InBrief: July + August 2013

In this issue: news and updates from the world of international education.

Canadian University Entices U.S. Students with Reduced Fee

In an effort to draw prospective students to its Canadian campus, the University of Windsor has instituted a special rate for many U.S. students who study at its campus, which is just south of Detroit, Michigan.

The “U.S. Neighbour Fee,” available to first-year undergraduate students except those applying for Windsor’s law program, translates to significant savings for students from the United States. Beginning September 2013, students will pay $5,000 in tuition per semester, a savings of up to $5,000 per semester.

“This new fee allows us to be very competitive with adjacent American universities,” said University of Windsor President Alan Wildeman. “For many, commuting across the border is something they are very familiar with and represents an international engagement that is unique to regions such as ours.”

The University of Windsor has 16,500 undergraduate and graduate students and is located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, a community just across the Detroit River from Detroit, Michigan. International students make up more than 10 percent of its student body and come from nearly 100 countries, but as of winter 2013 there were just 47 students from the United States.

Small Gains in International Graduate Applications to U.S. Schools Cause Concern

The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) released its annual report on international applicants to U.S. graduate schools in April, and the data coming out of China are causing international educators to take note.

While the total