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31. Studying for the Future: International Secondary Students in the United States

Author:
Leah Mason and Natalya Andrejko
Publication Date:
11-2020
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Abstract:
Trends in international secondary student mobility highlight a potential recruitment pipeline to U.S. higher education institutions. This paper will provide an overview of international secondary student enrollment trends in the United States. It will then describe a case study of the AIFS Foundation Academic Year in America (AYA) program. The case study highlights the results of an alumni survey, including student motivations for participating in AYA, the skills and attributes students gained while on the program, and their academic and professional trajectories post‐program. Finally, it will bring together information presented in these first two sections to discuss possible implications for higher education.
Topic:
Education, Mobility, Higher Education, and Study Abroad
Political Geography:
Global Focus and United States of America

32. Fall 2020 International Student Enrollment Snapshot

Author:
Julie Baer and Mirka Martel
Publication Date:
11-2020
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Abstract:
The Fall 2020 International Student Enrollment Snapshot presents current international student enrollment patterns based on data from over 700 U.S. higher education institutions. The report focuses on international students studying in person or online (in the U.S. or from abroad) at U.S. higher education institutions in Fall 2020. The findings reflect how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the U.S. higher education sector and global student mobility to the United States. The report, conducted by IIE and nine partner higher education associations, is released jointly with and complements Open Doors 2020, which provides a comprehensive view of international student trends from the previous year (2019/20). Open Doors 2021, to be released in November 2021, will survey more than 2,900 institutions to provide a full picture of 2020/21 international student enrollment.
Topic:
Education, Higher Education, COVID-19, and Study Abroad
Political Geography:
Global Focus and United States of America

33. Internationalizing the Campus at Home: Campus Globalization in the Context ofCOVID-19

Author:
Alice Rogers
Publication Date:
11-2020
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Abstract:
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, nearly every US student on a study abroad program was abruptly called home, and 93% of planned study abroad programs for the summer were cancelled, as were 64% of undergraduate Fall semester programs. In the process, most campus leaders responsible for international programs and strategy sought to fill the curricular gaps by turning to “internationalization at home” programs which would enable students to at least have intercultural experiences and exposure through special outreach and encounters with nearby Immigrant communities and/or distance learning seminars with counterparts in countries where institutional partnerships and faculty research collaborations would make possible seminar discussions and focused conversations on current issues and topics. This report highlights several key forms of “internationalization at home” and how they have been historically implemented at universities, and it discusses how these initiatives have contributed to campus globalization in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Topic:
Globalization, Higher Education, COVID-19, and Study Abroad
Political Geography:
Global Focus and United States of America

34. Developing the Future Workforce: Revitalizing Postsecondary Education and Training After COVID-19

Author:
Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board
Publication Date:
07-2020
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
The Conference Board
Abstract:
Education and training programs prepare not only better citizens but also skilled workforce entrants with in-demand, cutting-edge abilities and knowledge. That preparation is key to ensuring that employers remain globally competitive and that all Americans share in broad-based and growing prosperity. The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the nation’s education and training. Early Education and Child Care: The Essential Sector and K-12: COVID-19 Disruption Must Lead to Overdue Reform outlined the acute disruption to early childhood education and services and elementary and secondary education, but the fallout from COVID-19 has shaken all levels of education and training.
Topic:
Education, Higher Education, COVID-19, and Workforce
Political Geography:
North America and United States of America

35. International higher education rankings: Why no country’s higher education system can be the best

Author:
Jason D. Delisle and Preston Cooper
Publication Date:
08-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Abstract:
An analysis of the higher education systems of 35 developed countries reveals that nations face trade-offs between large government subsidies for higher education and other desirable qualities, such as widespread degree attainment and well-resourced universities. The United States ranks 31st of 35 countries on government support for higher education but 11th on degree attainment and third on resources available to colleges. It is rare for a country to design a higher education system that combines high attainment and well-resourced schools with high government subsidies.
Topic:
Education and Higher Education
Political Geography:
North America and United States of America

36. Reflections from Singapore

Author:
ONG Keng Yong
Publication Date:
04-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS)
Abstract:
Ambassador ONG Keng Yong, who graduated from MAAS in 1983, remembers his time in Washington and sheds light on Singapore’s “price taker” approach to foreign policy.
Topic:
International Relations, Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, and Higher Education
Political Geography:
Middle East, Asia, Arab Countries, Singapore, and United States of America

37. New Law Hinders Public Diplomacy and Penalizes Palestinian Students

Author:
Kaylee Steck and Mohammed Alhammami
Publication Date:
05-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS)
Abstract:
Last fall, Congress enacted a law that indirectly led to 29 young Arab leaders losing their scholarships to U.S.-accredited universities and dealt another blow to educational and cultural exchange programming, a critical part of U.S. public diplomacy efforts.
Topic:
Diplomacy, Government, Law, and Higher Education
Political Geography:
Middle East, Palestine, North America, and United States of America

38. Training Georgetown’s Future Diplomats

Author:
Vicki Valosik
Publication Date:
04-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS)
Abstract:
A certificate program at the School of Foreign Service offers theoretical knowledge and practical training for aspiring diplomats. According to Ambassador Barbara Bodine, Director of Georgetown’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy (ISD), the skills needed by today’s aspiring diplomats haven’t changed significantly since the days when she was preparing for her own long and successful diplomatic career. “On one level, they will need the skills diplomats have always needed: the ability to understand and shape policy, to work comfortably globally, to be able to analyze a large amount of information, and—critically important—the ability to write,” she says. “At the same time,” adds Bodine, who served as Ambassador to Yemen from 1997 to 2001, “twenty-first century diplomats also need to be able to manage large amounts of data and comfortably move from a known issue, a comfortzone issue, to something new. They need to be able to extrapolate from past experience to a new experience without rigid templates.”
Topic:
Foreign Policy, Diplomacy, Government, and Higher Education
Political Geography:
United States of America and North America

39. Educational Interventions to Address Gender-Based Violence

Author:
SVRI
Publication Date:
11-2019
Content Type:
Policy Brief
Institution:
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI)
Abstract:
Education is central to efforts to prevent gender-based violence (GBV). However, while education can be used to prevent GBV, school-related GBV affects millions of children, families and communities. It involves acts or threats of sexual, physical or psychological violence occurring in and around schools, perpetrated because of gender norms and stereotypes, and enforced by unequal power dynamics.
Topic:
Education, Gender Based Violence, Youth, Sexual Violence, and Higher Education
Political Geography:
Moldova, Canada, South Africa, Mexico, Jordan, Swaziland, Papua New Guinea, and United States of America

40. Fall 2019 International Student Enrollment Snapshot Survey

Author:
Jodi Sanger and Julie Baer
Publication Date:
11-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Institute of International Education (IIE)
Abstract:
The 2019 Fall International Student Enrollment Snapshot Survey Report (henceforth, Snapshot Survey) provides the international education field with a timely look at current patterns in international student enrollment as of fall 2019 (2019/20 academic year) based on the responses of more than 500 U.S. higher education institutions. The report is released jointly with and complements Open Doors 2019, which provides a comprehensive view of international student enrollment from the previous year (2018/19). As the Snapshot Survey represents a subset of the more than 2,800 institutions surveyed by Open Doors, the full picture of 2019/20 enrollment will be analyzed in Open Doors 2020 (November 2020).
Topic:
Education, Youth, and Higher Education
Political Geography:
North America and United States of America