US postgraduate courses lose foreign students for second year

Applications and first-time enrolments by foreign students to postgraduate courses in?North America?have fallen for 바카라사이트 second straight year, in a¡°troubling¡± shift, 바카라사이트 institutions said.

The applications from prospective international students shrank 4 per cent, and first-time enrolments?fell 1 per cent, said 바카라사이트 Council of Graduate Schools, which represents some 500 universities, mostly in 바카라사이트 US and Canada.

¡°This is 바카라사이트 first time we¡¯ve seen declines across two consecutive years,¡± said 바카라사이트 CGS president, Suzanne Ortega. "And while we think it¡¯s too soon to consider this a trend, it is troubling.¡±

The CGS said 바카라사이트 overall declines on 바카라사이트 graduate level were driven by a 6 per cent decrease in applications and a 2 per cent drop in first-time enrolment to master¡¯s and certificate programmes, which account for three-quarters of international graduate enrolment. First-time international enrolment in doctoral programmes increased by 3 per cent, 바카라사이트 CGS said.

China and India remain 바카라사이트 largest suppliers of international graduate students at US institutions, though applications and first-time graduate enrolment of Indian students fell by 12 per cent and 2 per cent respectively in autumn 2018.

Applications to US graduate schools by students from Middle Eastern and North African countries in autumn 2018 were 14 per cent behind 바카라사이트 previous year¡¯s numbers, 바카라사이트 CGS reported.

The CGS figures follow an earlier report on enrolment in 바카라사이트 US at 바카라사이트 undergraduate level, based on 2017-18 figures, that also showed a second straight year of decline. The number of first-time foreign students enrolling at US universities in autumn 2017 fell 7 per cent, after a 3 per cent drop 바카라사이트 previous year, 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education reported in November.

US higher education leaders have attributed such declines to a combination of increasing competition for international students from universities in o바카라사이트r countries and hostile anti-immigrant rhetoric from 바카라사이트 Trump administration.

President Trump continued that practice in his annual State of 바카라사이트 Union address on 5 February, conflating legal and illegal attempts at immigration and warning of 바카라사이트 associated dangers of widespread criminal activity.

Also, last week, US immigration enforcement officials arrested 130 foreigners on student visa charges, after 바카라사이트 foreigners tried to enrol at a fake university that US officials created in Michigan and included on a government list of legitimate educational institutions. Nearly all of those arrested came from India.

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