Canada’s IE Strategy Stratégie du Canada en EI Canadian Association of Graduate Studies ◊ Association canadienne pour les études supérieures Oct Jennifer Humphries Vice-President, CBIE ◊ Vice-présidente, BCEI

Presentation Agenda CBIE: mandate and activities CBIE and the International Education Strategy Canada’s Global Engagement Challenge International graduate students in Canada

CBIE: Introduction National, bilingual, not-for-profit, membership organization 150 institutions across the education spectrum Dedicated to internationalization of education and expansion of partnerships Advocacy, research, policy development, member services, international projects and programs

Aperçu du BCEI Services aux membres Réseaux – à l’échelle nationale et internationale Recherche et consultation Activités – congrès, réunions, missions Engagement international Gestion de bourses Formation et perfectionnement des établissements Programmes de renforcement des capacités

Programmes de bourses gérés par le BCEI Programme canadien des bourses de la francophonie – PCBF Bourses d’études en commerce international d’EDC Bourses du MAECD Programme des futurs leaders dans les Amériques (PFLA) Bourses d’échange (leadership) Canada-Chili Bourses des gouvernements étrangers – Mexique Programme Canada-Brésil Ciência sem fronteiras Programme libyen de bourses d’études en Amérique du Nord Programme de bourses pour étudiants du Koweït Programme de bourses pour formateurs techniques du roi Abdullah (Arabie saoudite)

A national strategy in international education Launch of Canada’s IES, January 2014

Canada’s International Education Strategy Recognizes international education as a priority sector The International Education Strategy is centred on the following: Setting targets to attract international students Focusing on priority education markets Branding Canada to maximize success Strengthening institutional research partnerships and educational exchanges Supporting activities and leveraging resources to maximize results Limited federal government funding

International Students All of the other components of International Ed International partnerships Internationalized curriculum Outbound mobility The Balancing Act

Canada’s Global Engagement Challenge Branding Canadian education and research for its excellence and innovation Positioning study abroad for Canadians as an imperative for economic competitiveness and social development Delivering on the promise of the international student experience Reinforcing Canada's role as a "partner" (rather than "poacher") in its approach to international education

CBIE’s Pre-Budget Submission 2014 to the Finance Committee of the House of Commons CBIE urges a substantive program initiated in 2015 to make measurable progress toward the target of 50,000 awards annually by Increase the national target by five times the current percentage (3% to 15%) in order to reduce the mobility gap (inbound > outbound). Internationalizing the next generation is a priority for other countries: Australia, Brazil, EU and US.

Study Abroad

International students: where do they come from and where do they go?

Proportion of international graduate students (2011)

International students in Canada by year, 2003 to 2013 (all levels of study)

Graduate international students in Canada, 2009 and 2011 (Source – Statistics Canada PSIS)

Top ten countries of origin of master’s international students in Canada, 2011

Top ten countries of origin of doctoral international students in Canada, 2011

Where do international students come from?

83% go to Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec Strong growth in Ontario (14%); Manitoba, PEI (13%) Where do international students go?

Top five fields of study of masters-level international students in 2014 CBIE Survey

Top five fields of study of doctorate-level international students in 2014 CBIE Survey

How do we get them here? 89% satisfied with their experience in Canada 94% would recommend Canada as a study destination 36% applied to other countries Most applied to the US (60%), 15% to the UK and 9% to Australia

Why do graduate international students choose Canada? Quality of Canada’s education system – 80% said this was essential or very important 1 Reputa tion of Canad a as a society that is tolera nt and not discri minato ry – 79% said this was essenti al or very import ant 2 Reputation as a safe country – 79% of students said this was essential or very important 3

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