Published : 2023-03-23

Motives for Participating in Study-Abroad Programmes and the Impact of the Pandemic on Selected Universities in South Africa

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The article explores the motivations of students participating in study-abroad programmes and the effects of pandemic-related travel restrictions and associated regulations at three universities in South Africa. The author analyses the policies of universities in the Western Cape province regarding study-abroad programmes when pandemic restrictions were in place and once they were lifted. The discussion is based on quantitative data collected during a survey involving 75 foreign students and qualitative data obtained during interviews with 5 programme coordinators at the international offices of the selected universities. The majority of foreign students surveyed were from Europe. While anxieties and uncertainties exist, university representatives were found to be hopeful about the future of study-abroad programmes.

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study abroad programmes, tourism, South Africa, COVID-19, travel motivations



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Abrahams, E., Kennedy Nji Bama, H., & Mokoena, P. (2023). Motives for Participating in Study-Abroad Programmes and the Impact of the Pandemic on Selected Universities in South Africa. Studia Periegetica, 41(1), 27–44. https://doi.org/10.58683/sp.554

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