A conversation with Marie Royce, the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural A ffairs, who oversees the United States government’s international education e fforts that advance foreign policy.
International Enrollment Management
Following a devastating earthquake in 2015, Nepal’s economy is on the rebound—and its education sector is no exception.
With technology an ever-increasing presence in life, international educators can harness tech solutions and tools to facilitate internationalization, improve education experiences, enable better communication, and advance teaching and learning.
Across the globe, government-sponsored internationalization strategies, policies, and funding helps countries attract international students and boost their own student mobility.
Recruitment professionals at institutions in top destination countries share the factors that inform their recruitment and admissions strategies, including government goals for drawing international students.
Some countries, like Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa, already send large numbers of students abroad; others are ripe for recruitment.
Iran was once a top-five sending country to the United States, and the number of Iranian students on U.S. campuses is on the rise again.
U.S. immigration law seems to be in contradiction to this country’s best interests much of the time. NAFSA and others (such as the National Immigration Forum, to give just one other example) have argued vigorously for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform.