Cross-border flows of students for higher education: Push–pull factors and motivations of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong and Macau |
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| Authors: | Mei Li and Mark Bray |
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| Institution: | (1) Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong and Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences, Hong Kong, China;(2) Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China |
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| Abstract: | Within the context of broad literature on cross-border flows for higher education, this article examines the distinctive case
of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong and Macau. These territories are a sort of bridge between the fully domestic and
the fully international. Hong Kong and Macau higher education plays a dual role, as a destination in itself for higher education
and as a stepping-stone for students’ further international development. Patterns in Hong Kong are slightly different from
those in Macau, and the territories may thus be usefully compared with each other as well as taken as a pair for comparison
with other parts of the world. The paper begins by noting the literature on the ways that push and pull factors influence
student mobility, and then turns to motivations in pursuit of academic and professional growth, economic benefit, individual
internationalisation, and enhanced social status. The paper shows that flows of mainland Chinese students are driven by both
excess and differentiated demand. Analysis of the distinctive features of this pair of territories adds to wider conceptual
understanding of the nature of cross-border flows for higher education. |
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| Keywords: | China higher education Hong Kong international flows Macau |
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