Introduction: international academic mobility and inequalities

Abstract

Higher education is one of the social fields where inequalities are produced and reproduced. Nevertheless, we still know very little about the ways in which heterogeneities and inequalities have been experienced and interpreted by those involved in international academic mobility. In this introductory editorial, we consider some of the crucial conceptual issues involved in the study of the nexus between inequalities and international academic mobility. First, we argue that it is important to take manifold inequalities into account when examining this nexus. After all, inequalities can be detected at different levels, and the mobility process is structured around multiple heterogeneities rather than by a single one. Second, we discuss how international academic mobility and inequalities attached to it go beyond nation-state borders. Third, we argue it is beneficial to extend the scope of to the mobility process as a whole, as inequalities in opportunities and outcomes are intrinsically connected.

The global space of international students in 2010

“…Here, they are they are particularly well represented at higher levels of the educational system (UNESCO 2009, 44), in areas of special importance for the ability to compete on the global knowledge economy such as science and technology (Brown, Lauder, and Ashton 2011, 36-40), and at the most prestigious institutions, for example, the Ivy League universities in the U.S., Oxbridge in the U.K. (Findlay 2011, 176) and some of the grandes écoles in France 2 ). Considering the growing importance of international students and their crucial function in the global knowledge economy, it has become an increasingly central research object (Kehm and Teichler 2007;King and Raghuram 2013, 129;Bilecen and Van Mol 2017). However, the existing body of literature tends to be rather dispersed, depending on different conceptualisations of the object.…”

Equilibrium and Stability of Entropy Operator Model for Migratory Interaction of Regional Systems

“…These factors are realized in considerably different time scales. In accordance with standard assumptions, the relaxation time of migratory processes is 2-3 years while the relaxation time of biological reproduction reaches 10-13 years, see [1][2][3]. An important characteristic of population is its size, more specifically, its distribution in some regionalized space.…”

Influence of Bologna Process on the Academic Mobility of Students in the Siberian Universities

“…And also that training abroad becomes more available to Siberian students. Foreign researcher Van Mol noticed that "those who engage in international academic mobility might experience their investment as a way of differentiation, associated with better educational and labour market perspectives compared to their non-mobile counterparts" (Van Mol, 2017).…”