By Merril Dinniz. Just as Indian students travel overseas for higher studies, international students are coming to India for a range of courses. Technology, culture, English skills and more are attracting them to India. Every year, we celebrate our country's Independence Day with flag hoisting ceremonies and cultural programmes. We sing our national anthem with great pride.
Well, this year, the students at the South Asian University in Delhi, launched by SAARC in 2010, observed not one, but two Independence Day celebrations. On August 14, 11 pm, a two-hour event was held where the students of Pakistan first presented cultural programmes and sang the Pakistani national anthem in the presence of the entire university comprising students of the eight SAARC nations -- Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bangladesh and recent entrant Afghanistan. At midnight, the function was taken over by Indian students. The university plans to make this an annual event. Read more...

Vous souhaitez boucler vos valises et tenter l’aventure hors de nos frontières ? Pour démarrer leur vie professionnelle ou relancer leur carrière, de plus en plus de français décident de travailler à l'étranger. Voici quelques conseils pratiques et ressources utiles pour préparer sereinement votre projet.
Trouver un emploi à l'étranger, par où commencer?
Comment décrocher un emploi à l'international? Que vous débutiez ou non dans la vie active, plusieurs possibilités s'offrent à vous quelque soit votre niveau de formation: accords bilatéraux entre la France et de nombreux pays, emplois saisonniers le plus souvent dans le domaine touristique ou agricole, séjours linguistiques, séjours au pair, programme "vacances-travail" pour les 18-30 ans...
Pour les plus jeunes, le CRIJ propose quelques pistes pour décrocher un job à l'étranger. Vous pouvez également télécharger les guides pratiques du CRIJ: Partir en stage à l’étranger, les jobs à l’étranger, les séjours au pair à l’étranger, Europe et un peu plus loin. Plusieurs structures peuvent vous aider dans votre projet. N'hésitez pas à demander conseil auprès de la Mission Locale proche de chez vous. Sachez que les Bureau Information Jeunesse sont des structures locales d’accueil d’information et d’orientation pour les jeunes pouvant vous informer notamment sur la thématique départ à l’étranger. Recherchez un conseiller près de chez vous, en Rhône-Alpes.
L'ONISEP et son site ma voie pro Europe propose des conseils pour les jeunes en alternance qui souhaitent avoir une expérience à l'étranger que ce soit dans le cadre d'un stage, d'études, d'un job, ou du volontariat...
Le CIDJ, basé à Paris, organise des permanences sur la mobilité internationale et des ateliers collectifs « partir à l’ étranger, de l’idée au projet » destinés aux jeunes ou aux adultes de moins de 35 ans.L'APEC propose des offres d'emploi cadres en France et à l'étranger sur son site Internet en partenariat avec Civiweb qui assure la promotion du Volontariat International (VI). Ce dispositif n'est pas du bénévolat puisqu' une indemnité forfaitaire, variable suivant le pays d'affectation, est versée au bénéficiaire. Le VI s'adresse aux personnes âgées de 18 à 28 ans pouvant être des étudiants, des personnes en recherche d'emploi ou déjà salariées.
Autre possibilité: Le programme Leonardo Mobilité. Que vous soyez jeunes, salariés ou demandeurs d'emploi, ce programme propose des cours de renforcement linguistique et de préparation socioculturelle en groupe dans le pays d’accueil pendant 2 à 4 semaines, suivis d’un stage de 3 à 4 mois dans une entreprise européenne.
Quelle démarches administratives avant le départ?
Que vous soyez jeunes diplômés ou non, avant de partir, pensez à régler plusieurs formalités administratives concernant votre visa ou votre couverture sociale. Celles-ci diffèrent selon la nature, la durée de votre séjour et votre destination (pays européennes ou hors Union Européenne). Pour connaître toutes les formalités, consultez le site du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères.
De nombreux organismes peuvent vous aider dans votre projet d'expatriation, n'hésitez pas à les contacter.

• Pôle emploi propose le site Espace emploi international. Pour joindre le conseiller pôle emploi international le plus proche de chez vous, vous pouvez contacter l’agence Pôle emploi international à Paris.
• La Maison des Français à l'étranger est un service du ministère des Affaires étrangères proposant 80 portails pays avec une rubrique spécialement dédiée à l’emploi, par exemple le Canada, le Royaume-Uni, l’Australie...
• L'agence pour l'Enseignement Français à l'Etranger (AEFE) propose des emplois d'expatriés et de résidents qui sont ouverts aux candidats titulaires de l'Education Nationale
• Le réseau des Chambres de commerces françaises à l’étranger
• L’Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse: OFQJ
• Association Charles Peguy pour un départ en Angleterre
• Plus spécifique, si vous travaillez dans le secteur agricole, contactez l'Apecita.

