Economic and Institutional Factors Impacting African Students? Pursuit of Higher Education in the Czech Republic

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Result on the web
<a href="https://digilib.k.utb.cz/handle/10563/56800" target="_blank" >https://digilib.k.utb.cz/handle/10563/56800</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7441/dokbat.2024.10" target="_blank" >10.7441/dokbat.2024.10</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Economic and Institutional Factors Impacting African Students? Pursuit of Higher Education in the Czech Republic
Original language description
This paper aims to examine the economic and institutional factors that influence African students' decisions to pursue higher education in the Czech Republic. The study addresses a gap in the research on international student mobility by focusing on trends from Africa to Central and Eastern Europe. Utilizing a quantitative approach, the research analyses panel data from 52 African countries over the period 2013-2021, employing the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) method with fixed effects. Key findings suggest that youth unemployment and corruption in the home country significantly impact student mobility, with higher youth unemployment and corruption correlating with fewer students studying abroad. Conversely, population size positively influences the number of students going abroad. The study concludes that students are primarily motivated by the desire to escape inadequate educational systems and socioeconomic instability in their home countries rather than by economic conditions in the destination country. These insights can inform policy decisions related to international education and cultural exchange between African countries and the Czech Republic.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
DOKBAT 2024 - 20th International Bata Conference for Ph.D. Students and Young Researchers (Vol. 20)
ISBN
978-80-7678-288-4
ISSN
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Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
124-134
Publisher name
Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně
Place of publication
Zlín
Event location
Zlín
Event date
Sep 10, 2024
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
UT code for WoS article
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