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

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Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This paper aims to examine the economic and institutional factors that influence African students&apos; 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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

This paper aims to examine the economic and institutional factors that influence African students&apos; 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.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50202 - Applied Economics, Econometrics

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

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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e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

124-134

Název nakladatele

Univerzita Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně

Místo vydání

Zlín

Místo konání akce

Zlín

Datum konání akce

10. 9. 2024

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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