Bouger en Europe
Le site touteleurope.eu vous propose cette infographie intuitive présentant toutes les possibilités de mobilité selon votre statut.
Sur la même thématique: Consultez notre rubrique étudier à l'étranger Offres d'emploi à l'étranger

ByAlan Osborn. It is not clear where the money will come from, or when, but the word from the European Commission to thousands of European students planning to study abroad in the near future is: don’t change your plans.
It is much-needed advice as the budget for the Erasmus student exchange programme is again under threat.
Talks between the European Union's (EU) two budget authorities – the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament – broke down on 13 November when MEPs refused to discuss the 2013 budget until and unless ministers approved a special supplementary budget of €9 billion (US$11.5 billion) for 2012 containing the Erasmus money, among other things.
“The situation is rather uncertain. It's also very unfair on Erasmus students, who have been promised places and grants,” said Dennis Abbott, the commission’s education spokesperson. More...

Following is a guest post by Mark Salisbury,  director of institutional research and assessment at Augustana College, in Illinois. For the folks who have been fervently trying over the past decade to persuade more—if not most—undergraduates to study abroad, the almost flat change in participation from 2009-10 to 2010-11, as found in the latest “Open Doors” report, probably didn’t inspire much of a celebration. After several years of more-substantial growth, “Open Doors” reported a measly increase of about 3,000 students, just over 1 percent. Commenting on the lack of growth, Peggy Blumenthal, senior counsel at the Institute of International Education, which produced the report, said: “We’re going to have to find other ways to internationalize the thinking of Americans if we’re not going to get them all abroad.”
When I read Blumenthal’s reaction in The Chronicle, I wanted to crack open a bottle of bubbly. Because in one sentence, she captured the fundamental shift in thinking that can make study abroad realize its educational potential. If international educators can mobilize behind her charge, this seemingly grim report may mark the moment that study abroad got its groove back. View more...

More UK students than ever before are choosing to work or study for up to a year in Europe through the Erasmus programme, according to the latest statistics released today by the British Council.
The number of UK students participating in the programme has risen by 6.5 per cent since 2010/11. In the last academic year, 2011/12, UK students undertook 13,668 periods of study or work-placement, the highest number since the programme was launched in 1987.
The Erasmus programme also enables staff at Higher Education institutions to teach or train through short secondments in another European country and 2011/12 saw 2,185 staff taking up this opportunity, the largest number of staff participating to date from the UK.
David Hibler, Erasmus programme manager for the British Council, said ”This is a fantastic achievement for the programme, for higher education institutions and UK students. UK and international employers are increasingly telling us that they value graduates with the sort of skills and experience that Erasmus can give. Taking part in Erasmus is a life-changing experience which can have a positive effect on students’ long-term career prospects. Not only does the programme provide financial assistance for students but the experience helps them to get better degrees and to stand out in the job market.”
This year is the 25th anniversary of the Erasmus programme, that is funded by the European Union. For many years there was persistent decline in the rate of participation of UK students in Erasmus, but this is the sixth successive annual increase in UK participation rates, since the British Council took over the management of the programme in the UK. More...

© Kelformation. En 2011-2012, 8.232 Français étudiaient aux Etats-Unis, un chiffre en hausse de 17% depuis 2008, selon le rapport Open Doors2012. Contrairement à la majorité des étudiants internationaux, la plupart d’entre eux suivent un parcours non-diplômant, le plus souvent dans le cadre d’un accord d’échange entre leur université ou leur école française et l’établissement américain.
Dans le sens inverse, la France reste la 4ème destination internationale préférée des étudiants américains, derrière le Royaume-Uni, l’Italie et l’Espagne. Les jeunes Américains étaient 17.019 à étudier en France l’an dernier, soit le double des Français aux Etats-Unis. La particularité des étudiants américains en France, c’est qu’ils n’étudient pas dans les établissements français! La majorité d’entre eux suit des cours dans des centres américains implantés en France.

