Factors influencing foreign students’ choice of studying in Finland
Huang, Yongye (2021)
Huang, Yongye
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021061215861
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021061215861
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With the globalization and internationalization of higher education, the flow of global students has become frequently, people's demand for higher education has increased, and the importance of the education industry has also enhanced. Nowadays, Finland is recognized as one of the countries with the most complete education system in the world and has attracted many foreign students to study in Finland.
The objective of the research is to understand what factors influence foreign students to choose college in Finland. In-depth research can not only design strategies for attracting foreign students for Finnish higher education institutions, but also provide foreign students with factors to consider when choosing a college as a reference.
Based on Hossler et al.’s (1999) combined model as the theoretical framework, qualitative research methods are used. In the research process, the author organized the semi-structured interviews with four international students who are studying at JAMK University of Applied Sciences (JAMK) to obtain the primary data. In addition, the author uses some existing data collected early by the survey agency or organization as secondary data. And then the author uses the coding method to analyze the primary data and through the data triangulation method, combined with secondary data for in-depth analysis.
The research results of this thesis are helpful to analyze the factors that influence foreign students to choose Finnish higher education and can also provide reference for the recruitment of international students in Finnish higher education institutions and guide foreign students to make the right choice of college.
The objective of the research is to understand what factors influence foreign students to choose college in Finland. In-depth research can not only design strategies for attracting foreign students for Finnish higher education institutions, but also provide foreign students with factors to consider when choosing a college as a reference.
Based on Hossler et al.’s (1999) combined model as the theoretical framework, qualitative research methods are used. In the research process, the author organized the semi-structured interviews with four international students who are studying at JAMK University of Applied Sciences (JAMK) to obtain the primary data. In addition, the author uses some existing data collected early by the survey agency or organization as secondary data. And then the author uses the coding method to analyze the primary data and through the data triangulation method, combined with secondary data for in-depth analysis.
The research results of this thesis are helpful to analyze the factors that influence foreign students to choose Finnish higher education and can also provide reference for the recruitment of international students in Finnish higher education institutions and guide foreign students to make the right choice of college.