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The article examines reasons for which colleges in the U.S. are rushing to open degree programs overseas. In 2003, the State University of New York at Buffalo, opened a branch campus in Singapore, where 250 students are enrolled in bachelor's and master's programs in business and communications. Last month the university signed an agreement with an institution in Bangalore, India, to run two master's programs in information technology there. While a few American institutions have maintained small overseas campuses for decades, often as study-abroad locations for their students back home, the growth of overseas programs for foreign students has taken off only in the past decade. Foreign branch campuses also provide trouble-free destinations for American students. The Georgia Institute of Technology, which has degree programs in France and Singapore and one opening this fall in China, is discussing possible programs with authorities in two Indian states.

Focuses on the efforts of the American University of Beirut to rebuild its identity following the civil war in Lebanon. Development of a distinct research profile for the university focusing on health, agricultural and water issues distinctive to the Middle East; Difficulties faced by the university in recruiting professors and study-abroad students from the U.S.; Impact of the civil war which broke out in 1975 on the university. INSETS: During the Beirut War Years, Professors Braved Bullets,Shelli..;Lebanon's Only Public University Mirrors a CountryStill Divided.

Discusses how the U.S. homeland security policy affected the lives, work and civil rights of foreign college students and scholars. Changes in Iranian student Yashar Zendehdel's view of the U.S.; Failure of Cuban lecturer Carlos Alzugaray Treto to get a visa; Impact of the policy on privacy rights of library readers. INSETS: 10 Research Projects Meant to Keep You Safer;10 New Courses That Take On Terrorism.

The article highlights some of the findings reported in "Open Doors," an annual report on international students and scholars in the U.S., published by the Institute of International Education and supported by the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The report indicates that the number of foreign students in the U.S. remained steady in the 2005 academic year, ending two years of declines. At the same time, the number of new international students increased by 8 percent, suggesting that total foreign enrollments may soon rise. Responses from various higher education officials and further details of the report are provided, along with information about issues that arise for international students when trying to obtain visas.

Reports on the decline in the number of foreign students at universities and colleges in the U.S. in 2003. Details of an annual report on academic mobility published by the Institute of International Education; Factors that contributed to the decline in enrollments of foreign students in the U.S.; Efforts of the Japan-United States Educational Commission to implement recruitment campaigns for students in Japan.

Focuses on foreign enrollments in the United States (U.S.) and its international competitors. Information on the states with increased number of foreign students; Strategies and efforts implemented by the international competitors of U.S. to attract foreign students; Details of a statistical report by the Institute of International Education concerning international students; Colleges in U.S. with the most numbers of foreign students in 2000 to 2001.

The article focuses on the number of U.S. students earning an academic degree in Great Britain. According to Britain's Higher Education Statistics Agency, 14,755 Americans were enrolled in degree programs at British institution in the 2005-2006 academic year. Studying in Great Britain is generally cheaper than studying in the U.S. Joan A. Liu, co-director of college guidance at the Ranney School, a private institution in Tinton Falls, N.J., believes that the cost of sending a child to a British college or university is about $20,000 less than institutions in the U.S. Information is given for the University of Saint Andrews in Scotland.

The article reports that the U.S. State Department invited 120 college leaders to talk about how to make American higher education more engaged with the world and counter the perception that the U.S. no longer welcomes foreign students. President George W. Bush announced a $114-million proposal to increase the teaching of critical foreign languages, including Arabic, Chinese and Farsi. This year 536 low-income undergraduates will each receive a $5,000 Gilman scholarship to study abroad for at least four weeks.

The article focuses on the problems of visa violation faced by the foreign students due to disruptions caused by the hurricane Katrina. While the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has loosened some of its rules for foreign students, other cumbersome regulations remain. The students must enroll at another college within 30 days of the originally scheduled start of their classes, or else leave the country. While many of the colleges in Katrina's path provided buses to evacuate students in the day or two before the hurricane hit, most international students, like their American classmates, scattered in an unorganized exodus from the Gulf Coast. Colleges accepting foreign students have had the double burden of finding appropriate classes for them and hunting down advisers from their stricken institutions.

Discusses the decline in the number of foreign students in the U.S. due to visa restrictions in 2004. Implication of visa restrictions on the country; Forecast on the number of foreign student enrollment; Actions taken by schools to address problems faced by foreign students in applying for visas.

Discusses misunderstandings that can make foreign university students in the Netherlands feel isolated. Wageningen as the most international of the Netherlands' universities; Teachers in the Netherlands as expecting students to be independent and critical; American students as not used to the responsibility given to them in Dutch schools; Problems posed by living arrangements in dormitories.

Reports on the opening of university places previously allotted to students from left-leaning third world countries with the fall of Communist governments in Eastern Europe. Scholastic accomplishments' replacement of political considerations as the main criteria for admitting foreign students; Ending of East European countries' relative isolation from the West.

The article discusses the document "Realizing the Rice-Chertoff Vision: A National-Interest-Based Visa Policy for the United States," which states that the United States government has failed to follow through on a joint announcement issued in January 2006, by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. In that announcement, called "The Rice-Chertoff Joint Vision: Secure Borders and Open Doors in the Information Age," the two secretaries promised, among other things, smarter screening procedures that would make the process of entering the United States faster and smoother for most visitors. The "Realizing the Rice-Chertoff Vision" is an attempt by foreign scholars, students and others to improve visa-approval procedures.

