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Hello and welcome. I created this website as part of my dissertation on international student mobility. In my dissertation, I look at where international students enroll, and whether this has anything to do with where they come from and where they go to. In order to make my conclusions more accessible, I have adapted the chapters so that they are easier and more fun to read. Have a look at the table below to see which question each chapter answers!

You can download the complete dissertation here.

Overview of Chapters

ChapterQuestions Answered
PrefaceWhat has been the inspiration for this research?
Chapter 1 (Introduction)What have been the main developments in international student mobility? And what have other researchers said about it?
Chapter 2How is international student mobility related to the development level of origin and destination countries?
Chapter 3What selling points do higher education institutions in the Netherlands use to profile themselves? And how well do these selling points correlate with actual enrollments?
Chapter 4Does the development level of the origin countries of international student influence which study program they choose in the Netherlands?
Chapter 5How does international student mobility relate to how higher education is funded?
Chapter 6 (Conclusion)What are the main conclusions of this dissertation? And what are the policy implications?
AfterwordShould we encourage international student mobility?