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<p>This paper examines the internationalisation processes in the higher education sector in Latvia and explores the motives of international students to study in Latvia, their experience and their plans. The study uses a quantitative data collection method – a survey – the results of which allow us to judge the main trends of internationalisation processes in Latvia. The differences between different groups were investigated, highlighting the countries with the most respondents – India and Germany, and comparing them with each other and with students from other countries. The results show that there are substantial differences between the groups. For German students, Latvia was more of a second option when they failed to get into their preferred university in their home country or elsewhere. They chose to study in Latvia mainly because of the university’s study programmes. At the same time, students from India were also interested in factors such as culture, the Baltic region and the attractiveness of Riga.</p>
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This paper examines the internationalisation processes in the higher education sector in Latvia and explores the motives of international students to study in Latvia, their experience and their plans. The study uses a quantitative data collection method – a survey – the results of which allow us to judge the main trends of internationalisation processes in Latvia. The differences between different groups were investigated, highlighting the countries with the most respondents – India and Germany, and comparing them with each other and with students from other countries. The results show that there are substantial differences between the groups. For German students, Latvia was more of a second option when they failed to get into their preferred university in their home country or elsewhere. They chose to study in Latvia mainly because of the university’s study programmes. At the same time, students from India were also interested in factors such as culture, the Baltic region and the attractiveness of Riga.

Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education

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This paper examines the internationalisation processes in the higher education sector in Latvia and explores the motives of international students to study in...

Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany

Published Online: Apr 26, 2023

Page range: 99 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2023-0009

Keywords
higher education, internationalisation, international students, international student mobility, Latvia

© 2023 Elina Apsite-Berina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Experiences of International Students in Latvia: The Case of India and Germany

Published Online: Apr 26, 2023

Page range: 99 - 111

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2023-0009

Keywordshigher education, internationalisation, international students, international student mobility, Latvia

© 2023 Elina Apsite-Berina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
higher education, internationalisation, international students, international student mobility, Latvia