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From Reykjavik to Vladivostok

Regional Overview:Student Recruitment Trends

in Europe and Eurasia

Panelists- Gulsen Oztoprak, Cyprus

- Johanna Lahti, Finland

- Kornelia Litkei, Hungary

- Katherine Scodova, Russia

- Kara Madden, Spain

- Mevlude Bakir, Turkey

- Viktoria Mikhailenko, Ukraine

Hosts- Dorothy Mora, Dept. of State

- Matt Washburn, Dept. of State

- Ann M. Merrill, EducationUSA

- Chris Medalis, EducationUSA

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EducationUSA EuropeOver 700,000 contacts in 2011…

306,572 in-center contacts: individual appointments Group presentations phone/email/Skype appts walk-ins, library, computer users

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385,061 outreach and social media contacts:schools, universities, etcfairsblog/social media followers

Hosted 1,596 visits by U.S. repsHosted 1,596 visits by U.S. reps

Europe-U.S. Student Mobility

84,211 Students in the U.S.

+2% from 2007

Record highs in 2011

Trends 2007-2011

Azerbaijan +54%

Norway + +53%

Georgia +30%

Italy +29%

Spain +21%

Source: IIE Open DoorsEducationUSA.state.gov

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Europe-U.S. Student Mobility

75%are degree-seeking

Source: IIE Open Doors

Top Sending Countries in Europe

05/24/12

% Change (2007-2011)All levels of study

Turkey +5.9%

Germany +9.3%

United Kingdom +6.0%

France +20.8%

Russia -1.2%

Source: IIE Open Doors

Who goes where and why?

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Push Factors for Europe

Economic Crisis and Austerity: Impact on European higher education

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Changing DemographicsYouth Population in

Eurasia

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Eurasia-U.S. Student Mobility

Capacity at Home and in Europe

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Funding for Study in the U.S.

Ministry of Education, Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine

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U.S. Students and Alumni

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Discussion…

www.educationusa.info/conferences

Baku Oct. 28Tbilisi Oct. 30Yerevan Nov. 1Kyiv Nov. 3St. Petersburg Nov. 5Moscow Nov. 8-10CIS Forum Nov. 14-15Warsaw Nov. 16

EducationUSA Recruitment EventsEAIE Sept. 11-14London Sept. 28-29Brussels Oct. 1Sarajevo Oct. 4Banja Luka Oct. 6Athens Oct. 9Cyprus Oct. 10Nicosia Oct. 10Zagreb Oct. 15-16

www.educationusa.info/conferences

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Panelists• Gulsen Oztoprak, Cyprus

• Johanna Lahti, Finland

• Kornelia Litkei, Hungary

• Katherine Scodova, Russia

• Kara Madden, Spain

• Mevlude Bakir, Turkey

• Viktoria Mikhailenko, Ukraine

HostsDorothy Mora, Dept. of State

Matt Washburn, Dept. of State

Ann M. Merrill, EducationUSA

Chris Medalis, EducationUSA

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