Qualified migration and International Students in the University of Alberta: expectative and motivations to study in Canada

Abstract

This work addresses the topic of qualified migration and higher education in Canada, from an interdisciplinary analysis of the motivations, migration pathways and social capital of international students. Also, emphasis is made in the immigration processes that Canada offers to international students to obtain work permits.  Presenting as an objective, to analyze the transnational trajectories of young international students at the University of Alberta, and their instrumentalization of education to access Canadian citizenship. From a qualitative approach, through the semi-structured interview technique.