The Conversation – Jason Lane
“The increasing number of students pursuing their college years in a foreign country is symptomatic of two important trends. First, it reflects a rapidly changing world economy, where it is not only the workforce opportunities that are global, but also the educational experiences that prepare students for those opportunities. As a result, more and more students from both developed and developing countries are looking beyond their national borders for their collegiate experience. Second, as economies become more knowledge-based, the competition for brains is heating up. The US has long dominated this market. But as more nations have seen international students as part of their strategic interests, the US market has begun to shrink significantly. Without a similar strategic national interest, will the US’ dominance fall all together?”(more)