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ERIC Number: EJ1375730
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2255-7547
EISSN: EISSN-2255-7547
Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany
Apsite-Berina, Elina; Robate, Liga Daniela; Berzins, Maris; Krisjane, Zaiga
Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education, v14 n1 p99-111 Jun 2023
This paper examines the internationalisation processes in the higher education sector in Latvia and explores the motives of international students to study in Latvia, their experience and their plans. The study uses a quantitative data collection method -- a survey -- the results of which allow us to judge the main trends of internationalisation processes in Latvia. The differences between different groups were investigated, highlighting the countries with the most respondents -- India and Germany, and comparing them with each other and with students from other countries. The results show that there are substantial differences between the groups. For German students, Latvia was more of a second option when they failed to get into their preferred university in their home country or elsewhere. They chose to study in Latvia mainly because of the university's study programmes. At the same time, students from India were also interested in factors such as culture, the Baltic region and the attractiveness of Riga.
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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: Latvia; India; Germany
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