The Influencing of External Factor on International Student Movements in Thailand

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สุจินดา เจียมศรีพงษ์

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The purpose of this research aims to analyze the influencing of external factors on international student movements in higher education in Thailand. Data access on 20150 student from 141 home countries, according to the number of all International students who studied in Thailand in 2017. Multiple Regression equations by using ordinary least square has been applied. Research has been found that the population of the home country has a positive correlation with the number of the movement of international students in Thailand. On the other hand, the distance between the home and host countries has a negative relation. Therefore, the Government should pay priority attention to defining a clear target group countries, to launch a marketing strategy to increase the number of foreign students from these countries.

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