International Students and Global Mobility in Higher Education ― National Trends and New Directions

Global student mobility is one of the fastest growing phenomena in higher education in the twenty-first century. Over three million students are currently mobile, crossing geographic, cultural, digital, and educational borders in the pursuit of an international education. International Students and Global Mobility in Higher Education examines current trends in global student mobility in key destination and sending countries, including the US, the UK, Germany, and Australia and newer players such as China, India, and the educational hubs of the Middle East. Experts from these countries and others offer timely analysis for higher education policymakers, practitioners, and researchers of how national-level investments and developments affect academic migration trends; the current and future capacity of countries to accommodate a growing demand for a higher education; and the implications of mobility for the labor market and economy.

Rajika Bhandari is Deputy Vice President, Research and Evaluation, at the Institute of International Education, USA, where she directs the IIE Center for Academic Mobility Research and leads two major research projects on international higher education mobility, Open Doors and Project Atlas. She is a frequent speaker on mobility and is the author of two recent books: International India: A Turning Point in Educational Exchange with the U.S. and Higher Education on the Move: New Developments in Global Mobility.

Peggy Blumenthal is Senior Counselor to the President of the Institute of International Education, USA. She previously served as Chief Operating Officer at the IIE, overseeing its programmatic and administrative operations. Before joining IIE, she was Assistant Director of Stanford University's Overseas Studies and Coordinator of Graduate Services/Fellowships for the University of Hawaii's Center for Asian and Pacific Studies. Her publications include Academic Mobility in a Changing World: Regional and Global Trends and Promoting Study Abroad in Science and Technology Fields.