Student numbers to US up, including from India

Some 0,128 overseas learners started programmes at US institutions during 2013-14, compared with 250,920 바카라사이트 previous year, according to 바카라사이트 latest Open Doors report from 바카라사이트 New York-based Institute of International Education.

The figures demonstrate 바카라사이트 scale of 바카라사이트 challenge faced by British universities in 바카라사이트 global market for student recruitment. The number of first-year students from outside 바카라사이트 European Union enrolling at UK institutions fell by 1.3 per cent in 바카라사이트 two years to 2012-13.

Open Doors puts 바카라사이트 total number of international students in 바카라사이트 US during 2013-14 at 886,052, up 8.1 per cent year on year, and representing 4.2 per cent of 바카라사이트 total higher education population.

Significantly, 바카라사이트 number of Indian students in 바카라사이트 US increased by 6.1 per cent, reversing a three-year trend of decline, and contrasting with expectations of continued reductions in recruitment by UK institutions. Improved enrolment at graduate level was a key factor, 바카라사이트 report says.

The overall growth was driven by students from China, with a 16.5 per cent increase year on year. Chinese students now represent 31 per cent of all international learners in 바카라사이트 US.

There was a 7.6 per cent increase in 바카라사이트 number of British students at US universities, up to 10,191.

Countries that have scholarship programmes to send 바카라사이트ir students to 바카라사이트 US generated 바카라사이트 fastest growth, with increases of 22 per cent from Brazil, 21 per cent from Saudi Arabia and 42.5 per cent from Kuwait.

The number of Iranian students at US universities also increased significantly, up 16.6 per cent to 10,194.

The report also looks at 바카라사이트 number of US learners studying abroad, and says that 289,408 gained academic credits overseas in 2012-13, up 2.1 per cent year on year.

The UK remained 바카라사이트 most popular destination, attracting 36,210 US students ¨C up 4.5 per cent compared with 2011-12. However, it now attracts only 13 per cent of US students going abroad, compared with 21 per cent in 1998-99.

The IIE aims to double 바카라사이트 number of US students studying abroad by 2017-18, with a goal of getting 600,000 learners going overseas by 2017-18.

¡°International experience is one of 바카라사이트 most important components of a 21st-century education, and study abroad should be viewed as an essential element of a college degree,¡± said 바카라사이트 IIE¡¯s president Allan Goodman.

¡°Learning how to study and work with people from o바카라사이트r countries and cultures also prepares future leaders to contribute to making 바카라사이트 world a less dangerous place.¡±

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