IIE Releases Open Doors 2013 Data: Website Resources and More

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The Institute of International Education (IIE), together with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, released the latest news on international students in the United States and U.S. students studying abroad. The Open Doors 2013 findings were the topic of a briefing on November 12th at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, with Assistant Secretary of State Evan Ryan and IIE President Allan Goodman, in conjunction with the worldwide observance of International Education Week. The event included a presentation of the data and a lively conversation about international education among the assembled group of more than 200 educators, U.S. and foreign government representatives, international associations, and members of the press.

To access the new data and background information to help explain the trends, go to www.iie.org/opendoors.

On the Open Doors website, you can find:

• Key data tables for both study abroad and international student statistics for the last 10 years
• Country Fact Sheets with trends for the top 25 sending countries
• State Fact Sheets for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia 
• The PowerPoint presentation and audio recording from the Open Doors briefing on November 12

Visit the Open Doors multimedia page later this week to see photos and videos of the briefing.

As you may have seen, this year’s news on international educational exchange has received very strong press coverage nationally and internationally. We have also seen good local coverage, no doubt thanks to the good work of individual campuses working to promote their own statistics and activities. Congratulations to all, and we hope your international education week is going well.

Here are links to a few major news stories:

• AP National Wire: Study: Record Number of Foreign Students Hit US
• USA TODAY: More students coming (and going) overseas for college
• Columbus Dispatch: Ohio ranks 8th in drawing foreign students
• Wall Street Journal: Record Number of Foreign Students Flocking to US
• New York Times: US universities see record number of foreign students, many from China (ran the Reuters newswire piece)
• U.S. News & World Report: U.S. Sees Record Number of International College Students
• Washington Post: Record number of foreigners study in US while more American students go ...
• Reuters: US universities see record number of foreign students, many from China
• Los Angeles Times: Foreign students continue to flock to US colleges
• Christian Science Monitor: Record number of international students: where they're from, where they study
• The Guardian: Foreign students in US and Americans studying abroad reach all-time high
• TIME: Student Exchange Booming Worldwide
• Insider Higher Ed: International Study Up
• CBS Moneywatch: All-time high: Foreigners attending US colleges
• Ohio AP: Ohio attracting more international students
• The Denver Post: Foreign students in Colorado contributed $281 million to economy
• Times Higher Education: US international student intake reaches record high
• China Daily: Report Shows Jump in Chinese Students Coming to the U.S.
• The Fiscal Times:The Fiscal Boon of Foreign Students in the U.S.
• The Japan Times: Fewer Japanese, more Chinese, studying in US