Colleges institute overseas programs

Universities around the United States are becoming a major export. Many schools are taking their programs overseas, where the American system of higher education has long been the envy of other countries' higher education systems.
American universities are competing to set up outposts in countries with limited higher-educational opportunities. These schools are starting or expanding hundreds of programs and partnerships in booming markets, such as China, India and Singapore.
Overseas programs can help American universities raise their profile, build international relationships, attract top research talent - who may attract grants and produce patents - and gain access to a new pool of tuition-paying students………….
"Where universities are heading now is toward becoming global universities," [View Full Article]

More U.S. Universities Set Up Campuses Abroad

More American universities are setting up campuses abroad, reports The New York Times. American universities, as well as Australian and British ones, are starting or expanding programs in China, India and Singapore. Many are now considering full foreign branch campuses, particularly in the Middle East. Students in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar can attend an American university without the expense, culture-shock or post-9/11 via problems of traveling to America. ………..
Overseas programs can help American universities raise their profile, build international relationships, attract top research talent, and gain access to a new pool of tuition-paying students, just as the number of college-age American students is about to decline. The demand from overseas is large, officials say. …………………Most overseas campuses offer programs in business, science, engineering and computers. There is also much demand for technology schools. [View Full Article]

Indian Students in OZ Battle With Loneliness and Depression

Students studying abroad experience loneliness that sometimes even 'gets to the point of depression,” according to a new study.
A recent study by Monash University and the University of Melbourne revealed that 67 per cent of female and 62 per cent of male international students experience 'periods of loneliness and isolation' while studying in Australia.
The survey involving 200 students at nine universities across the country found that foreign students were hesitant to form friendship with domestic students, which contributed to their loneliness.…………. The students from Singapore were the loneliest, with 100 per cent of those interviewed agreeing that they felt isolated and left out. Malaysian students also had high rates of friendlessness and desolation, along with students from Indonesia and China. ………'I just stay in my room ... sometimes I cry and when I cry out, I feel better,' News.com.au quoted a Malaysian student, as saying. [View Full Article]

Britain is becoming the world's most popular destination for overseas students

Despite its food and weather, Britain is beginning to topple America from its position as the most popular place for overseas students to study, according to a survey published today.Prospective students from around the world reckon the UK is safer than the United States, has respected higher education institutions and, amazingly given the complaints about British immigration control, is easier to get a visa to study in, says the survey from the International Graduate Insight Group (i-graduate).……………."Since 9/11 the US has been seen as less safe,……… "If you are from a Muslim country, you will think twice about going to the USA because it is not seen as so welcoming now, whereas the position in Britain hasn't changed. "After the attack on the twin towers in New York, the US publicly tightened its visa policy, making it harder for overseas students to get into the States. [View Full Article]