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Jon Piccini; David Lowe; Kate Darian-Smith; Melanie Oppenheimer – History of Education Review, 2024
Purpose: In an era of internationalism, higher education and vocational training have been core to Australia's nation-building, regional co-operation and public diplomacy. This essay examines what has become of the people-to-people aspect of Australia's engagements in the Indo-Pacific region, as discussed in the Australian government's influential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, International Relations, COVID-19
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Min Hong – Studies in Higher Education, 2024
Scholars have confirmed the diplomacy value and soft power influence of international alumni (IA), but the relationship between IA and knowledge diplomacy (KD) is under-researched. Meanwhile, there needs to be a change from the soft power framework to the knowledge diplomacy framework in international higher education studies to emphasise…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, International Educational Exchange, Knowledge Economy
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Amanda Haddow; Daniel Edwards; Jo Doyle – History of Education Review, 2024
Purpose: This paper draws on two studies from a wider research program exploring the long-term graduate outcomes of Australia's international development scholarships, the Australia Awards. The paper's focus is on exploring how soft power can be identified through international scholarships and outlines conditions for success in achieving such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Alumni, Social Networks
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George Lafferty – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2024
In 2014, the Australian Government introduced the New Colombo Plan (NCP), whereby undergraduate students would become 'informal ambassadors' enhancing Australia's 'soft power' within the Asia-Pacific region. Participation by students, universities, host organisations and communities expanded rapidly before Australia's pandemic-driven closure of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad, Supervisors
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Christopher Ziguras; Dennis Murray; Phil Honeywood – History of Education Review, 2024
Purpose: The article examines the ways in which professional associations representing those working in international education are able to shape national systems and thereby change the ways in which the country engages internationally. This is particularly significant for Australia, which has one of the world's most internationalised higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, International Relations, Faculty Development
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Joanne Susan Barker – History of Education Review, 2024
Purpose: The Australian Government has long used its international scholarship programs as an instrument of soft power in international diplomacy. The paper examines an international scholarship program and its role in Australia's soft power efforts during a period in recent history. Design/methodology/approach: The Australia in the Asian Century…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scholarships, International Programs, Power Structure