International students

International students are those who travel to a country different from their own for the purpose of tertiary study.

The definition of "international student" varies in each country in accordance to their own national education system.

In Australia, international students are defined as those studying onshore only with visa subclasses 570 to 575, excluding students on Australian-funded scholarships or sponsorship or students undertaking study while in possession of other temporary visas.New Zealand citizens do not require a visa to study in Australia, so are not classed as international students.

In Japan, international students are defined as foreign nationals who study at any Japanese university, graduate school, junior college, college of technology, professional training college or university preparatory course on a ‘college student’ visa, as defined by the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act.

Annually around 750,000 Chinese and 400,000 Indian students apply to overseas higher education institutions, This mobility is largely driven by rapidly increasing wealth which funds foreign travel and study. Much of the increase in international students in the U.S. during 2013–2014 was fueled by undergraduate students from China, the report's authors found. The number of Chinese students increased to 31 percent of all international students in the U.S. – the highest concentration the top country of origin has had since IIE began producing the report in 1948. [1] This is changing quickly with demographic projections showing a large impending decrease in volumes of international students from China and Russia and steady increases in international students from India and Africa. The number of international students in tertiary (university or college) education is also rapidly increasing as higher education becomes an increasingly global venture. During 2014-15, 974,926 international students came to study in the U.S, which is almost double the population from 2005. Chinese students have always been the largest demographic amongst international students. The top 10 sending places of origin and percentage of total international student enrollment are: China, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Brazil, Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, and Mexico. The total number of international students from all places of origin by field of study are: Business/Management, Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Social Sciences, Physical and Life Sciences, Humanities, Fine and Applied Arts, Health Professions, Education, and Agriculture.

Top 10 sending places of origin and percentage of total international student enrollment 2015-2016

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