AN INVESTIGATION OF CZECH STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS UK HIGHER EDUCATION – BENEFITS AND POST-BREXIT ISSUE

Karolina Domesova,Shahzeb Hussain,Suyash Khaneja

doi:10.46827/ejes.v8i12.4036

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This paper covers an insight on how EU students specifically ‘Czech students’ would behave after Brexit, i.e. how Brexit would affect their selection of the UK higher education. Further, this study also examines why Czech students would choose UK over other EU and English speaking countries. In particular, this study examines three objectives: (i) to examine why Czech students would choose the UK over other European countries, (ii) to examine what are the value-added features that UK higher education would provide to students from the Czech Republic, and (iii) to examine how Brexit would affect Czech students’ selection of the UK’s higher education. A qualitative study was conducted with students based in universities in North-East. The findings suggest that Czech students choose UK because of its language, global recognition, job prospects, work-based learning, innovative teaching methods, quality of teaching, less distance between UK and Czech Republic, culture, and international environment are some of the reasons to choose UK as destination. Further, they have suggested that coming UK was their and their families’ dream. They have also explained that after Brexit, UK would not be as attractive as the current time. They mentioned that limitations in students’ loans, financial help, internships, NHS facilities, increase in prices, racial abuses, and fees would be few of the reasons to stop them to choose UK for higher educations. Implications and limitations are discussed in the study. Article visualizations:<img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0942/a.php" alt="Hit counter" />

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According to Clanek (2020), the number of Czech students choosing education in foreign countries has been increasing
UK higher education sector is in need for understanding what could potentially convince EU students to study in the UK after the loss of access to the student finance and increase in tuition fees
This study identifies three main objectives: (i) to examine why Czech students would choose the UK over other European countries, (ii) to examine what are the value-added features that UK higher education would provide to students from the Czech Republic, and (iii) to examine how Brexit would affect Czech students’ selection of the UK’s higher education

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According to Clanek (2020), the number of Czech students choosing education in foreign countries has been increasing. UK higher education sector is in need for understanding what could potentially convince EU students to study in the UK after the loss of access to the student finance and increase in tuition fees. To examine this topic in detail, a qualitative study has been employed to have an insight into what do EU students want and expect from the UK universities in the future and how they perceive the UK itself as a study abroad destination in comparison with other popular countries. This study identifies three main objectives: (i) to examine why Czech students would choose the UK over other European countries, (ii) to examine what are the value-added features that UK higher education would provide to students from the Czech Republic, and (iii) to examine how Brexit would affect Czech students’ selection of the UK’s higher education

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