@article{1957,
author = "Revelino D. Garcia",
abstract = "The study aimed to determine the extent of the economic contribution, community involvement in terms of consultancy in policy decisions of foreign graduate students in the City of Dasmarinas local government units and derive strategic directions for higher education institutions (HEIs) in the education tourism sector. Two universities were purposively selected for this study which were offering graduate programs, Level IV accredited with Autonomy Status and enjoying international presence. 1,890 foreign graduate school students enrolled in MBA and PhD Business Management programs first trimester of SY 2018-2019. SWOT analysis was employed to determine (1) the extent of the economic contribution, (2) community involvement in terms of consultancy in policy decisions of foreign graduate students in the City of Dasmarinas local government units, and, (3) strategic directions for HEIs in the education tourism sector. The top and middle managers in the export processing zones comprised the big bulk of enrollees in the graduate programs. At approximately 35 top- and middle level managers in each company, with 302 companies operating at FCIE and Business Park, one is seeing at most 4,530 graduate students per trimester in this sector alone. On the average, the fees per trimester term on a 9-unit load in the masters’ programs was US$2,400 and on a 6-unit load per trimester term in the doctorate programs at US$2,450. Approximately, a foreign student spent at least US$100 per day for food and other daily needs. Roughly, the annual total educational and non-educational expenditures per graduate student was US$43,870. All respondents were involved in consultancy work and economic planning with local government units (LGUs) and local businesses as part of their curricular programs. Their efforts were well received and benefited by the recipient LGUs. For future directions, the GS need to design specific programs for each group of executives/managers working in different industries; to enrich research- and industry-based courses in business and management and develop initiatives for collaboration in development programs of the City of Dasmarinas.",
issn = "23495219",
journal = "IJEIR",
keywords = "Education Tourism Impact, Community Development, City of Dasmarinas, Economic Development, Accreditation of Programs, Center of Development, Center of Excellence",
month = "November",
number = "6",
pages = "265-273",
title = "{G}raduate {E}ducation {T}ourism and {D}evelopment of {D}asmarinas {C}ity",
volume = "9",
year = "2022",
}