International Students in French Universities and Grandes Écoles: A Comparative Study

• Main Author: Bian, Cui (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: East-West Crosscurrents in Higher Education,
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Higher education.; Higher Education.; International and Comparative Education.

The book mainly investigates the challenges that confront France’s unique dual system of higher education in facing internationalization and the recruitment of international students. This book focuses on the development of the institutional strategies in two groups of higher education institutions:...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1 International student picture in France
• 2 General policies for inbound student mobility promotion in France
• 3 Research Focus
• 4 Research Significance and Limitations
• Part I Theoretical Landscape
• 1 Internationalization of higher education: international and European vision
• 2 French dual system: a historical product in the global context
• 3 International student mobility research reviews
• Part II Conceptual Framework Building
• 1 Interpretation of French HEIs transformation with a new-institutional approach
• 2 International higher education marketplace
• 3 Introduction of branding theory to the French context
• Part III Data Collection and Empirical Analysis
• 1 Data collection process
• 2 Internationalization in convergence in grandes écoles and universities from macro-perspective
• 3 Institution branding with application of mixed philosophy in the international context: from awareness to practice
• 4 International student recruitment: from pooling resources to service provision
• Conclusion
• References.