This annual report explores the state of international education in Canada, taking an in-depth look at international students, study abroad by Canadian students, Canadian education overseas, as well as the overall internationalization agenda in Canada. The report features results of an international student survey and case studies from member…

A variety of globalizing influences have dramatically shifted the environment of Canadian institutions of higher education in the past few decades. Increased global student mobility has quite literally brought the world to our campuses. The presence of over 200,000 international students is only one factor contributing to increased cultural…

The Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) regularly evaluates the experience of international students in Canada through a benchmarking survey. Canada First 2009 represents the fourth time CBIE has conducted this research. Previous editions appeared in 1988, 1999 and 2004. This year's survey used a revised questionnaire similar…

The knowledge society, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and the market economy are increasing the demand for tertiary and continuing education. Traditional higher education institutions (HEIs) are no longer the only delivers of academic courses and programs. Globalization is changing the world and internationalization is changing…

Most faculty, administrators, as well as public and private sector leaders, name the curriculum as the most important feature of any internationalization strategy. To internationalize the undergraduate curriculum, however, requires careful reexamination of the curricula, scrutinizing the "more of the same" thinking that sometimes…