The new internationalism: Foreign students and scholars

Abstract

ABSTRACT Foreign students and international study are an increasingly important part of the higher education equation. With more than one million students studying outside of their borders worldwide, their influence is felt in many countries. Most foreign students come from the developing nations of the Third World and the main host nations are industrialised. Foreign students carry knowledge from the industrialised nations to the Third World as they contribute to socio-economic development and also return home with Western values. Most of the world's foreign students are self-funded but many Third World nations provide substantial expenditures for foreign students. Foreign study has also had an impact on Western academic systems and governments have in some cases imposed special fees on foreign students. The issues relating to foreign students and international study are complex and wide-ranging.