Exploring Global Korea Scholarship as a Public Diplomacy Tool

Ayhan, Kadir Jun; Gouda, Moamen; Lee, Hyelim

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“…We used Ayhan and others' (2021) GKS dataset for this study (see also Ayhan, Gouda & Lee, 2021;Varpahovskis & Ayhan, 2020). We used the survey they conducted in December 2019 that was sent out to all GKS students with the help of the National (n = 32) who enrolled in the program in 2019 participated in the survey, and all of them skipped the language year because of their high level of Korean language proficiency.…”

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Global Korea Scholarship students: Intention to stay in the host country to work or study after graduation

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Over the past few decades, South Korea has increasingly sought to attract international talent. Every year, hundreds of students are invited to study in the country on a competitive scholarship provided by the government. Upon graduation, students are equipped with a tertiary degree, as well as knowledge of the Korean language and culture. This study examines the determinants of intention to stay in South Korea to work or study after graduation, using a 2019 survey of Global Korea Scholarship recipients (n = 524). We draw upon literature in student mobility and examine determinants of two-step migration, including satisfaction with the scholarship program, university experiences, social integration, and life in the host country. Results from the statistical analysis show that academic satisfaction, social adjustment, and satisfaction with life in South Korea are positively associated with participants' intentions to stay in the country to work or study after graduation. The findings highlight the role of academic institutions and host communities in influencing students' poststudy plans and point to the need for policy measures that approach talent retention with simultaneous attention to integration and satisfaction, both within and beyond campus.

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“…The implementation of the scholarship program also can be a soft power strategy for the Indonesian government's diplomacy because it allows international students from friendly countries or countries with diplomatic relations with Indonesia to pursue or continue their higher education at various universities in Indonesia (Ayhan, Gouda, & Lee, 2022;Brilyanti, 2021;Hawignyo, 2015).…”

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The excellence scholarships program: Analysis of implementation aspects and societal impact

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Education creates reliable and competitive people resources, which determines a nation's success. Scholarship policies have a substantial impact on the growth of a nation, particularly in terms of enhancing the quality of human resources and access to quality education. Open access to education can help establish an improved education system. The Excellence Scholarships Program is part of the Indonesian government's goal to produce trustworthy and competitive human resources. This research used a qualitative descriptive methodology by tracing official government documents associated with the Excellence Scholarships program. This report analyzes the 2019-2020 implementation and impact of Indonesia's main scholarship program. This study examined program implementation using descriptive-qualitative research. According to the findings of this study, 2025 undergraduates won scholarships in the last two years. The procedures and aid distribution of the Excellence scholarship program are effective because they adhere to the predetermined flow and conditions, however, future improvements are required for the implementation of these scholarship programs: first, improving the principle of equal distribution of scholarship recipients to combat inequality, particularly in eastern Indonesia; and second, providing equal opportunities. This research also suggests further research could look into how the excellence scholarships program enhances scholarship recipients' quality of life and human resources.

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“…We believe our dataset (Ayhan et al, 2021b) will contribute significantly to the evaluation of the GKS from a public diplomacy perspective. Yet, this special issue is only initiating early steps in this evaluation, along with a few other previously published papers using this dataset (Ayhan & Gouda, 2021;Ayhan et al, 2021a;Varpahovskis & Ayhan, 2020). We hope that this special issue will increase interest in further evaluations of the GKS and, farther afield, other governmentsponsored international student mobility programs as well as underline their significance as policy and nation branding tools.…”

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“…The country began its international scholarship programs in 1967 (see Table 1 for details). The South Korean government recently upgraded its international scholarship program, the GKS, and now regards it as an official public diplomacy tool (Ayhan et al, 2021a;Chŏngwadae, 2009;Ministry of Education, 2012). Whether the GKS' public diplomacy-related assumptions hold, and what needs to be improved for these public diplomacy objectives to be realized, requires an in-depth evaluation of the GKS program.…”

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Introduction to the special issue—Global Korea Scholarship: Empirical evaluation of a non‐Western scholarship program from a public diplomacy perspective

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2021

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Most governments offer scholarships for international students as part of their public diplomacy toolbox. However, empirical assessments of these programs are relatively rare. The limited number of existing works often concern Western countries, while international student mobility programs in non-Western countries remain insufficiently researched. This special issue addresses these two gaps in the literature. All the articles utilize a unique and rich dataset of the perspectives of Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) recipients about South Korea. This dataset consists of four surveys conducted in 2018 and 2019 of GKS students, alumni, and pre-arrival inbound students. There are over 200 variables, most of which are about GKS recipients' cognitive and affective evaluation of Korea, their Korea-related behaviors, their perceptions of how they are treated by Koreans, their satisfaction with studying in Korea, satisfaction with university and language school, and integration into Korean society. The articles look at various aspects of GKS as a public diplomacy tool, including the determinants of positive recommendations toward Korea as a study or tourism destination, the relationship between behavioral experience, symbolic environment and communication behaviors, determinants of students' intentions to stay in the host country, gendered dynamics of the scholarship, students' perspectives on justice based on their experiences in, and beliefs about, the host country, and the determinants of students' satisfaction with life in Korea.

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Exploring Global Korea Scholarship as a Public Diplomacy Tool

Cited by 12 publications

References 72 publications

Global Korea Scholarship students: Intention to stay in the host country to work or study after graduation

Global Korea Scholarship students: Intention to stay in the host country to work or study after graduation

The excellence scholarships program: Analysis of implementation aspects and societal impact

Introduction to the special issue—Global Korea Scholarship: Empirical evaluation of a non‐Western scholarship program from a public diplomacy perspective

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