Evaluation of policies for higher education internationalization and suggestion for Turkey

International activities and cooperation in the field of higher education have become more and more important with the increasing need for qualified work force in many countries. Therefore, the policies and strategies developed in the context of the internationalization of higher education have become a determining factor in the success of the higher education systems of the countries. The aim of this study is to make an in-depth analysis of personal factors and national conditions that affect international students' choice of country and to design national policies and strategies by determining the main sources of motivation of students' choice of country/institution. Within the scope of this study, literature review is done to examine in detail the pulling factors affecting student preferences, quantitative data is gathered by measuring the basic motivation sources of the students through survey method, comparison is made between the results of the questionnaire and theoretical findings. The important pull factors for the access dimension are examined by taking into account the examples of countries that have designed the field of internationalization as a support mechanism for higher education systems with its multifaceted dimensions, especially student exchange in higher education. As a result of the analyses, deficiencies and problems in Turkey were determined, practices in the countries with the highest share of the international student pool in the world were examined, and policy recommendations were developed to solve the problems of higher education institutions in Turkey in the context of internationalization.