Zhengrong Lu, Research & Advisory Services, WES Brazil’s Scientific Mobility Program (BSMP), the flagship scholarship program of the Brazilian government, is facing budget cuts next year due to a lack of funds. This could have a large impact on U.S. institutions, which have become heavily…
Jessica Magaziner, Credential Analyst, WES The Syrian conflict has been covered extensively in the news since its violent inception in the spring of 2011. This conflict has resulted in extreme loss of life, societal destruction and the displacement of millions of Syrian people. While the…
By Rahul Choudaha, Megha Roy, Research & Advisory Services, WES More than 25 million Indians have emigrated and currently reside in countries around the world. Nearly 2.6 million of them live in the United States, forming the third largest immigrant population there. Compared to the…
Alejandro Ortiz, Research & Advisory Services, WES During the 2013-2014 academic year, the growth of international students at the bachelor’s level outpaced that of master’s students, increasing 54% from 2008-2009 to 2013-2014, compared to 26% during the same period for master’s students (IIE data). This…
WES Staff More than 102,000 Indian students were enrolled at a U.S. institution of higher education in 2014. Of these, 60 percent were enrolled at the graduate level. This is a staggering number considering many Indian students face significant hurdles related to the equivalency of…