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Top 10 countries for foreign student enrollment (Source: Wikipedia)
Rank | Destination country | Total number of foreign students |
---|---|---|
1 | United States | 1,043,839 |
2 | China | 489,200 [8] |
3 | United Kingdom | 442,375 [9][10] |
4 | Canada | 370,975 [11] |
5 | France | 309,642 |
6 | Australia | 292,352 |
7 | Russia | 282,921 [12] |
8 | Germany | 235,858 |
9 | Japan | 152,062 |
10 | Spain | 76,057 [13] |
Work studies conditions (source)
Among those with ‘open-arm’ policies are countries like New Zealand and Canada, which the comparison table below show to have the most favourable post-study work rights among the countries reviewed.
Attraction Ranking | In-Study Work |
Post-Study Work (Years) |
Minimum Study (Years) |
Bachelor (Years) |
Masters (Coursework) (Years) |
PhD (Years) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | Yes | 1–3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Canada | Yes | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Australia | Yes | 2–4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Germany | Yes | 1.5 | n/a | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
United States | Yes | 1* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ireland | Yes | 0.5–2 | 2 | 0.5–1 | 2 | 2 |
Sweden | Yes | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
United Kingdom | Yes | 0.3–1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3–0.5 | 1 |
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International student growth
Changing share of international student market