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Swedes Studying Abroad – as Tourists?
Umeå universitet.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7352-9971
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Geography, Media and Communication (from 2013).ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1847-6245
2020 (English)In: World Journal of Education, ISSN 1925-0746, E-ISSN 1925-0754, Vol. 10, no 5, p. 98-107Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The number of students temporarily studying in another country to receive a post-secondary education has grown significantly since the 1970s. This study aims to learn more about what attracts Swedish outbound students when studying abroad. What are the popular study destinations? Can data reveal touristic preferences? Descriptive statistics from the Swedish Board of Student Finance are used, making it possible to scrutinize studying abroad on an aggregate level over a period of two decades. The results show that English-speaking countries are attractive to Swedish outbound students. Places growing in popularity are the countries of Poland, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore, and China, as well as the region of Hong Kong in particular. However, more than 50 percent of outbound students study in Europe. In these troubling and uncertain times, we are living in, with COVID-19 and other crises hampering worldwide travel, it is difficult to predict the long-term effects on mobility.

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Canada: Sciedu Press , 2020. Vol. 10, no 5, p. 98-107
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outbound students, Sweden, studying-abroad tourism
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Human Geography
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Turismvetenskap
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-81111DOI: 10.5430/wje.v10n5p98OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-81111DiVA, id: diva2:1484093
Available from: 2020-10-27 Created: 2020-10-27 Last updated: 2020-11-19Bibliographically approved

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