EDUCATION: Foreign Students Flock Back to U.S - IPS ipsnews.net:
"WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (IPS) - The number of international students attending colleges and universities in the United States has reached an all-time high of 671,616, largely bolstered by an increasing number of undergraduate students from China, while U.S. students are also studying abroad in higher numbers.
The 2008/2009 academic year marked the largest increase - eight percent – in the number of international students attending U.S. colleges and universities since the 1980/1981 academic year, according to a report released Monday by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
While the ranks of international students in the U.S. are increasing, so to are the numbers of U.S. students choosing to study abroad."
"WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (IPS) - The number of international students attending colleges and universities in the United States has reached an all-time high of 671,616, largely bolstered by an increasing number of undergraduate students from China, while U.S. students are also studying abroad in higher numbers.
The 2008/2009 academic year marked the largest increase - eight percent – in the number of international students attending U.S. colleges and universities since the 1980/1981 academic year, according to a report released Monday by the Institute of International Education (IIE).
While the ranks of international students in the U.S. are increasing, so to are the numbers of U.S. students choosing to study abroad."