Internationalization in tertiary education: Intra-European students mobility

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Journal of Economic Integration

Publication Date

9-1-2013

Abstract

The enhanced internationalization and mobility of European students reflects an undoubtedly important aspect of human capital investment. This paper examines the internationalization of European students in tertiary education and the factors that determine the probability of a student moving to a European country other than their own. The main goals of the Bologna Process and a framework of definitions of student mobility are presented, as well as factors that may motivate and hamper this process. A linear regression model of the market shares of intra- European students and a linear regression model of the ratios of foreign incoming/outgoing students of European countries are estimated. Finally, a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) algorithm is applied in order to explain the reasoning behind the decisions of students for long-term study abroad. The paper suggests that policy measures towards increasing student mobility flows will extend economic integration of the countries involved via human capital development and are most likely to increase present and future economic flows in a tangible way. © 2013-Center for Economic Integration, Sejong Institution, Sejong University, All Rights Reserved.

ISSN

1225-651X

Publisher

Center for Economic Integration

Volume

28

Issue

3

First Page

457

Last Page

481

Disciplines

Education | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

CART algorithm, Educational economics, Foreign/international student, Human capital, Linear regression analysis, Student mobility, Tertiary education

Scopus ID

84884363250

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Bronze: This publication is openly available on the publisher’s website but without an open license

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