Unit 3: Enriching Exchanges (1ère AMC)

Unit  3: Enriching Exchanges

To what extant is the power of education?

Theme 1: Knowledge, Creation, Innovation

Topic 1: Producing and sharing knowledge

 

Impact of International Student Populations in their host countries

The document under study is an article from Student International Staff Website published in May 2018. It is about the impact of international students in their host countries and the impact of studying abroad. Nowadays it is easier to study abroad thanks to the Internet as a result it increased the global mobility of students. In fact, in 2001 there were 2.1 million international students, in 2017 there were 4.6 million.

The students are motivated to study abroad to benefit from better education and diplomas. Moreover, they can discover other places in the world. On top of that, after their studies they have better job prospects and opportunities in the future. For some of them, living abroad brings a better quality in life and they become more mature.  The main host countries are firstly the US secondly the UK and then followed by China, Australia, Canada. In fact, Canada offers a higher quality of education and a welcoming and open-minded environment. Besides, tuition fees are lower there compared to the UK and the US. In addition, due to Brexit it is more difficult for exchange students to study there. It was also the case in the US, due to the Trump administration, exchange students were more reluctant to study there. Going to Australia to study can be a good option there is high quality education, a liberal immigration policy which makes it easy for job prospects.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

Take the quizz and discuss motivations to study abroad after comparing your results.

https://www.studyinternational.com/news/quiz-world-study-abroad/