Far East aims high for international student numbers

By Ryan M Allen. International education used to be dominated by Western countries. While the US and the UK are still the leaders in foreign student intake, East Asia is quickly becoming a major player in this sector. China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan have made huge investments in international education, with the aim of attracting more students from around the world.
China has caught up developmentally in higher education internationalisation compared to its East Asian neighbours, and even surpassed them in many ways. This is connected to the government’s long-term effort to modernise the education system. Read more...