Paper Title
International Students’ Motivation for Studying In Kazakhstani He; Case of One Private University
Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore and understand the factors that may impact the decision -making process of international students that motivate them to study as well as the choice of country and university in which they want to get education. These findings from different multi-country studies may propose that governments and higher education institutions need to consider the importance of ‘push-pull; factors that affect students’ choice of their final destination. The ability of recipient country to attract foreigner students depend on the pull -factors as was mentioned in this paper. Host country’s reputation as well as the cost issues are likely to be critical. Key influencers also play important role in attracting students like word-of-mouth and recommendations received from parents, friends.
Key words - International Students, Push-Pull Factors, Kazakhstan