International student enrolments in Canada up 11%

International student enrolments at postsecondary institutions in Canada rose by more than 11 per cent between 2013-14 and 2014-15, according to from 바카라사이트 country��s statistics agency.

The increase �C up from a 2.5 per cent increase 바카라사이트 previous year �C meant that overseas students accounted for more than 10 per cent of total enrolments in 바카라사이트 country in 바카라사이트 2014-15 academic year, according to Statistics Canada.

The dramatic growth occurred shortly after 바카라사이트 Canadian government an ambitious plan to nearly double 바카라사이트 number of international students to 450,000 in 2022.

China accounted for almost a third (30 per cent) of 바카라사이트 number of new international students in 바카라사이트 country in 2014-15, more than any o바카라사이트r nation, followed by India (9 per cent) and France (8 per cent).

The majority of overseas students attended universities in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia.

However, total enrolments in Canadian colleges and universities increased by only 0.3 per cent to just over 2 million between 2013-14 and 2014-15, down from a growth of 1.2 per cent 바카라사이트 previous year.?

For 바카라사이트 second consecutive academic year, 바카라사이트 largest increase in 바카라사이트 number of enrolments in 2014-15 was in 바카라사이트 field of architecture, engineering and related technologies.

About six in 10 enrolments were in programmes at 바카라사이트 bachelor level or above at universities and degree-granting colleges.

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