Migration Decisions of Skilled Migrants: 'International degree students in an offbeat destination'

This paper discusses the position of international students in the research on skilled migration based on interview data from Helsinki, Finland. The literature tends to depict students as gainers of human capital, and their role as skilled workers has received less attention. However, the findings o...

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Main Author: Elina Eskelä
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Helsinki University Press 2013-09-01
Series:Nordic Journal of Migration Research
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Online Access:https://journal-njmr.org/articles/101
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description This paper discusses the position of international students in the research on skilled migration based on interview data from Helsinki, Finland. The literature tends to depict students as gainers of human capital, and their role as skilled workers has received less attention. However, the findings of this study challenge the conceptual separation of student and labour migration. Moreover, much of the literature on international student migration focuses on popular, English-speaking destination countries such as the United States. This paper enhances the understanding of student mobility in exploring the migration motives of international students in the case of a less common destination.
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spelling doaj.art-9939b1d0731d4e11957cb5e6f3dfc8a02022-12-21T19:18:46ZengHelsinki University PressNordic Journal of Migration Research1799-649X2013-09-013314515210.2478/njmr-2013-000497Migration Decisions of Skilled Migrants: 'International degree students in an offbeat destination'Elina Eskelä0University of HelsinkiThis paper discusses the position of international students in the research on skilled migration based on interview data from Helsinki, Finland. The literature tends to depict students as gainers of human capital, and their role as skilled workers has received less attention. However, the findings of this study challenge the conceptual separation of student and labour migration. Moreover, much of the literature on international student migration focuses on popular, English-speaking destination countries such as the United States. This paper enhances the understanding of student mobility in exploring the migration motives of international students in the case of a less common destination.https://journal-njmr.org/articles/101international studentsskilled migrationimmigrationhelsinkifinland
spellingShingle Elina Eskelä
Migration Decisions of Skilled Migrants: 'International degree students in an offbeat destination'
Nordic Journal of Migration Research
international students
skilled migration
immigration
helsinki
finland
title Migration Decisions of Skilled Migrants: 'International degree students in an offbeat destination'
title_full Migration Decisions of Skilled Migrants: 'International degree students in an offbeat destination'
title_fullStr Migration Decisions of Skilled Migrants: 'International degree students in an offbeat destination'
title_full_unstemmed Migration Decisions of Skilled Migrants: 'International degree students in an offbeat destination'
title_short Migration Decisions of Skilled Migrants: 'International degree students in an offbeat destination'
title_sort migration decisions of skilled migrants international degree students in an offbeat destination
topic international students
skilled migration
immigration
helsinki
finland
url https://journal-njmr.org/articles/101
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