ABSTRACT

In the global education market, Australian universities have had their position confirmed as a crucial emerging destination for international students, especially among young Bangladeshi people. This article seeks to investigate the cultural factors for young Bangladeshis to become physically mobile in order to seek higher education in Australian universities. Following a qualitative methodology, this article explores purposively selected 18 young Bangladeshi students’ stories behind being physically mobile in pursuing higher education in two Australian universities. Drawing upon the theorisation of Bauman and Appadurai, it claims that not only is it the insecurity and uncertainty existing in Bangladesh, but the consumerist culture of neoliberalism in both home and the host country that motivates students to go abroad pursuing higher education. The findings of this article aim to inform researchers and policymakers in both developed and developing countries about the politics and power related to mobilities by articulating a critical analysis on present practices in globalised cultures and institutions.

摘要

在全球教育市场，澳大利亚大学的地位已被确认为国际学生的重要新兴目的地，尤其是在孟加拉国年轻人中。本文旨在调查年轻的孟加拉人为了在澳大利亚大学接受高等教育而变得身体流动的文化因素。本文采用定性方法，有目的地选择了 18 名年轻的孟加拉学生在两所澳大利亚大学接受高等教育时身体移动的故事。借鉴鲍曼和阿帕杜赖的理论，它声称不仅孟加拉国存在不安全和不确定性，而且本国和东道国的新自由主义消费主义文化也促使学生出国接受高等教育。