China's approach to the international market for higher education students: strategies and implications

The rise of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as a new destination for international students has been widely reported in both the domestic and international mass media, but academic research into this phenomenon and its theoretical implications are lacking. The purposes of this article are...

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Published in:Journal of higher education policy and management 2013-06, Vol.35 (3), p.249-263
Main Author: Pan, Su-Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
China
departmental state
Education policy
Educational markets
Educational policy
Foreign Students
Globalisation
Globalization
Government role
Higher education
Ideology
International education
international mobile students
International relations
International students
Liberalism
Mass Media
Mobility
neo-liberalism
Neoliberalism
Politics of education
Postsecondary education
State role
Students
Tertiary education
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Summary:The rise of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as a new destination for international students has been widely reported in both the domestic and international mass media, but academic research into this phenomenon and its theoretical implications are lacking. The purposes of this article are threefold. First, by examining the dynamics underpinning the PRC's efforts to shape the inflow of international students, it reveals the major strategies that have enabled China to become a key competitor for international students. Second, it argues that China has emerged as a destination of choice for international students, not as the result of neo-liberal ideology or the pursuit of economic gains, but because of state-directed efforts to improve its international political and academic relations. Third, drawing upon China's experience, this article improves our understanding of the role of the state in shaping international relations, higher education and international academic mobility, as both a rule-taker and a rule-maker in the context of globalisation.
ISSN:1360-080X
1469-9508
DOI:10.1080/1360080X.2013.786860