Open Access“One Belt One Road” and Central Asia: A New Trend in Internationalization of Higher Education?
Author(s) -
Aisi Li
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2018.92.10279
Subject(s) - china , frontier , internationalization , political science , plan (archaeology) , higher education , central asia , regional science , geography , economic geography , economy , economic growth , development economics , international trade , business , economics , archaeology , law
China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) strategy is the latest trend in international relations, and it is making a real impact on higher education in Central Asia. This article discusses the impact of three aspects of the plan: Chinese funding for study abroad, the Confucius Institutes, and the role of Xinjiang, China’s northwestern frontier.