Embracing Complexities

Transformations of International Student Mobility amid Global Turmoil

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  • Liz Shchepetylnykova Boston College
  • Sevgi Kaya-Kaşıkcı Middle East Technical University

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Reimagining Internationalization

Abstract

Although scholarship on international student mobility (ISM) is extensive, the evolving landscape of ISM, with increasingly diverse rationales, actors, and modalities, requires new data and forms of understanding. This article reflects on the new developments in ISM in the context of postpandemic and geopolitical turmoil. We conclude by urging scholars to engage in critical examination of the dominant theories and concepts informing our understanding of mobility. 

Author Biographies

Liz Shchepetylnykova, Boston College

Liz Shchepetylnykova is Hans de Wit fellow at the Center for International Higher Education, Boston College, United States. E-mail: shchepei@bc.edu.

Sevgi Kaya-Kaşıkcı, Middle East Technical University

Sevgi Kaya-Kaşıkcı is a postdoctoral researcher at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye. E-mail: sewgikaya@gmail.com.

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Published

2025-08-05

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Shchepetylnykova, L., & Kaya-Kaşıkcı, S. (2025). Embracing Complexities: Transformations of International Student Mobility amid Global Turmoil. International Higher Education, (123), 29–30. Retrieved from https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/20241

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