International student mobility in Hong Kong: Private good, public good, or trade in services?

International student mobility in Hong Kong: Private good, public good, or trade in services?

• Oleksiyenko, Anatoly Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
• Cheng, Kai Ming Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
• Yip, Hak Kwong Policy 21, Hong Kong

Studies in Higher Education, 38(7), 1079-1101, 2013

Abingdon, Great Britain

Routledge

2013

• P Social Context of Education
  • PJ External Impact
• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QE Post-Secondary Education
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RA Government Department

International Student Mobility Internationalization Private Good Public Good Trades in Services

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

International student mobility has emerged as a key source of societal and educational transformations in the booming economies of East Asia. International competencies are increasingly valued by employees and employers alike. Given the uneven distribution of international student flows, and the inequitable levels of benefit that they bring to various locales and institutions, some jurisdictions are seeking the optimal policy instruments for leveraging public and private interests in the mobility of human resources and knowledge. This case study of Hong Kong looks at the outbound-inbound student flows and explains how the government facilitates cross-border education balances. The researchers utilized the four modes of the General Agreement on Trades in Services framework, and found it to be a helpful tool in analyzing the government's balancing act, despite the challenges associated with the conceptualization of international student mobility as a commodity or trade in services.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 03075079

• 10.1080/03075079.2011.630726

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2014-05-29