This annual report explores the state of international education in Canada, taking an in-depth look at international students, study abroad by Canadian students, Canadian education overseas, as well as the overall internationalization agenda in Canada. The report features results of an international student survey and case studies from member…

Confronted with a world that is strikingly different from what it was just a decade ago, the United States faces rapidly shifting economic, political, and national security realities and challenges. To respond to these changes it is essential that our institutions of higher education graduate globally competent students. This article addresses…

Globalization and internationalization are related but not the same thing. Globalization is the context of economic and academic trends that are part of the reality of the 21st century. Internationalization includes the policies and practices undertaken by academic systems and institutions--and even individuals--to cope with the global academic…

Examined how to make Harlaxton, British manor house donated to University of Evansville to internationalize college's program, source rather than user of university funds. Reviewed scholarly literature and government publications on international college recruiting systems; surveyed college counselors currently stationed at U.S. high schools in…

The author reviews the multifaceted policy, curricular, and economic questions relating to the foreign student issue. (MT)

This photoessay recounts the experiences of a U.S. graduate nursing student in Romania. (SK)

Responses are presented to a questionnaire on overseas summer programs that was sent in January 1979 to members of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) International/Intercultural Consortium (IIC). Program descriptions are listed alphabetically by world region and country. Program information includes: name of program,…

A historic American-Soviet agreement establishes an undergraduate student exchange program whose unique feature is that the Soviet students will be allowed to attend American institutions unchaperoned for the first time, allowing them to assimilate into American college life. (MSE)

Reviews the movement toward an expanded classroom through experientially based curricular innovations such as cooperative education, internships, study abroad, and service learning, which are intended to bring concrete experience into the learning model, allowing students to apply classroom concepts and complete the learning process. Provides an…

Lewis and Clark College has developed an international studies program featuring an international affairs symposium with international scholars, overseas study groups, a large foreign student population, substantial foreign language enrollments, and a large international affairs department. (MSE)

Rates and trends in foreign student enrollments in European countries and European student enrollments abroad are outlined in data and narrative analysis. (MSE)

Declining involvement of American students and scholars overseas because of unstable currency exchange rates is causing concern at a time when American sophistication in international affairs is becoming more important to the nation's future. (MSE)

This report briefly summarizes Alaska's student financial aid programs and the participation levels for 1991-92. After introductory remarks, more detailed sections focus on the following specific programs: (1) the Alaska Student Loan Program; (2) the Alaska Family Education Loan Program; (3) the Alaska Teacher Scholarship Loan Program; (4) the…

Discusses key integrated elements of the internship learning process and outcome, specifically regarding internship assignments abroad. Describes applicable cultural dimensions of such experiences. Discusses selection, training, and monitoring of interns, and deals with the evaluation of internships. Argues that the faculty advisor is pivotal to…

This report describes the variety of bilateral linkages which have been developed by U.S. institutions with specific Canadian and Mexican colleges in a wide range of fields. Out of 1,219 U.S. colleges and universities responding (35 percent response rate) to a survey concerning educational linkages, 109 reported linkages with Canadian…