The Global Mobility of Palestinian Arab Students: Current Trends and Flows

Abstract

The article describes the flow of Palestinian students from Israel, identifying the reasons that a large proportion of students from the Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel (PAMI) (21%) currently study abroad. The article traces the development of PAMI students' studies outside Israel and the characteristics of this movement including the disciplines that the students choose to study and current trends and streams. Data are drawn from official statistics and documents, and research representing PAMI education abroad conducted mainly by the two authors. Conceptually, the authors indicate pull and push factors for this phenomenon of temporary migration to acquire higher education and receive an academic degree that will be recognized in Israel.

Keywords

• Palestinian Arab in Israel
• higher education
• global mobility
• studying abroad
• medical professions
• PAMI

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