Understanding international student flows between sub-regions in the MENA

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THESIS: Trends in Higher Education Systems in International Spheres

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The THESIS podcast aims to explore higher education across the globe through a range of perspectives, discuss relevant topics in a critical and digestible manner, and contribute to discourse among students, scholars and experts in the higher education field. It is organized and produced by several students in University of Oslo’s Master of Philosophy in Higher Education’s 2021 cohort who come from across the world who have an array of experiences and interests in the Higher Education field.

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Understanding international student flows between sub-regions in the MENA

THESIS: Trends in Higher Education Systems in International Spheres

30 minutes 39 seconds

1 year ago

Understanding international student flows between sub-regions in the MENA

Today we’ll be discussing the flows of international students withIN the Middle East and North Africa in the context of security policies with our guests, Dr. Sevgi Kaya-Kasikci and Dr. Chris Glass. Sevgi is a scholar of higher education studies and most recently conducted research as a Hans de Wit Fellow at Boston College’s Center for International Higher Education, where Chris is the Program Director for the Doctorate of Education in Higher Education.

Outline of Episode:

1:30 - General regionalization trends in internationalization

5:40 - Context of MENA: unique aspects, power dynamics

8:00 - Regional security complex theory description

9:30 - Contextual ISM patterns

12:00 - 2011 and 2020 data comparisons

19:45 - Policy implications

Resources:

Kaya-Kasikci, S. & Glass, C. (2024). Analyzing the influence of regional security on international student flows in the MENA region: a social network approach. Higher Education.

Glass, C. & Cruz, N. I. (2023). Metatrends in Mobility: Education Hubs and the New Multipolar Structure of International Student Mobility.
Glass, C. & Cruz, N. I. (2023). Moving towards multipolarity: shifts in the core-periphery structure of international student mobility and world rankings (2000–2019). Higher Education.