Conflicting International Enrollment Trends at U.S. Institutions of Higher Education
With the publication of two studies on international enrollments at US institutions of higher education released within weeks of each other in October and November, a somewhat conflicted picture begins to emerge with regards to the immediate future of international enrollment trends at U.S. institutions of higher education, while the full impact of the global financial crisis remains somewhat unclear.
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Working with Academic Credentials from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States
What follows is a quick primer on the academic systems of three states in the Persian Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
While education authorities in these states are undertaking groundbreaking initiatives at the tertiary level to better train their workforces domestically, a significant and increasing number of students continue to travel to the United States and elsewhere to undertake higher studies. With this movement of Arab students to universities in the United States and beyond, familiarity with education systems in the Gulf is becoming increasingly important for international admissions departments.
