This study explores the phenomenon of chain migration among university students from Sicily to central and northern Italy. Over recent decades, such trends in mobility have been growing. Utilising data from the Italian Ministry of University and Research and focusing on first-year students from the 2014 and 2017 cohorts, this work investigates…

In this article, the author explores the impacts of Wisconsin's public school Open Enrollment (OE) program. The article uses data from 2013 to 2022 to explain the factors driving in- and out-migration of students under OE, and the impact of OE flows on district-level achievement. The results indicate students are more likely to leave districts…

This article explores some of the disparities between policy and practice in relation to the use of managed moves in the UK education system. The article interweaves professional reflection as a practitioner, into a review of academic literature and policy in relation to how managed moves could be implemented in order for them to better serve the…

This paper applies Appadurai's notion of scapes in globalisation to study international student mobility. Thirty mainland Chinese students were interviewed; the majority of whom studied at prestigious institutions in the West before enrolling in their current PhD programmes at a research-intensive university in Hong Kong (HK) in the immediate…

Applying qualitative methods, this paper examines the burgeoning of quality assurance databases, processes and networks of actors in the field of higher education in Europe. Our main argument is that there has been a move from the Bologna Process being the near singular focus for European-level coordination and harmonisation of higher education,…

A growing body of research has documented extensive credit loss among transfer students. However, the field lacks theoretically driven and empirically supported frameworks that can guide credit loss research and reforms. We develop and then test a comprehensive framework designed to address this gap using novel administrative credit loss data from…

Referring to rational choice theory, this paper aims to better understand the factors that drive exchange students to a particular destination. A conjoint experiment conducted among students at a Spanish public university allows estimating in an unbiased way the isolated effect of different destination attributes on the destination choice, as well…

Study abroad provides international students with diverse linguistic and cultural exposure. However, there are limited accounts of graduate students' international mobility from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Therefore, this study explored the experiences, challenges, and strategies of English use among ASEAN doctoral…

Since the Bologna Declaration and the establishment of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), international mobility has become a strategic pillar of universities in recent decades. In this context, the focus in both practice and academia has been mainly on long-term mobility. For this reason, the present research focuses on analyzing whether…

Despite an extensive body of literature scrutinising international students' short-term and long-term mobility experiences, little is known about the connection between the two. To address this gap, this study looks into the perception of a group of Chinese international students on how participation in their short-term mobility (STM) experience…

This paper examines the effects of internal migration on students from the perspective of high school teachers and students. The study employed qualitative research with a phenomenological design. The study group consisted of nine teachers and seventeen high school students from Mardin city in Turkey with a migrant experience. The researchers…

In this paper we describe the long-term impact of engagement in a short-term outbound mobility program (OMP) that connected Australian preservice teachers with Malaysian preservice teachers at an education institution in Kuala Lumpur. The university program was funded in the first iteration by Australia's Study Overseas Short-term Mobility program…

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on international students. This study was conducted with the qualitative case study method, based on the experiences of an international student. The research found that with the declaration of the pandemic, some international students were besieged in their host…

We use Eurobarometer data to examine barriers to international student mobility. Multivariate analysis is employed to study how individual characteristics are related to the obstacles preventing higher education students from participating in activities in another EU country. The results suggest that several demographic factors including area of…

As the overall demographics are changing in post-secondary education, the importance of attracting and retaining transfer students into 4-year institutions is becoming more and more important. This is, however, a challenging shift for many institutions. Becoming a "transfer friendly" institution requires a multi-faceted approach that…