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Is Africa the Next Big Thing in International Admissions?: Is the continent the next big thing in international admissions? Mbar Diop for The Chronicle

The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2023-02

Copyright Chronicle of Higher Education Feb 3, 2023 ;ISSN: 0009-5982 ;EISSN: 1931-1362

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  • Title:
    Is Africa the Next Big Thing in International Admissions?: Is the continent the next big thing in international admissions? Mbar Diop for The Chronicle
  • Author: Fischer, Karin
  • Subjects: Asian students ; College admissions ; College campuses ; College students ; Cultural groups ; Educational Attainment ; Foreign students ; Higher education ; International Education ; Science Curriculum ; Study abroad
  • Is Part Of: The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2023-02
  • Description: In sub-Saharan Africa, less than 10 percent of college-age students are enrolled in postsecondary education, according to the World Bank. In the fall of 2021, more than 42,500 international students from sub-Saharan Africa enrolled in American colleges, according to the Institute of International Education, a 9-percent increase over the year before. U.S. Embassy officials say visa fraud in the region is a problem, and student-visa denial rates are high. Flipping through college guidebooks at a U.S. Department of State-run cultural center one day, he spotted a photo of a group of students studying on a patch of the greenest grass he had ever seen.
  • Publisher: Washington: Chronicle of Higher Education
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0009-5982
    EISSN: 1931-1362
  • Source: ProQuest Central

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