of study abroad perceptions.Economic factors,a novel curriculum,high quality of education,and low entry language requirements were key factors in choosing Italy.
文摘This paper describes the history of the harmonisation of agricultural/biosystems engineering degree study programs in Europe from 1989, when the need for this process was widely felt, until now, when this need was partly satisfied through the implementation of the projects of two EU funded thematic networks, i.e., USAEE-TN and ERABEE-TN. The objective of this paper is to contribute to promote, in each EU country and elsewhere, the process of harmonisation of agricultural/biosystems engineering degree study programs, and student and graduate mobility within the EU, as well as between the EU and the USA. At present, in Europe, this harmonisation process is aided by the key results of the projects of USAEE-TN, ERABEE-TN and POMSEBES. USAEE developed some core curricula, to be used as benchmarks for European agricultural/biosystems engineering degree study programs, and a web-based database of these study programs. ERABEE promoted the transition from agricultural engineering to biosystems engineering and established the recognition procedures of new European study programs in biosystems engineering. The EU-US POMSEBES consortium built up a platform for exchange of experiences and ideas between the USA and the EU, aimed at： enhancing the quality and linkage of research and education; establishing appropriate policy oriented measures; promoting compatible degree study programs in biosystems engineering, within the EU as well as between the EU and the USA.
文摘Purpose:This study focused on cross-region student mobility to explore whether Macao students have adjustment issues while studying and living in Taiwan.Design/Approach/Methods:A total of 663 Macao students were surveyed in Taiwan,and the statistical methods,including correlation,t-test,analysis of variance,and hierarchical regression analysis were addressed to analyze the data.Findings:Macao students,even while studying in a Chinese context,did have social and psychological adjustment issues(i.e.,social support and self-efficacy).Originality/Value:This study could shed some light on understanding cross-region students as well as providing practical guides for relevant governmental departments in their policy regarding outbound students.
