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Policy Brief vol.1 issue.6


Quick Links About NAFSA NAFSA Public Policy NAFSA Press Room Editor's Note If you are having trouble viewing this publication, contact govrel[at]nafsa.org		November 16, 2006 Vol. 1 Issue #6 Special Governors Issue: International Education Week This week marks the 7th annual International Education Week (IEW), a time when campuses and communities in every state celebrate the value and importance of international educational exchange. Preparing our students for success in the 21st century requires improving their global literacy skills. In this special issue of Policy Brief, NAFSA presents a selection of key state-level data and initiatives in international education policy. This Issue In the States 41 Governors Issue Proclamations Supporting IEW Colleges and Universities Nationwide Celebrate 7th Annual IEW New State-Level Initiatives Clearinghouse Economic Impact Foreign Students Spend $13B in U.S.: See how much they contributed to your state's economy. In Washington, D.C. Momentum Builds for National Study Abroad Program Wisconsin Senator Explains How Study Abroad and Foreign Students Benefit His State New Survey Could Foreign Student Numbers Be Headed for a Rebound? In the States 41 Governors Issue Proclamations Supporting IEW . View proclamations Colleges and Universities Nationwide Celebrate 7th Annual IEW . View events New State-Level Initiatives Clearinghouse This clearinghouse highlights current state-level initiatives that benefit international education at the postsecondary level, such as legislation, proclamations, consortiums, and commissions. View state initiatives Economic Impact Foreign Students Spend $13B in U.S.: See how much they contributed to your state's economy. Each year foreign students and their families spend billions of dollars in the United States. NAFSA’s annual estimates of the economic impact of foreign students at U.S. colleges and universities, released this week, include spending on tuition and fees and living expenses, with national and state-by-state breakdowns as well as data for major institutions of higher education in each state. View data In Washington, D.C. Momentum Builds for National Study Abroad Program The Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Program has gained resounding support from citizens across the country, associations in Washington, DC, and in Congress. Thus far, more than one-third of the Senate, both Republicans and Democrats, have cosponsored S.3744, the Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Act of 2006 . The creation of this national study abroad program will help American college students to graduate with the global knowledge and cultural fluency necessary to be effective in today’s society. Read more Wisconsin Senator Explains How Study Abroad and Foreign Students Benefit His State . Read statement New Survey Could Foreign Student Numbers Be Headed for a Rebound? The results of a snapshot survey released this week by several higher-education organizations suggest some increases in international student enrollments in the United States, after three years of declining numbers. But with foreign-student enrollments at U.S. higher education institutions still down by more than 20,000 from the all-time high numbers of the 2002 academic year, the absence of a national strategy to restore U.S. competitiveness for this important asset suggests that any sustained recovery in the numbers will be extremely slow. Read more Policy Brief is a periodic electronic information resource for policy news and analysis on international education issues, published by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. NAFSA is the world's largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education. NAFSA seeks to increase awareness of and support for international education and exchanges in higher education and government, believing that citizens with international experience and global awareness are crucial to U.S. leadership, competitiveness, and security. We hope Policy Brief will be a useful tool for you in your work on international education issues. We welcome your feedback about this publication. Please email: govrel[at]nafsa.org You can also email us to unsubscribe. NAFSA: ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATORS 1307 New York Avenue, NW, Eighth Floor Washington, District of Columbia \| 20005-4701 1.202.737.3699 \| FAX 1.202.737.3657 \| govrel[at]nafsa.org