EDUCATION EXCHANGE - csis … EXCHANGE. A NEW GLOBAL DIRECTION. Data provided by Institute for International Education (IIE) and the Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
Number of international students is up over past year and past decade. The State Department Visa numbers show that we are back to pre-2001 levels of student visas, but international students in the U.S. still only make up 3.5% of all university students in the U.S. Compared with 11% in France, 12% in Germany, 16% in UK and 21% in Australia
Source: Education Sector.org
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Who’s Coming. Half of all international students come from Asia (49%). That’s up 43% in past year alone. Turkey 1st Non-Asian country (8th on list).
Source: Education Sector.org
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Visa explosion in Asia. Huge decreases in Latin America, Russia and Europe. Why? A survey of colleges found 87% of student recruitment efforts (trips, etc. . .) are directed at Asian nations.
International students studying in the United States brought in (added) 15 billion dollars to the U.S. economy in 2006-07. Dept of Commerce Figures. They added 1 Billion to the economy of DC/VA/MD alone.
From Zogby 9 nation poll for Poder (Interactive): Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Spain, US. The imbalances in current numbers do not reflect our policy goals. Too few international students studying here. Too few of our students going abroad. We know they want to go. We know we want to go. We have to create a policy that will make it happen.
