International African students in France – A profile

By Jane Marshall. France retains the top position globally for African students studying degree programmes abroad, although numbers have declined sharply with 92,205 enrolled in 2013 compared with 113,936 in 2012 – a drop of 19% – according to UNESCO figures reported in a new study from Campus France, the agency that promotes French higher education globally.
The Note La Mobilité Internationale des Étudiants Africains suggests that a change in counting, especially for non-French students already living in France, explains the sudden fall. Read more...