Recruitment Beyond China: Lower-Middle-Income Countries Show Promise
Student mobility from lower-middle-income countries is on the rise. That’s good news for U.S. colleges and universities that don’t have top-tier rankings.
International Women: The Key to Gender Parity in U.S. Science & Engineering Departments?
Could rising engineering and computer sciences enrollments among international women studying at U.S. higher education institutions signal a shift in a long-standing gender imbalance? Learn more.
Philippines K-12 Reforms Poised to Transform Higher Education System
Although aimed at the K-12 sector, recent educational reforms in the Philippines are expected dramatically affect the nation’s higher education system – and potentially Filipino students’ international mobility – as well.
The Gaokao: History, Reform, and Rising International Significance of China’s National College Entrance Examination
For more almost 9.5 million rising high school graduates across China, the gaokao, a three-day, high-stakes college entrance exam, has a life-long impact. Results determine student placement or exclusion from top-tier schools, as well as the ability to gain access to a higher rung of the social ladder.
The Institutional Race for International Tuition Dollars: Are the Costs Acceptable?
National and institutional policies around the globe explicitly view international students through a short-term financial lens. But as we balance economic imperatives and higher education’s core mission, we must always ask: Can we justify the ethical, academic, and civic tradeoffs we’re making?