Number of Foreign Students Coming to Study in America Diminishes in Wake of 9/11, Says StudyAbroad.com Expert.CHESTER, Pa. -- Weeklong Global Celebration Hopes to Reverse the Trend A dramatic decrease in the number of foreign graduate students coming to the U.S. following 9/11 threatens the future of higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. and undermines cultural understanding, says an expert on international education. Mark Shay shay n. Informal A chaise. [Back-formation from chaise (taken as pl. )] Noun 1. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of StudyAbroad.com, an enterprise promoting international education, calls for reforms to forge a more culturally aware and tolerant world in recognition of International Education Week (IEW (Information Engineering Workbench) CASE software from Sterling Software that runs on DOS PCs and generates COBOL, CICS and IMS code for MVS mainframes. IEW was developed by Knowledgeware, which Sterling acquired in 1994. ), November 15-19. To commemorate the fifth year of IEW, schools, embassies, and communities from 86 countries will hold activities celebrating the benefits of internationalization The support for monetary values, time and date for countries around the world. It also embraces the use of native characters and symbols in the different alphabets. See localization, i18n, Unicode and IDN. internationalization - internationalisation . The event is sponsored by the Department of State and the Department of Education. While American study abroad applications increased 42 percent following 9/11, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Institute of International Education, enrollment in American universities American University, at Washington, D.C.; United Methodist; founded by Bishop J. F. Hurst, chartered 1893, opened in 1914. It was at first a graduate school; an undergraduate college was opened in 1925. Programs provide for student research at many government institutions. by foreign students has steadily declined. The Council of Graduate Schools cites an 18 percent decrease in admissions of foreign graduate students since last year. IEW and similar events could reverse those numbers. Shay hopes his company's StudyAbroad.com website can further stimulate the study abroad market. "The creation of more, not less, global awareness is necessary," he says. "Knowledge and experience are vital in gaining and promoting international understanding. Studying abroad introduces a new environment through which knowledge can be gained in a real-time setting. These experiences prepare individuals to thrive in a global community." Secretary of State Colin Powell Noun 1. Colin Powell - United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937) Colin luther Powell, Powell commended IEW, saying, "Celebrated worldwide, IEW provides an opportunity to highlight the benefits of international education and exchange; to express appreciation for students and scholars who study and teach here; and to commend the millions of people who build and strengthen bridges of international understanding by organizing and participating in exchange programs." StudyAbroad.com StudyAbroad.com is the Internet's leading source of information on educational opportunities for students to study in other countries. It is a comprehensive directory of study abroad and intensive language programs organized by subject and destination. StudyAbroad.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. (EDU). Based in suburban Philadelphia, EDU's steady growth since its inception in 1989 has led to its inclusion in the Philadelphia 100, Inc. Magazine/ICIC Inner City 100, and Inc. 500 lists of fast growing businesses. |
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