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Realising Australia's International Education As Public Diplomacy, Caitlin Byrne, Rebecca Hall
Realising Australia's International Education As Public Diplomacy, Caitlin Byrne, Rebecca Hall
Caitlin Byrne
Australia’s international education serves as public diplomacy, essentially engaging and influencing public audiences in ways that progress Australian foreign policy priorities and national interests. The multidimensional and increasingly globalised nature of international education presents enormous opportunity for vital exchange and interactions between and with students, academics and communities via onshore and offshore modes of delivery. Positive experiences of student mobility and the development of intellectual, commercial and social relationships can build upon a nation’s reputation, and enhance the ability of that nation to participate in and influence regional or global outcomes. This is ultimately the essence of soft power. While …