Monday, May 13, 2019

Ukraine's entry into international student competition

Although including small numbers in comparison to the big international student players (i.e. U.S.A., U.K., Canada, & Australia), Ukraine had a 13% increase in the number of international students last year. The linked article indicated that entry into the Bologna agreement and low cost of attendance were helping to attract students from countries where cost is a prohibitive factor.

One of the dilemmas is that Ukraine charges higher fees to international students and accordingly provides separate and better services, an approach that results in internationals having less contact with domestic Ukranian students. Although the article does not mention it, the impact of separate and unequal also means that the value-added aspect of international students is much harder to realize.

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