TY - JOUR TI - Conceptualizing the Second Education Circuit for China’s Doctoral Students in Asia AU - Ge, Yun AU - Ho, Kong Chong T2 - International Journal of Chinese Education AB - The quest to become research universities of international repute has led flagship universities in East and Southeast Asia to develop a new focus on attracting international doctoral students. This paper aims to understand Chinese doctoral students’ mobility in the immediate region and their education to work perceptions. The study draws from a sample of 301 doctoral students from China who were studying at five universities in Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. Analysis on students’ decision making and after-study pathways highlights the regional exchange in related areas. We argue that this regional mobility of doctoral students, characterized as the second education circuit, is facilitated by a higher education migration infrastructure with three interactively weaved dimensions: commercial, social, and regulatory. The research findings suggest the growing importance of Asia as a regional second circuit of doctoral training for students from China. DA - 2019/12/18/ PY - 2019 DO - 10.1163/22125868-12340112 VL - 8 IS - 2 SP - 186 EP - 208 J2 - International Journal of Chinese Education LA - en SN - 2212-5868, 2212-5868 UR - http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1163/22125868-12340112 Y2 - 2022/01/10/09:09:38 ER -