The great university shake-up: how global higher education is changing
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- The global higher education student population, if considered as a country, would be the fifth most populous, with 53% women and a majority in Asia.
- Since 2000, the number of university students worldwide has more than doubled, with international student numbers tripling to nearly seven million.
- Wealthy Western nations are becoming less welcoming to foreign students, particularly under the Trump administration, leading students to seek education elsewhere.
- The growth of higher education in low- and middle-income countries raises concerns about the quality and value of education.
- Higher education's global interconnectedness is changing, with student mobility increasing but facing new geopolitical and immigration challenges.
- Regions like Central Europe have seen explosive growth in higher education enrollment, while Sub-Saharan Africa struggles with low enrollment rates and gender disparities.
- International student mobility is shifting due to increased education availability in lower-income countries and restrictive policies in wealthy nations.
- China and India now dominate the US international student body, but students from these countries are increasingly exploring other destinations.
- Satellite campuses and transnational education are growing trends, offering foreign degrees without the need to travel abroad.
- Brain drain remains a concern for less-wealthy countries, with efforts underway to develop local centers of excellence to retain talent.