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Today, millions of students cross geographic, cultural, and educational borders for their higher education. Trends of international student mobility are significant to universities, educators, business leaders, and governments to increase revenue and campus diversity in the global marketplace. As such, it is vital to examine recent trends in global student mobility around the world. "International Student Mobility and Opportunities for Growth in the Global Marketplace" is a critical scholarly resource that examines recent trends in global student mobility in Australia, Asia, North America, Latin America, Middle East, and Europe where the emerging trends and practices are prominent. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics such as internationalization, cultural identity, and student mobility, this book is geared towards educators, education administrators, education professionals, academicians, researchers, and students. This book contains the following chapters: (1) International Student Mobility: Examining Trends and Tensions (Krishna Bista, Ghanashyam Sharma, and Uttam Gaulee); (2) International Student Mobility: Theoretical Context and Empirical Evidence From Literature (Rashim Wadhwa); (3) Islamophobia and Mobility of Kurdish Students From Northern Iraq (Enakshi Sengupta); (4) International Student Mobility, Government Policies, and Neoliberal Globalization: Exploring Chinese Graduate Students' Perspectives on Pursuing Higher Education in Canada (Jie Zheng); (5) From Brain Drain to Reverse Brain Drain: Implications for South Asia and the United States of America (Sara Bano); (6) The New Colombo Plan: Transforming Australian Higher Education's Outward Mobility Programs? (Mila Arden and Matthew Piscioneri); (7) Open Minds: Study Abroad and Student Global Perspectives (Jing Li); (8) Dealing With Cross-Cultural Issues in Culturally Diverse Classrooms: The Case of Dutch Business Schools (Joost Bücker, Rens Bouw, and Alain De Beuckelaer); (9) Dare to Hope: A Critical Examination of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse International Students -- Graduate Students' Experiences in the Southeastern United States (Dorota Silber-Furman and Lisa Zagumny); (10) The Bridge to America: A Passageway for International Graduate Students (Tsz Kin Kwok); (11) International Undergraduate Students Coping With Challenges at a Private Faith-Based University (Renaude Etienne Saint-Phard and Gustavo Gregorutti); (12) It Sharpens My Brain: International Teaching Assistants Develop Communicative Competence (Yang Wang); (13) Comparing Academic Concerns of International and Domestic Students (Cody J. Perry, David W. Lausch, and Jennifer Weatherford); (14) Career Counseling for International Students: Using the Framework of Social Cognitive Career Theory (Gökçe Bulgan and Ayse Çiftçi); (15) Analysis of Factors Influencing Chinese Undergraduate Students' Choice of Foreign Postgraduate Education (Genshu Lu, Mei Tian, and Man Hong Lai); (16) Interest and Intent in Pursuing Higher Education: Nepali Students' Perceptions on Study Abroad Experiences (Michelle Welsch); and (17) Promoting U.S. Community Colleges in Sweden: From the Perspective of Swedish Education Agents (Ashley Marie Sansotta). (ERIC)