Australia’s use of international education as public diplomacy in China: foreign policy or domestic agenda?

McConachie, Bradley

doi:10.1080/10357718.2019.1568388

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“…In 2016, the Australian Survey Research Group was commissioned by DFAT to design and implement The New Colombo Plan Alumni Survey-Year One. As reported by McConachie (2019), with less than 100 responses to certain questions from a sample of 1324 alumni this low response rate cannot be easily generalised. The majority of alumni who responded, stated that their NCP experience was worthwhile and will have a lasting impact on their personal, professional and academic lives, but as Lowe (2015) states, these results should be treated with caution as students who receive funding for an overseas experience are likely to respond positively to a sponsor's evaluation.…”

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The New Colombo Plan: addressing the barriers to scholarship recipients’ contributing to Australia’s public diplomacy goals in China

McConachie

2021

Place Brand Public Dipl

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Australia's New Colombo Plan (NCP), as a public diplomacy initiative, is about refreshing the nation's brand by providing imagery of a modern, innovative and secure country that is ready and willing to lead and do business. The Chinese Communist Party continues to report that Australia is a mouthpiece for the U.S. and the Australian Prime Minister's attack against China's response to the COVID-19 outbreak has increased tensions. This article investigates the research question: What barriers need to be addressed to maximise the New Colombo Plan alumni's contribution to Australia's public diplomacy in China? Recommendations to practitioners are offered, including the need for higher language skills and increased collaboration between the NCP and the Australian Studies Centres. The findings support current studies tracking alumni stories to combat inevitable criticism of funding domestic students to study abroad. Future success requires, the continued high-profile support by the Foreign Minister. Interviewees reported that the NCP has received positive comments in-country but measurable outcomes will be slow in coming. Addressing the barriers to achieving the program's objectives is a way to address any criticism of using funding to support international education as public diplomacy as the implications of defunding such programs could be much worse.

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The New Colombo Plan: addressing the barriers to scholarship recipients’ contributing to Australia’s public diplomacy goals in China

McConachie

2021

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“…Наиболее исследованы с точки зрения публичной дипломатии стипендиальные программы, проводимые государствами Запада, в частности американская программа Фулбрайт [Bettie 2019;Snow 2008]. При этом многие исследователи соглашаются с тем, что изученность обмена иностранными студентами как внешнеполитического инструмента остается недостаточной [McConachie 2019;Snow 2008;Fominykh 2020;Mchedlova 2020], в том числе и мало разбирается роль знаний в данном контексте.…”

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Knowledge Diplomacy as an Instrument of South Korea’s Foreign Policy: Theoretical Aspects and Practical Implementation in the Case of KOICA Scholarship Program

Varpahovskis

2021

Vestn. Ross. univ. družby nar., Ser. Politol.

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The relevance of this study derives from the limited understanding of the mechanisms of public diplomacy that are activated when scholarship programs for international students are conducted by East Asian countries, particularly South Korea. Moreover, the relevance of the topic is also determined by the scarcity of research on the role of knowledge in public diplomacy mechanisms. The author of this article analyzes South Koreas international student exchange scholarship program, the KOICA Scholarship Program. This case study analyzes the contents of official documents adopted by the Government of the Republic of Korea, documents and materials published by subordinate organizations that administer scholarship programs for international students, as well as scholarly papers on the topic of knowledge diplomacy and related topics. The novelty element is that the concept of knowledge diplomacy, which is gaining popularity worldwide almost has not been used in the Russophone academia, and the studies on South Korean exchange programs as public diplomacy instruments are also poorly represented. The analysis of official documents has shown that the concept of knowledge in the official Korean interpretation differs from the existing academic interpretations accepted in the West (e.g., Great Britain, the United States). Also, the analysis of the scholarship program showed that it only partly complies with the knowledge diplomacy goals assigned by the Government. In particular, through this scholarship Korea successfully transmits knowledge about Korean history and culture, as well as professional knowledge, while the field of knowledge exchange in the program remains unattained. The author concludes with several practical recommendations on how to improve the effectiveness of the scholarship program as a tool for knowledge diplomacy.

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Youth agency in public diplomacy: Australian youth participation in outbound mobility and connection building between Australia and the Indo-Pacific region

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Bui

Nguyen

2021

International Studies in Sociology of Education

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Australia’s use of international education as public diplomacy in China: foreign policy or domestic agenda?

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

The New Colombo Plan: addressing the barriers to scholarship recipients’ contributing to Australia’s public diplomacy goals in China

The New Colombo Plan: addressing the barriers to scholarship recipients’ contributing to Australia’s public diplomacy goals in China

Knowledge Diplomacy as an Instrument of South Korea’s Foreign Policy: Theoretical Aspects and Practical Implementation in the Case of KOICA Scholarship Program

Youth agency in public diplomacy: Australian youth participation in outbound mobility and connection building between Australia and the Indo-Pacific region

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