International Student Mobility: Trends in First-Time Graduate Enrollment

Autor/inn/en	Figueroa, Carmen I.; Morales, Betsy; Sharma, Anand D.
Titel	International Student Mobility: Trends in First-Time Graduate Enrollment
Quelle	In: Journal of Academic Administration in Higher Education, 8 (2012) 2, S.55-63 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1936-3478
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Student Mobility; Enrollment Trends; Graduate Students; Statistical Analysis; Business Administration Education; Engineering Education; Agricultural Education; Foreign Countries; Puerto Rico; Argentina; Bangladesh; Bolivia; Brazil; Chile; China; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; France; Germany; Haiti; Honduras; Israel; Italy; Mexico; Nicaragua; Nigeria; Peru; Russia; Syria; Spain; Uruguay; Venezuela + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Mobility; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Mobilität; Graduate Study; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Statistische Analyse; Ingenieurausbildung; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Ausland; Argentinien; Bangladesch; Bolivien; Brasilien; Kolumbien; Kuba; Dominikanische Republik; Frankreich; Deutschland; Italien; Mexiko; Russland; Syrien; Spanien
Abstract	The academic programs at the graduate level are increasingly interested about the enrollment management challenges in terms of international student mobility. Understanding fundamental enrollment concepts to attract international students provides the essential key to consider the competitive environment concerning university resources, academic program potential, complex cultural dynamics, and workplaces among others. Based on a six-year quantitative and descriptive statistical study, this paper addresses the trends of first-time graduate enrollment and patterns of international student mobility by faculty at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. Results revealed the sustained trend of graduate enrollment of international students mainly from South America, Central America, and the Caribbean among others. Moreover, the presence of international graduate students adds a dimension of diversity to UPRM between teaching and research undertakings that enhance the Colleges of Engineering, Arts and Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, and Business Administration. The international student mobility has a consistent tendency mainly in the Colleges of Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Agricultural Sciences. This consistency resembles the quality and reputation recognized by educational institutions and organizational world rankings. In-depth, understanding the trends related to international graduate enrollment and mobility should be considered by institutional leaders and administrators at UPRM to make knowledgeable decisions and to effectively set priorities to recruit highly qualified international students. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01