Trends in academic mobility of international students into ukrainian universities

Abstract

The article presents the researcher points of view on trends in academic mobility of international students in Ukraine. The aim of this research is to analyse the data regarding the number of international students studying in Ukrainian higher education establishments. The attention is drawn to the top sending countries, top receiving universities, and the most popular fields of study. Theoretical and practical results of the research focus on the analysis of the publications and reports of governmental and non-governmental, as well as national and international organisations have showed that inbound student mobility in Ukraine has had a positive tendency over years, but it is bound to decrease in the nearest future due to objective reasons. Due to this, the list of recommendations to maintain high level of international students’ enrolment has been suggested.