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Recruiting MENA Students:

Open DoorsTrends

Shannon HarrisonHigher Education Services

Institute of International Education

EducationUSA MENA ConferenceDoha, Qatar

April 15, 2011


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What is Open Doors?

Annual survey of international exchange activity in the U.S. since 1948(with U.S. State Department support since 1972)

Only publicly available source of detailed data on:

- international students in the U.S.- outbound U.S. study abroad- other topics of interest

Print report & online tables: http://www.iie.org/opendoors- State sheets, country fact sheets- NAFSA economic impact analysis- Community College Data Resource


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Annual survey of 3,000 accredited higher education institutions whoreport on the international students enrolled at their institutions

Topics covered: total enrollment, academic level, place of origin, field ofstudy, personal characteristics, funding

Timeframe: data for the 2009/10 academic year is reported in OpenDoors 2010

Definition: non-immigrant international students in the U.S. ontemporary visas at the postsecondary level

Locator report data is also drawn from this survey

International Students in the U.S.


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International student enrollment in the U.S. increased 3% in

2009/10 to a record high of690,923 international students.

Total Enrollment, 2009/10

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Top Places of Origin Worldwide, 2009/10

Saudi Arabia

is the top place oforigin in the MiddleEast & North Africa

& is ranked 7th overall


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The MENA Region in Open Doors

Middle East:

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq,Israel, Jordan, Kuwait,Lebanon, Oman,Palestinian Territories,Qatar, Saudi Arabia,

Syria, United ArabEmirates, Yemen

North Africa:

Algeria, Egypt,Libya, Morocco,Tunisia


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International Students from MENA: Trends


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Saudi Arabia

15,810

Iran 4,731

Israel 2,778

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Top MENA Places of Origin: Trends


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Undergraduate

45%

Graduate36%

Non-degree

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OPT

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Academic Level of MENA Students, 2009/10

Undergraduate32%

Graduate

49%

Non-degree

14%OPT

5%

Middle East North Africa


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Fields of Study, 2009/10

Field of Study Overall Saudi Arabia

Business and Management 21.1% 22.1%Engineering 18.4% 24.0%Physical and Life Sciences 8.9% 4.1%Math and Computer Science 8.8% 9.6%Social Sciences 8.7% 2.5%Fine and Applied Arts 5.2% 1.2%Health Professions 4.6% 4.2%Intensive English 3.8% 21.4%Education 2.6% 2.0%

Humanities 2.6% 0.8%Undeclared 2.7% 5.3%Other 12.6% 2.8%TOTAL* 100.0% 100.0%


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Who is counted? U.S. citizens and permanent residents who

received academic credit at their home institution for studyabroad

Respondents: Accredited U.S. higher education institutionsawarding credit for study abroad

Annual survey of study abroad activity at U.S. campuses (studyabroad during the 2008/09 academic year, including summer2009, with credit awarded upon return to campus in 2009/10)

The U.S. Study Abroad Survey


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260,327 U.S. students received academic credit for study abroad in

2008/09, a slight decline of 0.8% over the previous year.

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U.S. Study Abroad, 2008/09


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U.S. Study Abroad: Destinations, 2008/09

Egypt is thetop study

abroaddestination inNorth Africa

Israel is thetop destination

in the MiddleEast


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All

others:

404Jordan:

483

Morocco:

865

UAE: 955

Egypt: 1,781

Israel: 1,958

students

Top Study Abroad Destinations: MENA, 2008/09

94% of U.S. students studying abroad in the Middle East and North

Africa go to one of the top 5 destinations.


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Israel 1,958

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Emirates 955

Egypt 1,781

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Top MENA Study Abroad Destinations: Trends


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MENA Students

in the U.S. in 2009/10:38,738

U.S. Study Abroad to

MENA in 2008/09:6,446 students

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US-MENA Exchange Balance: Trends


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Open Doorsonline: www.iie.org/opendoors


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