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National Scholarship Program for Short-term Exchange Abroad as a Policy Instrument: A Comparative Study of New Colombo Plan and Turing Scheme.

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Title: National Scholarship Program for Short-term Exchange Abroad as a Policy Instrument: A Comparative Study of New Colombo Plan and Turing Scheme.
Authors: Hong, Min1 (AUTHOR) hongmin@hust.edu.cn
Source: Higher Education Policy. Jun2026, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p409-431. 23p.
Subject Terms: *Student exchange programs, *Scholarships, *Foreign study, *Comparative studies, *Global studies, *Student mobility, Policy analysis
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom, Australia
Abstract: In the rapidly globalized world, promoting the outbound exchange of domestic students is beneficial and is widely advocated by governments. Based on a two-dimensional framework of policy instruments and policy goals, the national scholarship programs' policy instruments and policy goals for short-term exchange abroad are compared using Australia's New Colombo Plan and the UK's Turing Scheme as examples. The government-led high-threshold, quality-oriented Australian approach and government-supervised, low-threshold, quantity-oriented UK approach are summarized, and four ideal policy models for the national scholarship program for short-term exchange abroad are further proposed based on high-/low-threshold and quantity-/quality-oriented dimensions. This study provides references to governments around the world to design better NSPEAs. This study contributes to the knowledge of fast-growing international short-term mobility studies. It offers theoretical and practical references to policymakers and practitioners of outbound student mobility of governments and institutions worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:In the rapidly globalized world, promoting the outbound exchange of domestic students is beneficial and is widely advocated by governments. Based on a two-dimensional framework of policy instruments and policy goals, the national scholarship programs' policy instruments and policy goals for short-term exchange abroad are compared using Australia's New Colombo Plan and the UK's Turing Scheme as examples. The government-led high-threshold, quality-oriented Australian approach and government-supervised, low-threshold, quantity-oriented UK approach are summarized, and four ideal policy models for the national scholarship program for short-term exchange abroad are further proposed based on high-/low-threshold and quantity-/quality-oriented dimensions. This study provides references to governments around the world to design better NSPEAs. This study contributes to the knowledge of fast-growing international short-term mobility studies. It offers theoretical and practical references to policymakers and practitioners of outbound student mobility of governments and institutions worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:09528733
DOI:10.1057/s41307-024-00394-9