International Degree Mobility. A Case Study of Slovak Undergraduate Entrepreneurs in Denmark.
Author
Hansen, Monika
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2022
Pages
36
Abstract
This thesis examines international degree mobility through a case study of five Slovak undergraduates from UCL University College in Denmark who have started their own businesses. It explores how they navigate the Danish labor market after graduation, what motivates them to become entrepreneurs, and how their Slovak/Central European background shapes these experiences. The study uses a qualitative case study design based on participants’ empirical narratives, analyzed with thematic content analysis. Its theoretical framing combines the Disadvantage Theory of Entrepreneurship with concepts of national identity and stigma. The work is situated within wider debates about the rise of international degree mobility to Denmark, political discussions on foreign workers, the recent reduction of English-taught programs, and the tension between brain drain and the potential for brain gain via entrepreneurship. Detailed findings are presented later in the thesis and are not included in the initial pages on which this abstract is based.
Afhandlingen undersøger international gradmobilitet gennem et casestudie af fem slovakiske bacheloruddannede fra UCL University College i Danmark, der har etableret egne virksomheder. Formålet er at forstå, hvordan de navigerer på det danske arbejdsmarked efter endt uddannelse, hvilke faktorer der motiverer dem til at blive iværksættere, og hvilken rolle deres slovakiske/centraleuropæiske baggrund spiller i disse forløb. Studiet er kvalitativt og bygger på empiriske fortællinger fra deltagerne analyseret ved hjælp af tematisk indholdsanalyse. Det teoretiske afsæt omfatter Disadvantage Theory of Entrepreneurship samt begreberne national identitet og stigma. Arbejdet er forankret i en bredere kontekst af stigende international gradmobilitet til Danmark, politiske diskussioner om udenlandske arbejdstagere og den nylige reduktion af engelsksprogede uddannelser, samt spændingsfeltet mellem brain drain og potentialet for brain gain gennem iværksætteri. Resultater og detaljerede fund præsenteres senere i specialet og fremgår ikke af de første sider, som dette abstract er baseret på.
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