Today we’ll be discussing the flows of international students withIN the Middle East and North Africa in the context of security policies with our guests, Dr. Sevgi Kaya-Kasikci and Dr. Chris Glass. Sevgi is a scholar of higher education studies and most recently conducted research as a Hans de Wit Fellow at Boston College’s Center for International Higher Education, where Chris is the Program Director for the Doctorate of Education in Higher Education.  

Outline of Episode:

1:30 - General regionalization trends in internationalization

5:40 - Context of MENA: unique aspects, power dynamics

8:00 - Regional security complex theory description

9:30 - Contextual ISM patterns

12:00 - 2011 and 2020 data comparisons

19:45 - Policy implications

Resources:

Kaya-Kasikci, S. & Glass, C. (2024). Analyzing the influence of regional security on international student flows in the MENA region: a social network approach. Higher Education.

Glass, C. & Cruz, N. I. (2023). Metatrends in Mobility: Education Hubs and the New Multipolar Structure of International Student Mobility. 
Glass, C. & Cruz, N. I. (2023). Moving towards multipolarity: shifts in the core-periphery structure of international student mobility and world rankings (2000–2019). Higher Education.