01788nas a2200133   4500008004100000245011900041210006900160520120700229653008301436100001801519700002401537700002801561856006501589       2019                        eng d00aAttracting international students to semi-peripheral countries: A comparative study of Norway, Poland and Portugal0 aAttracting international students to semiperipheral countries A 3 a<p>The paper investigates the approaches employed for attracting international full-degree students in three countries on the periphery of Europe/the European Economic Area: Norway, Poland and Portugal. These countries, considered semi-peripheral regarding international student recruitment, have shorter traditions for incoming mobility than countries that are major recruiters and which have been the focus of previous research on attracting international students. The paper analyses national policies and strategies, focusing on their emergence, rationales and instruments. The study is comparative, aiming to find commonalities and differences in the approaches of these countries further to the changing global environment in higher education. The major finding is that semi-peripheral countries appear to employ different strategies and resort to other comparative advantages than the largest student recruiters, exploiting political, cultural or geographical aspects rather than educational assets. The findings highlight the need for these countries to identify their distinctive attraction capacities and assets, as well as to be purposeful in choosing their target recruitment regions.</p>
10ainternational students; recruitment; periphery; policies; internationalization1 aSin, Cristina1 aAntonowicz, Dominik1 aWiers-Jenssen, Jannecke  uhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41307-019-00135-3