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Internationalization of Chinese Higher Education in the Era of Globalization

Student Mobility between China and the Globalized World

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Since the 1980s, against the backdrop of economic globalization and the international flow of talents, transnational mobility of students as an important part of international trade in education services and education internationalization has received widespread attention. According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the number of students studying abroad surpassed 4.5 million in 2012.

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Liu, B., Liu, Q. (2016). Internationalization of Chinese Higher Education in the Era of Globalization. In: Guo, S., Guo, Y. (eds) Spotlight on China. Spotlight on China. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-669-9_6

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