The Prospective (Foreign) Student

Where international students study and why, what key motivators and barriers students from different countries might be most likely to consider, and how colleges can build on that knowledge to better recruit and serve students from around the globe were some of the key questions considered Tuesday as the 59th Annual NAFSA: Association of International Educators Annual Conference & Expo got under way in Minneapolis....The landscape for recruiting and retaining international students is changing, said Line Verbik, research manager at Hobsons. Given changes in student mobility — Verbik pointed to declines in international student enrollment in the United States post September 11 and the slowing of growth in international enrollments in the United Kingdom and Australia in recent years — presenters stressed the need to have greater information about prospective students’ decision-making processes and the factors they consider. [View Full Article]