US: New coalition pushes for coordinated national strategy for international education – ICEF Monitor

Of the leading destinations for study abroad, only the US does not have an official international education strategy. One reason for this may be that – backed by the prestige of US higher education and America’s place on the world stage – the US has not had to compete as intensively for international students as other countries have.

But over the past decade, other countries such as Australia, Canada, China, Germany, and France have gained notable market share of international student mobility – and that is by no means an exhaustive list. We are also seeing an strengthening pattern of intra-regional mobility as well. Chinese students have lately been favouring Thailand, for example, while in the MENA region, Egypt is a major host of students from the UAE.

If we look only at the “Big Four” (Australia, Canada, the UK, and US), the US has lost significant share. According to