Issues and Challenges for Small Countries in Attracting and Hosting International Students: The Case of Lithuania

Autor/inn/en	Urbanovic, Jolanta; Wilkins, Stephen; Huisman, Jeroen
Titel	Issues and Challenges for Small Countries in Attracting and Hosting International Students: The Case of Lithuania
Quelle	In: Studies in Higher Education, 41 (2016) 3, S.491-507 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0307-5079
DOI	10.1080/03075079.2014.942267
Schlagwörter	Neoliberalism; Marketing; Competition; Foreign Countries; Efficiency; Commercialization; Higher Education; International Education; Student Recruitment; Administrator Attitudes; Educational Change; Educational Finance; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language of Instruction; Course Content; Relevance (Education); Barriers; Strategic Planning; Educational Strategies; College Students; Semi Structured Interviews; Lithuania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Wettkampf; Ausland; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Internationale Erziehung; Bildungsreform; Bildungsfonds; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Kursprogramm; Relevance; Relevanz; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Lehrstrategie; Collegestudent; Litauen
Abstract	The spread of the neo-liberal ideology internationally has encouraged increased marketisation of higher education systems right around the world. With marketisation promoting competition, efficiency and revenue generation, many countries have begun to recruit more foreign students. Higher education has moved towards becoming a profitable commodity to be traded internationally. Nowadays, also small countries are challenged to play a role in the international student market. The purpose of this article is to analyse the perspectives of key stakeholders in a small East European higher education system (Lithuania) on its ambitious internationalisation strategy to substantially increase the percentage of higher education enrolments taken by international students. The potential advantages and disadvantages of this strategy are examined and the implications for higher education institutions in small countries are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01