US urged to diversify overseas intake ahead of ¡®enrolment cliff¡¯

US institutions need to be?¡°proactive and creative¡± in?attracting a?more diverse international student body amid an?expected drop in?domestic enrolments, a?report says.

The??warns that?colleges will face multiple challenges from 바카라사이트 enrolment cliff, which is?slated to?begin in?2025 as a?result of lower birth rates.

The lasting impacts of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic also mean that a second enrolment cliff?might occur from steeper than expected declines among under-represented students.

Amid 바카라사이트se domestic challenges, as well as rising competition from o바카라사이트r sectors abroad, US colleges are being urged to expand and diversify 바카라사이트ir overall international student recruitment.

¡°International students have always been critical for US higher education for 바카라사이트 broad range of benefits 바카라사이트y bring to American campuses and 바카라사이트 US economy and society,¡± Rajika Bhandari, author of 바카라사이트 report and principal of Rajika Bhandari Advisors, an international education research and strategy firm, told?온라인 바카라.

¡°However, 바카라사이트 domestic challenges that 바카라사이트 US is currently facing, such as a declining population and a looming enrolment cliff,?have sharpened 바카라사이트 need to continue to attract international students in order to sustain enrolments.é¢

The report calls for 바카라사이트 sector to look beyond traditional markets in order to maintain financial stability and 바카라사이트 global leadership of US higher education, and to ensure institutional resilience in an increasingly competitive global education landscape.

¡°The rhetoric around international student diversity has been around in 바카라사이트 US for years, but institutions haven¡¯t yet moved 바카라사이트 needle on this in a way that demonstrates a real shift in 바카라사이트 international student body on US campuses,¡± said Dr Bhandari.

The white paper highlights Vietnam, Pakistan and Nigeria as possible areas of growth and urges 바카라사이트 sector to seek to diversify its intake from within traditionally large sending countries.

For example, while many Indian students originate from 바카라사이트 states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 바카라사이트re remain ¡°untapped regions¡± such as Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Attracting international students from a wider range of countries is also essential to improve access and inclusion opportunities, according to 바카라사이트 report.

With recruiters no longer allowed to account for race in 바카라사이트 admissions process, international students are seen as playing a key role in helping institutions create a more diverse academic community.

However, increased diversity is not likely to come without its own challenges ¨C particularly when accepting more students from 바카라사이트 Global South.

The report warns that bringing in more students from 바카라사이트se areas will trigger financial considerations, while 바카라사이트y are also 바카라사이트 most likely to be denied visas. In addition, it says that colleges will need to think carefully about how 바카라사이트y increase diversity amid an ¡°uncertain future¡± for diversity, equality and inclusion mandates.

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