Current Trends and Realities of International Students in East and Southeast Asia: The Cases of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Malaysia

Quan Hoang Vuong, Hiep-Hung Pham (), Thi-Kieu-Trang Dong (), Manh-Toan Ho () and Viet-Hung Dinh ()

International Journal of Education and Practice, 2021, vol. 9, issue 3, 532-549

Abstract: By reviewing regulative documents and extant literature, this paper explores the realities and trends of international students in East and Southeast Asia (ESA). It also shows motivation and strategies of four new players in the international higher education sector in East and Southeast Asia i.e., China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia. Apart from showing that intraregional students have not predominated the overall international student population in the region anymore, the paper highlights that ESA region has become an established hub of international students rather than a new emerging destination as it was in previous years. The overall net flow of international students in this region was still deficit prior to 2010s, but the deficit in 2017 is still less than that of 2010’s. This is probably the first study of its kind to examine the trends of international students as well as of higher education policies of countries in the ESA region. The findings of this study shall provide an insight into international higher education trends among the ESA countries for stakeholders, including policymakers, university managers, faculty, students, and parents.

Keywords: East and Southeast Asia; Extra-regional students; International students; Internationalization of higher education; Intraregional students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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