By Zhengrong Lu, Research & Advisory Services, WES According to WES’ recent survey of U.S.-bound international millennial students, 44% of students from Southeast Asia1 considered pursuing a foreign degree in a country other than the U.S., compared to 33% of overall respondents. International enrollment data from…
By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews Facing demographic challenges, or looking to retool and grow their economies, a number of countries across Asia have been competing over the last decade to attract the best students and, in some cases, the best universities…
By Nick Clark, Editor, World Education News & Reviews Scores of countries, regions and cities around the world have established or declared their intentions to establish themselves as regional or global education hubs. Typically sponsored and subsidized (to varying degrees) by local governments, the goal…
By Yuanyuan Fang, Megha Roy, Alejandro Ortiz, Research & Advisory Services, WES The number of international students from just a few countries on major U.S. campuses has increased to such a level that headlines such as “The University of China at Illinois” have been appearing…
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…