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•Theattractivenessoftheenvironmentinthecountryoforigin(e.g.climate),
•Thehighavailabilityofinformationofpossiblehostingregions,countries,
citiesand/orinstitutions,
•Thelevelofdomestictuitionfeesandlivingcosts,and
•Favourablefinancial(i.e.scholarships)andemigrationpoliciesinthecountry
oforigin.
Ageneralpicturecanbedrawn,fromastudybyMcMahon[1992,pp.465-482],
whichsuggeststhatthelowerqualityandprestigeoflocalprogrammes/
/institutionsandtheunavailabilityofdesiredprogrammesinthehomecountry
areimportantpushfactorsforstudyingabroad.Itisclear,however,thatmore
researchisrequiredinordertogainmoredetailedinsightintotheinfluenceof
specificenvironmentalpushfactors.
AccordingtoMazzerolandSoutar[2002,pp.82-90](respondentscomingfrom
Taiwan,India,ChinaandIndonesia),thefivemostimportantfactorsfordecid-
ingtostudyinaparticularhostcountrywerethequalityofitseducation,thefact
thatthequalificationsofthehostwererecognisedathome,theeaseofobtaining
informationonthehostcountry,thereputationofinstitutionsinthehostcountry,
andknowledgeofthehostcountry.
Fromtheaboveitcanbeconcludedthatthemostimportantpullfactorsof
acountryareahighqualityandgoodreputationofeducation,andagood
knowledgeandstudentawarenessofthedestinationcountry.Thismeansthat
otherfactors(suchasthoserelatingtotuitionfeesandlivingcosts,andsocial
andgeographicallinkages)arelessimportantfactors.
Themainpullfactorsofahighereducationinstitutionarethefollowing:
•Awideknowledgeandawarenessofaninstitutionamongstudents,
•Ahighperceivedqualityandreputationoftheinstitutionanditseducation
andresearch,
•Recognitionofdegreesorotherqualificationsbythehostinstitutionand
countryoforigin,andahighmarketabilityofthedegree/qualification,
•Thecostsofhighereducation(tuitionfeelevel,theavailabilityoffinancial
aid,travelexpenses,andlivingcosts),
•Thenatureofgovernanceandadministrativeproceduresofahighereduca-
tioninstitution,
•Thesafetylevelwithintheinstitution/oncampus,
•Thelevelofinternationalisationofaninstitution(numberofinternational
studentsandstaff,andtheavailabilityanddiversityofinternationalpro-
grammes),
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