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Which subjects are best to study in the US? We delve into some of the top courses and universities in the states to give you inspiration for your own research.
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The University of Toronto leads the QS Sustainability University Rankings for the second year in a row. The Canadian institution is rated best in the world across the areas of environmental impact, social impact and governance. Switzerland's ETH Zurich takes second position, while Sweden's Lund University and the USA's University of California, Berkeley share third.
For another perspective on the most sustainable universities, read our guide to the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings.
India has replaced China as the number one country of origin for international students at universities and colleges in the USA.
According to the official Open Doors 2024 Report on International Educational Exchange, 331,602 came from the country in the last academic year, including those completing Optional Practical Training (OPT). This represents 29.4 per cent of the overall total, and a 23.3 per cent rise from the year before.
The number of students from China decreased by 4.2 per cent over the same period, to 277,398 (24.6 per cent of the total). This is still far ahead of the next places on the list: South Korea (43,149), Canada (28,998) and Taiwan (23,157).
Overall, the number of international students grew by 6.6 per cent year-on-year, to a total of 1,126,690. Besides India, other countries that greatly expanded their enrolment were Nigeria (up 13.5 per cent), Bangladesh (up 26.1 per cent) and Ghana (up 45.2 per cent).
Two thirds (66 per cent) of people planning to study abroad are looking at more than one country, according to IDP’s latest Emerging Futures report. This is up from 61 per cent last year, and 56 per cent in the year before. Further, 49 per cent are now considering three or more destinations, and 16 per cent are thinking about at least five.
Australia is the preferred destination of more international students than any other, according to IDP’s latest Emerging Futures report.
Almost one in four (24 per cent) of surveyed students chose the country, down one percentage point from last year. The USA was second most popular, rising four points to 23 per cent.
By contrast, Canada drops nine points to 16 per cent. This places it fourth behind the UK (21 per cent).
New Zealand is fifth (5 per cent), while all other destinations were named by a combined 11 per cent of students. This is up six points on last year.
The Emerging Futures report is based on a survey of more than 6,000 students from 114 countries. This is its sixth edition, with research conducted in August and September this year.
San Jose State University offers the best job prospects for international students in the USA, according to the 2024 F1 Hire Career Outcome University Ranking. The brand new list assesses graduate salaries, visa grants and return on the investment of tuition fees. Carnegie Mellon University placed second, ahead of Ivy League members Stanford and Princeton. The latter pair ranked second and first respectively for salaries.
More than 200 current national leaders were once international students, according to the Higher Education Policy Institute's 2024 Soft-Power Index. Most studied in the top two destinations on the list: the USA (70, including Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus) and the UK (58, including Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya). Third on the list is France, where 28 leaders studied abroad.
What projects is IIE involved with at the moment to support refugees? In 2012, IIE launched the Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis to provide Syrian students whose education was disrupted by crisis with an opportunity to begin or continue their studies in a safe environment and provide them with the skills needed to rebuild their country in the future. The Consortium has provided more than 150 scholarships to Syrians
Which subjects are best to study in the US? We delve into some of the top courses and universities in the states to give you inspiration for your own research.
US universities hold eight of the top 10 positions in a list of institutions that have produced the most Nobel Prize Laureates since the year 2000, according to a recent analysis by Times Higher Education . Stanford University is number one, producing an impressive seven Nobel Laureates this century and Harvard University comes just outside the top 10. The remaining two institutions to make up the world’s top ten are Israel’s Technion and
