ERIC Number: EJ1256648
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-1028-3153
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Transnational Higher Education and the Factors Influencing Student Decision-Making: The Experience of an Irish University
Journal of Studies in International Education, v24 n3 p291-313 Jul 2020
Increasingly, universities have been engaging in transnational higher education (TNE), and such activity provides students with an additional study option. While much is already known about the TNE activities of universities in larger countries, such as Australia and the United Kingdom, very little is known about universities from smaller countries, such as Ireland. This article examines an Irish university with international branch campuses in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Sri Lanka. The results of a survey exploring the factors that influenced students' choice of location, institution, and program and conducted among three cohorts of students over a 2-year period are presented. The results suggest that, above all other factors, the university's international ranking and the accreditations and rankings of its Business School are particularly influential in students' decision-making process. This finding highlights a potential exposure in terms of the scale of the institution's student recruitment and revenue streams should it ever experience a decline in its rankings or international reputation.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Programs, Higher Education, Multicampus Colleges, College Students, Decision Making, School Choice, School Location, Institutional Characteristics, Reputation, Accreditation (Institutions), Business Schools, Student Recruitment, Study Abroad, Universities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ireland; Hong Kong; Singapore; Sri Lanka
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