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“Attracting international students: why is it so important ?”. U6653 Higher Education Development and Policy in Asia Prof. Alessia Lefebure. Chris Kim 2/13/2014. Global Student Mobility Increases!.
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“Attracting international students: why is it so important?” U6653 Higher Education Development and Policy in Asia Prof. AlessiaLefebure Chris Kim 2/13/2014
Global Student Mobility Increases! • One of the most notable trends is the massive increase in the number of international students in the world’s highest ranked universities. The total figure has increased by 10% at the top 100 universities. This is the biggest rise in the history of the rankings. • In fact, Columbia international student enrollment increases! 5,565 (fall 2011) 6,050 (Fall 2012) 7,067 (Fall 2013)
Who are leading hosting countries? • Canada saw the biggest percentage gains, with enrollments increasing by 67% (from 52,650 in 2002 to 87,798 in 2009) • The UK and Australia with 62% (from 227,273 to 368,968) and 43% (from 179,619 to 257,637) respectively. • Although U.S. enrollment grew at a slower rate of 13% (from 582,996 to 660,581 students), it remained the leading destination in absolute numbers and enrolled approximately one-fifth of all mobile students worldwide in 2009. According to the UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) , the four leading destination countries – the U.S., the UK, Australia, and Canada – all witnessed sizable growth from 2002 to 2009.
United States of America Top 5 - Country of Origin China (126,498) India (103,968) South Korea (71,514) Canada (27,896) Japan (24,622) Top 5 – Destination Country United Kingdom (13,855) Canada (7,080) Germany (3,569) France (3,435) Australia (3,018)
HONG KONG Top 5 - Country of Origin China (9405) Malaysia (147) China, Macao (93) South Korea (83) India (46) Top 5 – Destination Country Australia (12,662) United Kingdom (9,839) United States (7,963) Canada (1,797) China, Macao (274)
JAPAN Top 5 - Country of Origin China (86,553) South Korea (25,660) Vietnam (3,280) Thailand (2,419) Malaysia (2,271) Top 5 – Destination Country United States (24,662) United Kingdom (3,354) Australia(2,413) Canada (1,815) Germany (1,784)
South Korea Top 5 - Country of Origin China (45,757) Mongolia (2,190) Vietnam(1,662) Japan (1,147) United States (988) Top 5 – Destination Country United States (71,514) Japan (25,660) Australia (7,311) United Kingdom (4,347) Canada (4,326)
Impact of International Students Mobility • Hosting Country • Institution • Domestic Students “But if the right precautions are taken, it’s easy to see the benefits of student mobility; to the student, to the host country, to employers, to universities themselves and to the student’s home country, which profits from the global perspective of its overseas-educated graduates.” http://www.topuniversities.com
Impact of International Students Mobility – Hosting Country • Economic • Revenue stream: tuition, living expenses, tours, • Ex) Each year, NAFSA (National Association of Foreign Student Advisors)calculates the economic value of international students and their dependents to the U.S. economy. During the 2012-2013 academic year, NAFSA estimates that international students and their dependents contributed $24 billion to the U.S. economy, creating and supporting 313,000 jobs. • Globalization • “Governments understand the desirability for students to develop a ‘global mindset’ and the benefits that this brings to both the individual, the economy and society.” • Globalization of a country begins with its citizens.
Impact of International Students Mobility – Institution • Curriculum • Challenges for teachers to be creative and adaptable: the presence of international students pose potential to change both the content and the process of education. • For example, educational settings that boast of students from diverse national and cultural backgrounds have intrinsic assets for widening an intellectual perspective and internationalizing the content of teaching material. • Classrooms divided into small heterogeneous groups which constitute the learning units • Ranking • As an essential element of be highly ranked. • Times Higher Education “The ability of a university to attract undergraduates and postgraduates from all over the planet is key to its success on the world stage: this factor is measured by the ratio of international to domestic students and is worth 2.5 per cent of the overall score.”
Impact of International Students Mobility – Domestic Students • Learning opportunity through cross-cultural experience • Providing the opportunity for domestic students to be exposed to other cultures • Good work habits of international students provide positive examples for domestic students • Assistance/incentive to domestic students in learning foreign languages • Students interact directly with one another: interaction includes mutual cooperation, assistance and exchange of ideas in pursuit of a common goal