Student migration aspirations and mobility in the global knowledge society: The case of Ghana

Adu, Kajsa Hallberg

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“…Such knowledge market is internationalized, and the buyers are usually young university students. Moreover, as countries of the so-called West or Centre abound in resources and are able to invest more in HEI, academic mobility is oriented towards those countries (Adu, 2019;Van der Wende, 2015). Therefore, incorporating academic capitalism in HSAM calls for rethinking the status and role of academia globally (Passi, 2015).…”

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“…For example, there is a tremendous rise in academic mobility figures in the Global North countries (Bilecen & Van Mol, 2017). Likewise, the number of students from the Global South, predominantly Asia and Africa, who study in the OECD countries is growing exponentially (Adu, 2019). These "uneven flows" resulted in a vast accumulation of minds in Europe (Van Der Wende, 2015, p. S79).…”

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“…Ово тржиште знања је интернационализовано, а купци су обично млади универзитетски студенти. Осим тога, пошто земље такозваног Запада или Центра обилују ресурсима и у стању су да више улажу у ВШУ, академска мобилност је усмерена ка тим земљама (Adu, 2019;Van der Wende, 2015). Због тога инкорпорисање академског капитализма у HSAM захтева поновно разматрање статуса и улоге академских кругова на глобалном нивоу (Passi, 2015).…”

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“…Исто тако, експоненцијално расте и број студената са Глобалног југа, претежно из Азије и Африке, који студирају у земљама ОЕСР-а (енгл. OECD) (Adu, 2019). Ови "неравномерни токови" довели су до огромне акумулације умова у Европи (Van Der Wende, 2015, p. S79).…”

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Conceptualizing Homo Sensus Academicus Mobilis: Towards a paradigm shift in understanding contemporary global academic mobility

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Academic mobility is a historical practice that has morphed into a Westernized emblem of our times in the mixture of post-modernity and neoliberal capitalism. Higher education institutions, now bastions of internationalization, have seen exponential growth in academic mobility beyond national and regional limits. This paper challenges and examines the prevalent theoretical views on the subject through a semi-structured literature review and a critical comparative theoretical analysis of current paradigms of academic mobility. It argues their reductionist approaches, which largely disregard academic mobility's emotional, cultural, socio-economic, and neoliberal aspects. As a response, this paper proposes Homo Sensus Academicus Mobilis, a novel tripartite conceptual assemblage of Homo Academicus, Academic Capitalism, and Emotions on the Move. This experimental framework situates the participants of academic mobility at its core, mapping main elements that shape their lived experience of academic mobility, from micro to macro level. Homo Sensus Academicus Mobilis's contribution lies in broadening the interdisciplinary vista, embracing a cosmopolitan perspective, and acknowledging emotional work in academic structures and power hierarchies.

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“…However, the purpose of migration depends on individual aspirations and the aspiration is induced by how an ambition can be achieved in certain place other than one state of residence (Bohme, 2012;Flahaux & De Haas, 2016). It is for such aspirations and ambitions that postgraduate students migrate from their states of residence to pursue higher degrees in their choicest countries (Adu, 2019).…”

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Challenges in Nigeria’s education sector and the migration of Nigerian postgraduate students to South African universities

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Education remains the weapon for upward stratification, social and economic development of any nation but the Nigerian government has not shown enough commitment to the educational sector. The manifestation could be seen in the shrinking government funding on education, decaying and lack of infrastructure in Nigeria's universities which have led to demoralization of the academia. A major consequence of this is the frustration experienced by postgraduate students who are pursuing higher education and having to spend longer period than expected record time. This frustration in pursuing higher educational qualification often leads to stunted career progression. This has led to an alternative decision to migrate in

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Student migration aspirations and mobility in the global knowledge society: The case of Ghana

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