Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany
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...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-7d41bedcce19420f8bf35917041a166d2023-05-30T09:14:54ZengSciendoDiscourse and Communication for Sustainable Education2255-75472023-06-011419911110.2478/dcse-2023-0009Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and GermanyApsite-Berina Elina0Robate Liga Daniela1Berzins Maris2Krisjane Zaiga31University of Latvia, Latvia1University of Latvia, Latvia1University of Latvia, Latvia1University of Latvia, LatviaThis 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.https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2023-0009higher educationinternationalisationinternational studentsinternational student mobilitylatvia |
| spellingShingle | Apsite-Berina Elina Robate Liga Daniela Berzins Maris Krisjane Zaiga Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education higher education internationalisation international students international student mobility latvia |
| title | Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany |
| title_full | Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany |
| title_fullStr | Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany |
| title_short | Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany |
| title_sort | experiences of international students in latvia the case of india and germany |
| topic | higher education internationalisation international students international student mobility latvia |
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