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

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TitleInternational student mobility in Hong Kong: private good, public good or trade in services?
AuthorsOleksiyenko, A
Cheng, KM
Yip, HK
KeywordsInternational student mobility
Internationalization
Private good
Public good
Trades in services
Issue Date2012
PublisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03075079.asp
CitationStudies in Higher Education, 2012 [Epub ahead of print] [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.630726
AbstractInternational 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.
ISSN0307-5079
2011 Impact Factor: 0.982
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.042
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.630726
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dc.contributor.authorOleksiyenko, A
dc.contributor.authorCheng, KM
dc.contributor.authorYip, HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-16T06:00:10Z
dc.date.available2012-08-16T06:00:10Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractInternational 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.
dc.identifier.citationStudies in Higher Education, 2012 [Epub ahead of print] [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.630726
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.630726
dc.identifier.hkuros203197
dc.identifier.issn0307-5079
2011 Impact Factor: 0.982
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.042
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/159973
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03075079.asp
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofStudies in Higher Education
dc.subjectInternational student mobility
dc.subjectInternationalization
dc.subjectPrivate good
dc.subjectPublic good
dc.subjectTrades in services
dc.titleInternational student mobility in Hong Kong: private good, public good or trade in services?
dc.typeArticle