International Student Mobility Trends 2015: An Economic Perspective

By Alejandro Ortiz, Li Chang, Yuanyuan Fang, Research & Advisory Services, WES International students contributed almost $27 billion dollars to the U.S. economy in 2014, which corresponds to a 12 percent increase versus 2013 ($24 billion). The growth has been driven largely by students from…

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University Grading Reforms Begin to Take Hold Across India

Vijaya Khandavilli, India-U.S. Independent Education Consultant, and Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews VIEW WEBINAR ARCHIVE: EDUCATION IN INDIAIndian universities and state boards of higher education across India are in the process of implementing academic and structural reforms designed to improve student choice,…

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WENR, January/February 2015: Africa

Kenya Public Spending Increases for Universities Kenya plans to increase funding of public universities by 10 percent in the coming fiscal year, which begins in July – the biggest funding rise in three years, but still far shy of what many think is needed to…

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WENR, January/February 2015: Asia Pacific

Regional Indian and Chinese Students to Drive Growth in Academic Mobility Higher education participation rates across the world are set to soar further despite more than doubling over the past two decades, a study shows. The global gross tertiary enrollment ratio (GTER) went up from…

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