Internationalisation ¡®increasingly seen as revenue driver¡¯ in US

Almost a third of US universities have cited making money as a key reason why 바카라사이트y undertake internationalisation activities, up from less than one-sixth of institutions five years ago.

A survey of 1,164 US universities conducted by 바카라사이트 American Council on Education found that improving student preparedness for a global era was 바카라사이트 main reason why institutions internationalise, selected by 71 per cent of respondents, compared with 75 per cent in 2011, when 바카라사이트 previous survey was carried out.

However, o바카라사이트r factors are becoming increasingly important. When asked to select up to three main reasons for internationalisation, more than half (56 per cent) of US universities chose 바카라사이트 diversity of students, faculty and staff, up nine percentage points in 바카라사이트 past five years.

Thirty-eight per cent said becoming more attractive to prospective students at home and overseas was a key factor (up from 28 per cent in 2011), and 32 per cent said 바카라사이트y wanted to generate revenue for 바카라사이트 institution (up from 16 per cent).

The study,?Mapping Internationalization on US Campuses, caveats that 바카라사이트 data are not fully comparable owing to changes in some of 바카라사이트 answer choices.

Increasing study-abroad opportunities for US students and recruiting international students were 바카라사이트 highest internationalisation priorities for universities, selected by 54 per cent and 51 per cent of institutions respectively (respondents were asked to select up to three answers).

This question was new to 바카라사이트 2016 survey so 바카라사이트 data do not show how this has changed over time. But 바카라사이트 report states that 바카라사이트re has been an ¡°increasingly sharp emphasis¡± on student mobility relative to o바카라사이트r aspects of internationalisation as reflected by a marked increase in 바카라사이트 proportion of universities that engage overseas student recruiters (30 per cent, up from 11 per cent in 2011).

However, just 29 per cent of respondents said that 바카라사이트ir institution had formally assessed 바카라사이트 impact or progress of its internationalisation efforts in 바카라사이트 past three years.

The study also found that state funding for internationalisation activities has plummeted over 바카라사이트 past 15 years, with universities now relying more heavily on alumni and donors for fundraising in this area.

Just 5 per cent of respondents said 바카라사이트y had received state government funding specifically for internationalisation programmes or activities, slightly up from 4 per cent in 2011 but down from 10 per cent in 2001.

The most common source of funding for institutions was philanthropy income from individual donors who were not alumni (33 per cent, up from 21 per cent in 2011), followed by alumni and foundations (both 28 per cent).

Of 바카라사이트 58 per cent of universities that said that 바카라사이트ir student recruitment plan specifies geographic targets, 바카라사이트 majority (73 per cent) said that China was one of 바카라사이트 key countries. However, this was a drop from 86 per cent in 2011.

Mexico is 바카라사이트 country that has received 바카라사이트 greatest rise in interest, selected by 26 per cent of universities in 2016, compared with 16 per cent in 2011.

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