Impact of International Student Mobility in Distinctive Disciplines on Internationalization Capabilities
Abstract
To deeply analyze the impact of international student mobility on their internationalization capabilities in the field of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, this study systematically reviewed the exchange dynamics of international students at Southwest Petroleum University from 2014 to 2024, as well as detailed data on students’ overseas visits from 2016 to 2024, carefully outlining the trends and characteristics of student international mobility over the past decade. Based on this, using an evaluation system for internationalization capabilities constructed by the authors, which closely follows the characteristics of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering and covers key dimensions such as language skills, international perspective, cross-cultural communication, and global cooperation, graduate students from the research team of international students were selected as a sample group. Through a carefully designed survey questionnaire, their current internationalization capabilities were systematically evaluated. The results showed that compared to the benchmark level in 2019, students’ internationalization capabilities have shown a significant improvement trend, especially in cross-cultural communication. This finding not only reveals the positive role of international student mobility in promoting academic exchanges and integration but also further emphasizes the unique value of multicultural integration in scientific research teams to enhance the internationalization capabilities of domestic students.
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