AIRC calls for a more integrated approach to international student recruitment
The recommendations were developed over the past two years by a working group with input provided by the AIRC membership, government agencies, and sister associations, including EnglishUSA and The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS).
"As a destination for education, the United States finds itself today in a diminished position due to increasing competition from nations with more favourable student mobility policies and practices," begins an introductory statement to the new recommendations. That introduction calls for a wider and more contemporary understanding of international student mobility, pointing out that, "International students today may choose from a wide array of non-credit and credit-bearing experiences and combine multiple experiences to advance their academic and career goals in a personalised way that works well for them. Students are looking for accessibility, value, relevance, and flexibility in their educational avenues, including in application processes, admissions, enrolment, course selection, learning modality, credit articulation, transfer, and study abroad."