Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2018
Abstract
This paper investigates the creation of an unlikely education hub in Manila, Philippines, where local institutions have seen a growing number of international students from Korea, India, and the Middle East. These students seek qualifications in professions where Filipino migrants are highly represented, either to gain an advantage within their home countries or as a steppingstone towards jobs elsewhere. Drawing from current debates on ‘global cities’, this paper discusses how different actors promote Manila as an ideal destination for students by using the country’s unique position within the global market for migrant labor and its American colonial history. Here, Filipino school owners and state officials market Philippine universities as the best venue to train for jobs found anywhere in the world. Such strategies target less privileged students unable to access more prestigious universities. creating new forms of knowledge mobility in an increasingly segmented higher education market.
Keywords
Education hub, Migration, Labor export, International students, Philippines
Discipline
Asian Studies | Education | Work, Economy and Organizations
Research Areas
Sociology
Publication
Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education
Volume
39
Issue
5
First Page
767
Last Page
781
Identifier
10.1080/01596306.2018.1448703
Citation
ORTIGA, Yasmin Y..(2018). Constructing the global education hub: The unlikely case of Manila. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 39(5), 767-781.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2680
Copyright Owner and License
Authos
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2018.1448703