International students in Ukraine: a gateway to developed countries

IF 2.6 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

European Journal of Higher Education Pub Date : 2021-10-22 DOI:10.1080/21568235.2021.1988669

Myroslava Hladchenko

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Abstract

ABSTRACT This study aims to contribute to the knowledge about international student mobility to semi-peripheral states. The theoretical framework combines the world- systems analysis and the push–pull model grounded on international migration theories. Data emanate from the semi-structured interviews with 50 international students from five leading Ukrainian universities with distinct disciplinary profiles: technical, classical, medical, aviation and life sciences. Findings reveal that the main push factors that trigger international students to study in Ukraine include a lack of job prospects and the failure to enter higher education in the home country. Attractive elements of Ukrainian universities include a lax admission process, good affordability of higher education, low cost of living and the recognition of Ukrainian degrees for further studies in developed countries. The expected quality of education appears not to be a major issue. Ukrainian degree is an indirect route for international students to enter the labour market in the home country or a gateway to further studies in developed countries.

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乌克兰的国际学生:通往发达国家的门户

本研究旨在对国际学生向半外围国家流动的问题有所了解。理论框架结合了世界系统分析和以国际移民理论为基础的推拉模型。数据来自对来自乌克兰五所顶尖大学的50名国际学生进行的半结构化访谈，这些学生具有不同的学科背景:技术、古典、医学、航空和生命科学。调查结果显示，促使国际学生到乌克兰学习的主要推动因素包括缺乏就业前景和无法在本国接受高等教育。乌克兰大学吸引人的因素包括宽松的录取程序，高等教育的良好负担能力，低生活成本以及在发达国家进一步学习的乌克兰学位的认可。预期的教育质量似乎不是一个主要问题。乌克兰学位是国际学生进入本国劳动力市场的间接途径，或者是进入发达国家进一步学习的门户。

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European Journal of Higher Education Social Sciences-Education

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期刊介绍： The European Journal of Higher Education (EJHE) aims to offer comprehensive coverage of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of higher education, analyses of European and national higher education reforms and processes, and European comparative studies or comparisons between European and non-European higher education systems and institutions. Building on the successful legacy of its predecessor, Higher Education in Europe, EJHE is establishing itself as one of the flagship journals in the study of higher education and specifically in study of European higher education.