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Title: Student Mobilities to an 'Offbeat' or 'Onbeat' Destination? The 'Stipendium Hungaricum' Scholarship Programme in Illiberal Hungary
Language: English
Authors: Zsuzsanna Árendás (ORCID 0000-0001-7290-3397)
Source: European Journal of Education. 2026 61(1).
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Foreign Students, Student Mobility, Immigration, Foreign Policy, Social Bias, Cultural Influences, Reputation, Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Expectation, International Programs
Geographic Terms: Hungary
DOI: 10.1111/ejed.70392
ISSN: 0141-8211
1465-3435
Abstract: This paper examines international student mobility under Hungary's illiberal regime through the experiences of Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) participants. Launched in 2013, SH seeks to internationalise Hungarian higher education and strengthen ties with non-EU countries, particularly those in the East. The research reveals contradictions between Hungary's anti-immigration stance and its selective policies that position international students as desirable immigrants. But do international students actually want Hungary as their destination? This study shows that Hungary functions as both an 'onbeat' and 'offbeat' study destination. Students view it as 'onbeat' when they see it as 'Europe's gateway' and a place of 'peace and public safety.' Yet they also describe it as 'offbeat' due to local anti-immigration and Islamophobic sentiments they encounter. Interviews conducted between 2020 and 2022 demonstrate how Hungary's illiberal policies shape student perceptions, revealing the complex processes behind its dual characterisation as both attractive and challenging.
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