Veronika Fenyves, Zoltán Bács, Barnabás Kovács, Tibor Tarnóczi, András Nemeslaki, Elvira Böcskei
Higher education has a primary role in the competitive edge of the Hungarian economy. Therefore, it has been thought to be vital to map the motivation, the value transferring role and last but not least their effect on the national economy through the international students who study in Hungary. A high standard of education does not only serve the rise of a nation, but a cross border educational system can also provide a basis upon which research could be founded. This is why we are motivated to offer degree programmes to an increasing number of international students studying at our universities and to make international higher educational institutions available for Hungarian students. We sincerely entertain the hope that these international students will spread our good reputation in the world. Thus it is crucial to know and investigate with scientific methods their motivation and expectations. First, we need to learn how our educational system is regarded from the perspective of these foreigners, how much the structure of our education corresponds to international standards and what are its strengths and possible weaknesses. In the empirical part of our research, the motivation of full-time students who take part in a diploma course with the purpose of obtaining a diploma were analysed separately. Regarding the cases of the participants in full-time education, it has been examined which factors influenced the choice of country, namely Hungary as an educational target.