How International Higher Education Graduates Contribute to Their Home Country: An Example from Government Scholarship Recipients in Kazakhstan

Autor/inn/en	Jonbekova, Dilrabo; Serkova, Yevgeniya; Mazbulova, Zhanar; Jumakulov, Zakir; Ruby, Alan
Titel	How International Higher Education Graduates Contribute to Their Home Country: An Example from Government Scholarship Recipients in Kazakhstan
Quelle	In: Higher Education Research and Development, 42 (2023) 1, S.126-140 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jonbekova, Dilrabo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0729-4360
DOI	10.1080/07294360.2021.2019200
Schlagwörter	Study Abroad; International Education; Economic Development; Scholarships; Alumni; College Graduates; Models; Universities; Talent Development; Work Environment; Social Change; Economic Change; Social Problems; Conservation (Environment); Citizen Participation; Political Attitudes; Employment Opportunities; Salaries; Administrative Organization; Human Capital; Foreign Countries; Kazakhstan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Internationale Erziehung; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Scholarship; Stipendium; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Analogiemodell; University; Universität; Begabtenförderung; Talentförderung; Arbeitsmilieu; Sozialer Wandel; Ökonomischer Wandel; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Humankapital; Ausland; Kasachstan
Abstract	Many countries offer government scholarships for international higher education and expect the recipients to contribute to national development. While there are many benefits from these scholarship programmes, they have been criticized as expensive. We examine the perceived contribution of Kazakhstan's two government scholarship alumni to the development of the nation. Drawing on Kirkpatrick's model of evaluation, we explore the influence of government scholarships on Bolashak and Nazarbayev University alumni and their contribution at organizational and societal levels. Our findings show that both groups of alumni play important roles in developing local talent and contributing to the improvement of systems, practices, and policies within their workplaces and to wider socio-economic changes. Alumni are fostering social developments bringing attention to issues of environmental protection and political engagement. However, our findings also illustrate that underdeveloped industries, limited job opportunities in some fields, low salaries, bureaucratic management culture, and resistance to change limit alumni contributions. We argue that the problem is at the system level and that the national economy is lagging in human capital development. Our findings emphasize the critical importance of developing the economy in tandem with education and human capital development to reap greater benefits from the knowledge of international education graduates. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01