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Vol. 18 No. 1-2 (2019)
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Strategic directions of international degree mobility – examining the motivation of foreign students studying in Hungary and the factors influencing foreign studies

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2019-12-16
DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.21845/comp/2019/1-2/1
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Elvira Bocskei,
Zoltan Bacs,
Barnabas Kovacs,
Tibor Tarnoczi,
Veronika Fenyves
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international student mobility higher education Bologna process degree credit training degree mobility
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Bocskei, E., Bacs, Z., Kovacs, B., Tarnoczi, T., & Fenyves, V. (2019). Strategic directions of international degree mobility – examining the motivation of foreign students studying in Hungary and the factors influencing foreign studies. Competitio, 18(1-2), 3-38. https://doi.org/10.21845/comp/2019/1-2/1
Abstract

In the scope of our research, we examined the motivation of foreign students studying in Hungary. The objective of the applied questionnaire survey was to explore the possibilities both on the supply and demand side based on which young people who wish to study outside their home country identify Hungary as a potential destination country. In the first phase of the research, the statistical study of inward student mobility was performed. The image of Hungarian higher education is interesting also because, although the countries sending the most students are still in the neighboring countries (Slovakia, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine), there is a dynamic growth in terms of the number of students from Norway and Asian (China, Iran) and African (Nigeria) (Statistical database of the Office of Education). In the second phase of the research, the questionnaire survey was conducted seeking the answer to the following: what factors played a role in the decision of foreign students to study abroad (when did they decide to study abroad, where did they obtain information, what were the factors that influenced their choice of country and institution, etc.). How satisfied are they with the chosen training, with the organization education and what are their plans following the completion of the training? What prior information was available about training and subsistence expenses, what were the sources of funding, how did the costs of subsistence develop and what were the returns on these expenses, what was the proportion of leisure time and studying, and what were the options of spending leisure time? - How satisfied are they with institutional services (technical equipment, classroom facilities, library service, and institutional programs)? In the present article, we cover the factors influencing foreign studies considering the limitations of the scope.

Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) codes: I2, J1

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