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Numerous studies reveal the apparent benefits of cultural diversity in the classroom within all the education cycles. A variety of linguistic and cultural scenarios for the internationalisation of higher education across Europe and beyond make the basis for the exploration and statement of the place of Latvian higher education sector within these scenarios with the aim to develop a comprehensive integration framework for international students of diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds in Latvian HEIs. Therefo...

Internationalization of education space and international collaboration have become one of the top global priorities, which is reiterated in the missions and visions of education institutions worldwide, as it is a significant indicator of global competitiveness. It is widely acknowledged that countries with high number of international students benefit from the contribution they make to domestic research and sustainable development of the society. In the case of Latvia, strengthening international cooperation and ...

Increased mobility and international cooperation are crucial objectives for Latvia to foster integration to the European Higher Education Area and European Research Area, which builds the basis for Latvia to utilise its potential for education and research as well as serves as a means to build research capacity, strengthen the image of Latvian Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and promote the positive image of the country globally. The paper introduces the selected results of the study conducted in the framework...

The development of the common European Higher Education Area and the internationalization of higher education have led to challenges many higher education institutions (HEIs) have never encountered before. The evolving educational paradigm takes roots in significant changes in the political, economic, etc. systems of Latvia, first due to regained independence of the Latvian state and the change of its ideological paradigm in the beginning of the 1990-ies, later due to the accession of Latvia to the European Union ...