Where do students go to study? Where do they come from? UIS data on the mobility of students shed light on the shifting demand for higher education, particularly in the developing world. To explore the data select a country from the menu, or click on the map.
More students pursuing higher education abroad
According to the latest UIS data, at least 3.6 million students in 2010 were enrolled in tertiary education abroad, up from 2 million in 2000.  The surge in internationally mobile students* reflects the rapid expansion of enrolment in higher education globally, which has grown by 78% in a decade.
East Asia and the Pacific is the largest source of international students, representing 28% of the global total. Students from China make up one-half of this figure, or 17% of the total. The United States, Australia, and Japan are their main destinations for study.
North America and Western Europe follows, accounting for 15% of those going abroad.
In relative terms, students from Central Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are the most mobile in the world. About 6 out of 100 tertiary students from Central Asia, and 5 out of 100 from sub-Saharan Africa go away to study.
Education hubs are developing in the regions and attracting growing concentrations of mobile students. South Africa, for example, received 17% of mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa in 2010. Nonetheless, France remains the region's top destination, receiving 19% of students.
The Arab States has also seen a steady rise in outbound students over the past ten years, accounting for 7% of the global total. France, the United States and the United Kingdom absorb most of these students; however, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) are also popular destinations for high-level studies.
Several countries have more students studying abroad than at home. In São Tomé and Principe, for example, fewer than 1,000 students were enrolled in domestic higher education institutions, representing 4% of its tertiary-age population; whereas approximately 2,500 students studied abroad, or 14% of tertiary-age population. In  other words, 18% of the population of university age were enrolled in higher education programmes. For more statistics on students flows into and out of more than 100 countries, please visit the UIS Data Centre.
* The term “internationally mobile students” refers to students who have crossed a national border to study, or are enrolled in a distance learning programme abroad. These students are not residents or citizens of the country where they study. Internationally mobile students are a sub-group of “foreign students,” a category that includes those who have permanent residency in the host country.  For this reason, the number of foreign students, globally, tends to be higher.
Quick Facts:
Top destination countries:

• United States (19%)
• United Kingdom (11%)
• Australia (8%)
• France (7%)
• Germany (6%)
• Japan (4%)

Top 3 destinations by region:

• Arab States: France (29%), United States (13%), United Kingdom (10%)
• Central and Eastern Europe: Germany (16%), Russian Federation (10%), United States (8%)
• Central Asia: Russian Federation (46%), Kyrgyzstan (10%), Turkey (7%)
• East Asia and the Pacific: United States (28%), Australia (17%), Japan (12%)
• Latin America and the Caribbean: United States (33%), Spain (15%), Cuba (11%)
• North America and Western Europe: United Kingdom (23%), United States (15%), and Germany (8%)
• South and West Asia:  United States (38%), United Kingdom (18%), Australia (11%)
• Sub-Saharan Africa: France (19%), South Africa (17%), United Kingdom (12%)

Top sources of international students:

• China
• India
• Republic of Korea 

Regions that host the largest number of internationally mobile students:

• North America and Western Europe (58%)
• East Asia and the Pacific (21%), and
• Central and Eastern Europe (9%)

Countries that have more students studying abroad than at home:

• Andorra
• Anguilla
• Bermuda
• Dominica
• Liechtenstein
• Luxembourg
• Montserrat
• São Tomé and Principe

Additional resources:

• Learn more about student mobility in sub-Saharan Africa.
• The UIS produces a range of indicators to track trends in higher education.
• Chiao-Ling Chien, a UIS data analyst, outlines the major trends in women’s pursuit of higher education.

By Wagdy Sawahel. East Asia and the Pacific is the largest source of international students, representing 28% of the world’s 3.6 million mobile students in 2010. Central Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa have the most mobile students, and several countries have more students abroad than at home.
These facts are highlighted in a new “Global Flow of Tertiary-level Students” interactive map published by the UNESCO institute of Statistics (UIS) in Canada last month.
“The surge in internationally mobile students reflects the rapid expansion of enrolment in higher education globally, which has grown by 78% in a decade,” says the UIS, which defines ‘internationally mobile students’ as those who have crossed a national border to study or are enrolled in a distance learning programme abroad...
Several countries have more students studying abroad than at home including Andorra, Anguilla, Bermuda, Dominica, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montserrat, São Tomé and Principe.
In São Tomé and Principe, for instance, 14% (2,500 students) of its total 18% tertiary-age population is enrolled in higher education institutions abroad. Read more...