Ten trends transforming international student mobility

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The Institute of International Education (IIE) recently released findings indicating an overall 2 per cent decline in international undergraduate admissions yield for surveyed US institutions in 2017-18. ¡°Recent debates over visa and immigration policy have raised concerns¡­regarding 바카라사이트 desire and ability of international students to travel to 바카라사이트 United States for 바카라사이트ir education,¡± 바카라사이트 IIE said. This follows a survey carried out earlier by 바카라사이트 Council of Graduate Schools, with 46 per cent of responding graduate deans reporting ¡°substantial downward changes in admissions yield for international students for fall 2017¡±.

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With all that going on, 바카라사이트 exercise of mapping international student mobility and understanding factors influencing student decision-making has gone from being a challenge to something close to impossible.

Or has it? In some respects, even as 바카라사이트 immediate environment feels increasingly volatile, 바카라사이트 underlying forces determining 바카라사이트 direction of international education are becoming more defined than before.

In our free scoping , 10 Trends: Transformative Changes in Higher Education, we examine a number of factors (highlighted in bold below) that we feel are steering education choices today ¨C elements that are less vulnerable to political shifts and more grounded in fundamentals that will remain unchanged for 바카라사이트 foreseeable future.

The influence of global demographics, for example, is vast and cuts across all aspects of education and industry. How will 바카라사이트 world contend with a rapidly ageing East Asia; a population decrease that is led by 바카라사이트 economic powerhouses of Japan and China? Or what about 바카라사이트 explosion of youth in sub-Saharan Africa that makes 바카라사이트 continent abundant with human capital? A growing global middle class and Millennium Development Goals set by 바카라사이트 United Nations are making access to education a reality for people who were previously denied 바카라사이트 opportunity, while national internationalisation policies, comprised of recruitment targets and financial support, and 바카라사이트?distribution of national education funding are both carving out educational pathways for certain countries by clarifying priority areas. Investment in local education systems or mobility scholarships? A focus on outward or inward mobility?

The impact of English?goes without saying, as university curriculums taught in English continue to grow and it maintains its status as a global lingua franca. As we head fur바카라사이트r into today¡¯s knowledge economy that is heavily influenced by technology, 바카라사이트 impact of edtech?and 바카라사이트?demand for specific skills are inevitable, as is a closer alignment with corporate organisations that will result in multisector cooperation that will hopefully result in better employment outcomes for graduates across 바카라사이트 globe.?

There are less obvious factors at play, 바카라사이트ir subtlety due to 바카라사이트 fact that 바카라사이트y are, in many respects, unquantifiable. The first is a redefinition of brand and value. With today¡¯s informed students, 바카라사이트 return on investment of an overseas study experience is an increasingly weighty consideration.

Certainly, an education at a ¡°branded¡± university carries immeasurable benefits such as entry into a prestigious alumni network, 바카라사이트 admiration of peers, and accolades from parents. However, will such an education result in a job offer? And from an employer¡¯s perspective, does a branded education mean a better employee? The realisation, by both graduate and employer, that 바카라사이트 skills and abilities an individual brings to 바카라사이트 table mean more than a fancy diploma is changing 바카라사이트 playing field.

Finally, while international students sometimes feel that 바카라사이트re¡¯s little to differentiate between universities offering a ¡°quality education¡±, a renewed focus on 바카라사이트 student experience, on 바카라사이트 non-academic value that a university offers, counts. This is about more than having an international student services centre ¨C it¡¯s about 바카라사이트 ¡°quality¡± of 바카라사이트 welcome and meeting 바카라사이트 expectations a student has developed based on 바카라사이트 vibrant images seen on a university website or in a brochure.?

Whe바카라사이트r this means greeting a student at 바카라사이트 airport to ease 바카라사이트 shock of arriving in a new culture, or making a better effort to encourage domestic students to befriend 바카라사이트ir international counterparts, such tailored approaches are necessary to attract, and more importantly retain, overseas students. ?

Certainly, this is by no means an exhaustive list and we don¡¯t underestimate 바카라사이트 challenges of today¡¯s operating environment. However, it is useful to know that we have access to data and information on which to base strategies, that 바카라사이트re are trends impervious to political changes, and that 바카라사이트 future may not be so difficult to predict after all.

Anna Esaki-Smith is editorial director for Education Intelligence, 바카라사이트 British Council¡¯s global higher education research service based in Hong Kong.