Global Cities Initiative – Foreign students in America

By Wachira Kigotho. Foreign students from large, fast-growing cities in emerging markets who are enrolled in universities and colleges in the United States contribute significant financial and social benefits and skills to their new metropolitan destinations, according to the Global Cities Initiative, a groundbreaking joint project of the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase.
The project’s report, The Geography of Foreign Students in US Higher Education: Origins and destinations, highlights how foreign students bring millions of dollars each year to local economies. Read more...