Free tuition at French universities attracts foreign students
German universities have more than 261,000 foreign students. While 3-4 years ago they were mostly from European countries, now Chinese dominate – 11%, followed by Turks – 9%, Poles – 5.9%, and Russians – 5%. For the most part, foreigners study business and law – 27.4%. Engineering disciplines (19.8%) have slightly ceded ground to humanities – 22.4%.
In France, there are 247,510 mobile students. French-speaking students from Morocco (13.8%) and Algeria (9.4%) have pushed the Chinese into third place (4.8%). Foreigners' discipline preferences differ somewhat from previous samples – business and management specialties – 40.6%, humanities and arts – 20.7%, exact and natural sciences – 15.4%, and engineering sciences – 11.5%.
Teaching in English in non-English-speaking countries is becoming the norm in the modern world of higher education. The latest study by the Academic Cooperation Association, based on a survey of 2,200 educational institutions in 27 European countries, shows that over the past five years the number of English-language courses at European universities has tripled and reached 2,400 programs. This process is developing more intensively in the Nordic countries, where most higher education programs taught in English are concentrated. In more southern countries, the process of creating them is still slower than five years ago. The leader in this process is the Netherlands.
80% of programs are taught at the master's level, and the main academic fields here are business and management. 70% of courses taught in English are fee-paying. Most students enrolled in these programs are foreigners. Their number reaches up to 65% per course.
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Based on materials from TsMK 'Parta'.