COVID-19, Geopolitics and Risk Management: Towards Framing a Reciprocal, Coordinated, Responsive and Empathetic International Education Sector

Autor/inn/en	Tran, Ly Thi; Nguyen, Diep Thi Bich; Blackmore, Jill; He, Baogang; Vu, Huy Quan
Titel	COVID-19, Geopolitics and Risk Management: Towards Framing a Reciprocal, Coordinated, Responsive and Empathetic International Education Sector
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 21 (2023) 4, S.423-444 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tran, Ly Thi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1177/14782103231163480
Schlagwörter	COVID-19; Pandemics; Politics; Risk Management; International Education; Higher Education; Student Mobility; Study Abroad; International Cooperation; Foreign Countries; Federal Government; Government Role; Foreign Students; Australia; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politik; Risikomanagement; Internationale Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Studies abroad; Auslandsstudium; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Ausland; Bundesregierung; Australien
Abstract	Geopolitics is shaping the international education landscape. International education has trationally been used as a tool to boost transnational cooperation, foster multilateral and global ties, and reduce tensions between nations. Such a role has been eroded and international education has been weaponised in the context of escalating political turbulences and disputes over the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the relationship between Australia and China, with international student flows interrupted due to COVID-19, is overshadowed by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Based on a qualitative study, this article examines stakeholders' views on the responses of the Australian international education sector and universities to emerging geopolitical tensions. The conjuncture of geopolitics, COVID-19 and Australia's former government responses magnified a sense of crisis for universities and the international education sector as it was at risk because of their financial reliance on international students. Based on the findings, recommendations are made for the framing of a reciprocal, coordinated, responsive and empathetic international education sector to mitigate geopolitical risks and ensure more sustainable and ethical development for the sector. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01