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Intro -- ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION -- ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 HIGHER EDUCATION: APPROACHES TO ATTRACT AND FUND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Recommends -- What GAO Found -- Abbreviations -- Background -- Governments We Reviewed Use Higher Education to Advance Diplomatic, Economic, and Other Objectives and Employ Multiple Approaches to Attract International Students -- Governments We Reviewed Use International Education to Advance Diplomatic, Economic, and Other Objectives, Often Simultaneously -- Governments Employ a Number of Approaches to Attract International Students, Such as Marketing Their Higher Education Internationally -- Public Diplomacy and Development Assistance Programs We Studied Share Key Characteristics -- The Programs We Reviewed Generally Offer Merit-Based Scholarships Targeted to Graduate Students -- Programs Differ in Some Characteristics, Including Geographic Reach and Funding Levels -- Officials Highlighted Strategies They Say Are Key to the Successful Implementation of Scholarship Programs -- Appendix I. Objectives, Scope, and Methodology -- Overview -- U.S. Agency and Peer Government Selection -- Program Selection -- Site Visits and Interviews -- Literature Review and Program Data -- Appendix II. Percentage of Scholarship Recipients from Each Region by Scholarship Program -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 HIGHER EDUCATION: CHALLENGES IN ATTRACTING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO THE UNITED STATES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Found -- Background -- The Global Higher Education Landscape Is Providing More Options for Students -- Rising Cost of U.S. Higher Education May Discourage Some International Students from Coming.
Changes in U.S. Visa Policies Contributed to Real and Perceived Barriers for International Students to Enter the Country, but Recent Improvements Have Helped Ease Some of the Burden -- Concluding Observations -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 HIGHER EDUCATION: UNITED STATES' AND OTHER COUNTRIES' STRATEGIES FOR ATTRACTING AND FUNDING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Found -- Background -- State Funds a Small Number of Undergraduate Programs for International Students -- State Programs Draw Students from a Small Number of Countries -- Other Countries Use Various Strategies to Recruit and Retain International Students -- End Notes -- Chapter 4 FOREIGN STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES: POLICIES AND LEGISLATION -- Summary -- Background -- Foreign Student Visas -- F Visa -- J Visa -- M Visa -- Duration of Status Visa -- Processing, Screening, and Reporting -- Agency Involvement -- Screening Procedures -- Security Concerns -- Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) -- Trends and Characteristics -- Foreign Students on Non-Student Visas -- Current Issues -- Foreign Students and Funding -- Foreign Students and Language Competence -- New Pathways to Permanent Residence -- SEVIS Fee Increase -- J-1 Student Interns -- Legislation in the 111th Congress -- End Notes -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
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Attracting international students for higher education [[electronic resource] /] / Russell C. Carswell, editor
