Does Soft Power Make Authoritarian Regimes Import Universities? Framing Analysis of Discourses Around Transnational Higher Education Institutions in Kazakhstan

Varpahovskis, Eriks; Kuteleva, Anna

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“…Russa, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan are the three most popular destinations among the post-Soviet countries for regional students (Chankseliani, 2016). Research on the rise of transnational HE institutions in Kazakhstan finds that educational policy is driven not by the desire to project soft power or to be influenced by another country's culture, but rather by the aim of increasing the competitiveness of Kazakhstani students; and replicating the economic success of the other country (Varpahovskis & Kuteleva, 2023).…”

Section: Internationalisation Strategies Of the Eastern Neighbourhood...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Many scholars highlight ongoing gaps in the literature. Despite the significant growth in the numbers of mobile students from post-Soviet countries and the rise in transnational HE institutions (THEIs), research in these areas remains limited, including on the benefits of THEIs to host countries as an instrument of soft power (Varpahovskis & Kuteleva, 2023;Chankseliani, 2016). The field of EMI is also relatively new, with inadequate systematic documentation and analysis on the practice of EMI policy in multilingual classrooms and effects on academic outcomes (Choi & Poudel, 2024;Amanzhol et al, 2023;Veitch, 2021;Nurshatayeva & Page, 2020;Simpson, 2017).…”

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“…The increasing internationalisation of higher education has brought together more direct connections between education, international relations, and foreign policy (Wetzinger, 2021). Many foreign policy experts and scholars, including Joseph Nye, have long emphasised the role that education can play in projecting soft power (Varpahovskis & Kuteleva, 2023).…”

Section: Internationalisation Of Higher Educationmentioning

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“…Democracies and autocracies alike strategically use THEIs and programmes to support their national brands (Varpahovskis & Kuteleva, 2023). Transnational education can comprise online distance learning or an in-country model, such as international branch campuses (Tran et al, 2023;Varpahovskis & Kuteleva, 2023;Curle et al, 2020).…”

Section: Transnational Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is limited research on the benefit of THEIs to host countries as an instrument of soft power (Varpahovskis & Kuteleva, 2023). A report on the wider benefits of transnational education to the UK finds that the UK's profile as a HE provider is greater in countries where it runs transnational programmes (Mellors-Bourne, 2017).…”

Section: Transnational Higher Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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