The article discusses the one percent increase in foreign students at U.S. graduate schools, reversing a three year trend of declining representation, according to a Council of Graduate Schools survey. Student visas were restricted following the 2001 terrorist attacks; those restrictions have been revised to help students seeking admittance to American schools. The majority of foreign graduate students in the U.S. are from China or India and are found mostly in science and engineering programs.

This article reveals that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has proposed that Canadians coming to the United States to study or work be required to be digitally fingerprinted and photographed. The requirement has already applied to all other foreign students since 2003, under the U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology Program.

The article reports that the U.S. is losing its position as the destination of choice for international students and must take determined action to reverse the trend. The report calls on the government to develop a strategy to attract foreign students and scholars, coordinate the actions of its various departments, and remove barriers that keep foreign students out.

The article reports that the U.S. has announced that it would open the Fulbright Foreign Student Program to Libyan students, following its decision to re-establish diplomatic relations with Libya. The United States Liaison Office in Tripoli said it was seeking applicants for scholarships for two years of graduate study at American institutions in a variety of subjects. About 10 scholarships are expected to be awarded for study starting in the fall of 2007. In the early 1980s, 3,000 Libyans, mostly graduate students, were attending American higher-education institutions. Libya slid into isolation after being accused by Western governments for supporting terrorist groups. The country began re-emerging on the global scene in 2003 after it took responsibility for the 1988 bombing of a Pan American plane over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, and then, after negotiations with the U.S., renounced weapons of mass destruction.

The article reports that foreign graduate students studying science or engineering at an American college would have an easier time staying on to work in the U.S. after graduation under provisions in two competing immigration bills making their way through the Senate. The language in the bills is intended to remedy the shortage of highly trained job seekers in technical fields. It would create a new type of student visa, called an F4, for foreigners seeking to enter the country to enroll in graduate programs in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

The article reports that the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security have jointly announced several changes in visa policy designed to make foreign visitors feel more welcome, while enhancing border security. The project includes several measures intended to ease difficulties encountered by foreign students and scholars seeking to enter the U.S. A board will also be established with representatives of business, tourism and academe to advise the government on best practices.

This article presents two cases that discusses the reputation of the U.S. as a global educational destination in the year of 2015. According to an analysis that discusses the best scenario, Over the last decade, China, India, South Korea, and other countries made great strides in developing their own graduate schools. But by maintaining its investments in research and higher education, the United States continues to attract some of the best students from those countries. According to an analysis that discusses the worst scenario, a report on the most popular destinations for study abroad in 2015 marks a grim milestone for American higher education. After having been the undisputed first choice for many decades, the United States, with just under 300,000 foreign students enrolled last academic year, slipped to second place behind Great Britain.

The article informs that the Educational Testing Service introduced a new version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (Toefl) that it said was a better gauge of how well foreigners seeking to study in the United States and other countries could really speak the language. The test, which is known as the Toefl, is taken by most foreign students who are being considered for admission at English-speaking higher-education institutions, including those in the United States. In 2004, nearly 750,000 students took the test. In 2005, students taking the exam are paying a fee of $140 each.

Summarizes the topics discussed at the session Stand Tall: How to Deal With DHS Investigations during the annual meeting of Nafsa: Association of International Educators held in Seattle, Washington. Factors to consider by school officials when they receive requests for information about particular foreign students; Implications of the ambiguity on the extent of stepped-up government requests for data on foreign students; Complaints of campus officials against the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System used in the U.S.

Presents an update on international issues related to higher education as of May 2005. Launch of Project Atlas Web site by the Institute of International Education to track enrollment data of students who are studying outside their home countries; Information on a gaming course offered by the Prince of Songkla University in Phuket, Thailand.

Presents an update on the higher education as of April 2005. Request for records on the U.S. government's policy of excluding foreign scholars who have criticized the federal government filed by the American Civil Liberties Union; Protest made by students at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China against the restrictions on the country's online campus bulletin-board service; Agreement signed by the University of Toronto in Ontario with professors and librarians to lift the university's mandatory retirement policies.

Presents news briefs on education in the U.S. as of February 2005. Conclusion of an inquiry by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to Corinthian Colleges Inc.; Resignation of Kevin M. Ramirez as president of the Sierra Joint Community College District in California; Formation of ACT Education Solutions, a for-profit subsidiary of AC Inc. that will provide testing services for international students.

Presents updates on educational system in several countries as of March 26, 2004. Details of a report about the possibility that British undergraduates could be outnumbered by foreign students at the University of Oxford; Strike involving professors at the Bishop's University in Canada; Restriction given by U.S. authorities to medical professors and physician from travelling to Cuba to attend an international conference on brain injury.

Presents updates on events and issues related to higher education as of March 19, 2004. Reason for the increase of foreign student population in Australia in 2003; Move of scientists in France to vote en masse to stop doing administrative tasks to protest the government's lack of financing for their work; Protests in Bangladesh triggered by the stabbing of Humayun Azad, a prominent literature professor at the University of Dhaka.

Provides news briefs concerning higher education, as of January 31, 2003. Highlights of a report on foreign-student recruitment by U.S. colleges and government agencies; Approval by the World Bank of a loan for higher education in Colombia; Details on an automobile accident which killed several university students in Iran.

Reports on the concerns of foreign students in Slovakia over racist violence. Injuring of a doctoral student from Peru; Skinheads' attack of dark-skinned foreigners; Economic frustration and unemployment as possible root of racist violence; Decline in the number of students from third world countries.