Journal of Studies in International Education (JSIE)

?? Published! Journal of Studies in International Education v.29 n.1 (February 2025) Themed Issue: Student Experiences and Outcomes → https://lnkd.in/g7bqmzVf

Overseas experience and elite scientists’ career mobility: a case study from China Haigang Huang, Xiaoxiao Wang, and Dayong Yuan → https://lnkd.in/gKcfGF4X #OverseasExperience #Scientists #CareerMobility #CareerPathways ????

The mobility after mobility: explaining post-graduation mobility of internationally mobile students Miloslav Bahna → https://lnkd.in/gw8bpFBV #InternationalStudents #StudentMobility #Slovakia #Employment #CareerPaths #StudyAbroad Slovenská akadémia vied / Slovak Academy of Sciences ????

"Is diversity education in international education ethnocentric?"

Knowledge Diplomacy in the De-Risking Context: What Does “De-Risking” Mean for EU-China Higher Education Collaboration? The de-risking strategy rolled out by the European Union (EU) in 2023 was a major historical event for EU-China relations in higher education. In this study, 40 international education professionals from both China and the EU were interviewed to glean an understanding of what potential impact the policy may have on EU-China relations in higher education. Using knowledge diplomacy as a theoretical lens, this study aims to examine whether the higher education sector is able to balance national security and knowledge diplomacy in their international activities in the “de-risking” context. Despite some important concerns perceived, close to half of international educators from both sides are optimistic about the higher education sector’s ability to transcend geopolitical tensions and continue collaboration. The confidence in the future prospect shows that de-risking presents challenges to collaborations, but the challenges do not necessarily eliminate the possibility of knowledge diplomacy. Wei/David Liu, PhD Marianne L?kke Jakobsen Chao Huang Olli-Pekka Malinen Xiangsu Zhang #china #eu #geopolitics #tne #international #highereducation #research #studentmobility https://lnkd.in/eb5AkNGb

Knowledge diplomacy in the de-risking context: what does “De-Risking” mean for EU-China higher education collaboration? Wei/David Liu, PhD, Marianne L?kke Jakobsen, Dr Cheryl Y., Chao Huang, Olli-Pekka Malinen, and Xiangsu Zhang → https://lnkd.in/g2byGHBc #KnowledgeDiplomacy #DeRisking #EuropeanUnion #China #HigherEd #EUChinaRelations ????????

Knowledge Diplomacy in the De-Risking Context: What Does “De-Risking” Mean for EU-China Higher Education Collaboration? The growing strategic competition between China and the West has created skepticism about collaboration. Concerns over intellectual property theft, espionage and the militarization of research have led to stricter scrutiny of research collaborations. The EU has adopted a dual strategy of engagement and caution. While it seeks to maintain and expand educational ties with China, it has introduced the “de-risking” policy to try to protect critical technologies. With qualitative data from Chinese and EU front-line international educators, this study has set out to evaluate the impact of the de-risking policy on Sino-EU collaborations in higher education. The de-risking policy presumes risks for European universities’ collaboration with China, and such presumption naturally creates mistrust between both sides. In addition to increased mistrust and reduced mobility, over-securitization due to unclear boundaries in implementation is another negative impact. From the perspective of knowledge diplomacy, the best way to de-risk is not to reduce engagement, but to increase understanding. To avoid the risk of the Thucydides Trap that endangers world peace, both Chinese and the EU universities are obligated to continue collaboration and contribute to knowledge diplomacy. Universities need to fulfill both the national security goals and the global sustainable and peaceful development goals in their internationalization endeavors. Though the discussion here focuses on China-EU relations in higher education, it applies to other contexts, such as the U.S., Canada, Australia, etc. Thanks to the invitation from the editors of the special issue to contribute this piece. I appreciate the 20 Chinese colleagues and the 20 EU colleagues who participated in this study. Thanks to my 5 co-authors who helped with data collections and have contributed their insights to this project And finally I highly appreciate the support of Canadian Research Knowledge Network to publish this paper open access. If you are interested in the topic, please go read from the journal website or download a PDF version. If you experience any difficulties, please DM me. First paper of 2025. https://lnkd.in/gGHrHrxM

Happy Chinese New Year! ?? Today is a perfect day to share this article with you. Collaborating with scholars from around the world has been a great experience. Thank you, Wei Liu (from Canada) for inviting me to contribute my perspectives on the importance of knowledge diplomacy in a fragile de-risking world.

Mobility in an imagined global knowledge space: Chinese STEM undergraduates’ decision to study in Europe Jialu Wang and Wenqin Shen → https://lnkd.in/g3WADvJc #ImaginedGeography #StudyAbroad #ChineseStudents #StudentMobility

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