US: IIE boosts Afghan and Haitian support
The Institute of International Education in the US is looking to offer additional support for students from Afghanistan and Haiti.
The Institute of International Education in the US is looking to offer additional support for students from Afghanistan and Haiti.
The disruption of Covid-19 on the international education sector has been detailed in a new paper by the Institute of International Education and the IC3 Movement.
While students from China and India made up more than 50% of the international students in most leading host countries (including the US), these two countries made up only one-quarter of all international students in 2020
The vast majority of US universities (86%) who took part in a new snapshot survey from IIE are planning some type of in-person study in fall 2021.
Covid-19 has resulted in a 50% decline in international students attending US intensive English programs in 2020, Open Doors data has revealed.
IIE’s Generation Study Abroad initiative resulted in a trebling of growth in study abroad experienced by its partners since 2014.
A new study on the Scholar Rescue Fund (IIE-SRF) has shown "alumni have imparted their knowledge to more than 52,000 students".
Key concerns Chinese students hold about studying in the US include around safety, visa and testing delays, IIE has suggested.