Student Mobility, Connectedness and Identity

Ubuntu in adult vocational education: Theoretical discussion and implications for teaching international students

“…Within this context, international students are often positioned as 'cash cows' and customers that help fill out the revenue for Anglo-Saxon institutions. More effort has been made on the marketing and recruitment of international students driven by the market principle of international education as an export industry while less attention seems to be paid to international students' humanistic needs and interconnectedness with educational practice, people, place and community in the host countries (Tran & Gomes, 2017). Within this context, the Ubuntu paradigm offers an alternative in response to the aspirations of international students and the enhancement of pedagogies which cater for international students' humanistic and academic needs and interconnectedness.…”

Graduate mobility: Where do dentistry graduates choose to practise?

“…The growing commercialisation of higher education has been accompanied by a mass recruitment of international students to compensate for lost revenue . This is attributed to decreasing government funding for tertiary education in host countries; as such, international education has become a service export industry for many countries . On average, international students pay three to six times more in tuition fees than domestic students, and this is financially attractive to institutions .…”

“…This is attributed to decreasing government funding for tertiary education in host countries; as such, international education has become a service export industry for many countries . On average, international students pay three to six times more in tuition fees than domestic students, and this is financially attractive to institutions . In New Zealand alone, international education generates $4.28 billion annually; of this, over $1 billion is generated by universities…”

“…6 On average, international students pay three to six times more in tuition fees than domestic students, and this is financially attractive to institutions. 6 In New Zealand alone, international education generates $4.28 billion annually; of this, over $1 billion is generated by universities. 7 The current generation of international students seeks education opportunities that provide a point of difference in an increasingly competitive global labour market.…”

“…10 Whilst the internationalisation of higher education has changed immigration policies on skilled labour for host countries, 11 home nations face a "brain drain" as their students often remain in the host country or seek employment outside their country of birth and/ or citizenship. 3,6,12 Programmes such as Return to Bavaria, Brazil's Science without Borders, China's Thousand Talents Plan and South Korea's Brain Return 500 have been introduced by governments to stimulate the return of graduates to their home countries. 13 New Zealand is considered an attractive destination for international students due to its high-quality education system, geographical proximity to Asia and safe living environment.…”