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Hosting international students has long been admired as one of the hallmarks of internationalization. The two major formative strands of internationalization in Canadian universities are development cooperation and international students. With reduced public funding for higher education, institutions are aggressively recruiting international students to generate additional revenue. Canada is equally interested in offering incentives for international students to stay in the country as immigrants after completing their studies. In its 2011 budget, the Canadian federal government earmarked funding for an international education strategy and, in 2010, funded Edu-Canada—the marketing unit within the Department of Education and Foreign Affairs (DFAIT)—to develop an official Canadian brand to boost educational marketing, IMAGINE: Education in/au Canada. This model emulates the Australian one, which rapidly capitalized on the recruitment of international students and became an international success story. Given current Canadian higher education policy trends, this paper will address the cautionary lessons that can be drawn from the Australian case. ; Accueillir des étudiantsétrangersa longtemps été considéré comme l'une des caractéristiquesprincipalesde l'internationalisation. On considère en effet que les deux principales lignées formatrices de l'internationalisation parmi les universités canadiennes sont l'accueil d'étudiants étrangers et la coopération pour le développement. Le financement public de l'enseignement supérieur s'étant amoindri, les gouvernements et les établissements d'enseignement d'autres pays recrutent énergiquement les étudiantsétrangersdans l'espoir de produire des revenus supplémentaires. Le Canada est tout aussi intéressé à présenter des mesures incitatives aux étudiants étrangers afin qu'ils immigrent au pays. En effet, dans son budget de 2011, le gouvernement fédéral du Canada attribuait des fonds à une stratégie d'enseignement internationale un an après avoir fondé Edu-Canada, un service de marketing au sein du ministère de l'Éducation et de celui des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international. L'objectif d'Edu-Canada est de créer une image de marque canadienne officielle, aujourd'hui baptisée IMAGINE: Education au/in Canada, pour relancer le marketing de l'enseignement.Ce faisant, le Canada imite l'Australie, l'un des premiers pays occidentaux à rapidement tirer profit du recrutement d'étudiantsétrangerspour en faire une réussite. Devant les tendances politiques actuelles en enseignement supérieur au Canada, cet article présente les leçons de prudence à tirer du cas de l'Australie.

This study aims to understand the perceptions of the tuition fees charging in Canada and China and the perspectives of this practice in Brazil, which is a country where society requires access to quality higher education,but which faces large budgetary constraints on its public funding. To understand these questions, a qualitative exploratory multi-case study was carried out with government officials, specialists in higher education, and student leadership from all three countries. In conclusion to this analysis, and considering the benefits provided by the Canadian and Chinese participants, it is suggested for Brazil to perform a reflection on this subject. The study shows that such an initiative can boost public higher education institutions through greater financial availability and democratize access and permanence, as there would be more resources to invest and assist students from underrepresented groups participating in the system. ; Este estudo tem como objetivo compreender as percepções da cobrança de taxas acadêmicas no Canadá e na China e as perspectivas desta prática no Brasil, que é um país em que a sociedade almeja acesso a um ensino superior de qualidade, mas que enfrenta grandes restrições orçamentárias em seu financiamento público. Para entender essas questões, realizouse um estudo multicaso, exploratório e qualitativo com dirigentes governamentais, especialistas em educação superior e líderes estudantis dos três países. Em conclusão a partir da análise dos dados, e considerando os benefícios relatados pelos participantes canadenses e chineses, sugere-se ao Brasil que realize uma reflexão sobre esse assunto. O estudo demonstra que uma iniciativa desta natureza pode impulsionar as instituições públicas de ensino superior através de uma maior disponibilidade financeira e democratizar o acesso e a permanência, pois se teriam mais recursos para investir e auxiliar estudantes de grupos sub-representados que participam do sistema.

ABSTRACT This study aims to understand the perceptions of the tuition fees charging in Canada and China and the perspectives of this practice in Brazil, which is a country where society requires access to quality higher education, but which faces large budgetary constraints on its public funding. To understand these questions, a qualitative exploratory multi-case study was carried out with government officials, specialists in higher education, and student leadership from all three countries. In conclusion to this analysis, and considering the benefits provided by the Canadian and Chinese participants, it is suggested for Brazil to perform a reflection on this subject. The study shows that such an initiative can boost public higher education institutions through greater financial availability and democratize access and permanence, as there would be more resources to invest and assist students from underrepresented groups participating in the system.

Can higher education policy-making be imaginatively theorized?