Press Briefing To Be Held on IIE Annual Report on International Educational Exchange, Survey on Impact of Sept. 11 on Intl. Education 11/12/2002
From: Deborah Gardner or Heidi Reinholdt, 212-734-2190, both of Halstead Communications Sharon Witherell of the Institute of International Education, 212-984-5380 News Advisory: WHEN: Monday, Nov. 18 9:30 a.m. Briefing -- Continental Breakfast at 9 a.m. WHERE: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, Washington, DC 14th & F Street, N.W. -- Edward R. Murrow Room WHO: -- Patricia Harrison, assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs -- Allan E. Goodman, president, Institute of International Education -- Todd Davis, director, Higher Education Resource Group, IIE WHAT: PRESS BRIEFING -- OPEN DOORS 2002 and NEW ONLINE SURVEY The Institute of International Education (IIE) will present the latest figures from Open Doors 2002: The Annual Report on International Education on Monday, November 18. The report, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, includes extensive data, research and analyses on foreign student enrollment in the United States and American students studying abroad, the economic impact of foreign students on the U.S. economy, and more. The briefing marks the celebration of International Education Week, Nov. 18-22. In addition, IIE will be releasing new data from a survey of higher education professionals on the impact of the September 11 attacks on international educational exchange, one year later. All findings are strictly embargoed for publication on November 18. For an on-line press kit, visit http://www.opendoors.iienetwork.org. Prior to the November 18 embargo date, access to data will be restricted and password-protected (Username: press, Password: press). WHY: Major stories emerging from the Open Doors 2002 report and new online survey: -- American students going abroad to study rose 7 percent this year, as Americans find international experience essential to compete in the global marketplace; the number of students studying abroad has more than doubled since 1991/92. -- Record Foreign Student Enrollment - 582,996 international students came to the U.S., spending nearly $12 billion in their host states; 6 percent increase, matching last year's increase as the largest increase in 20 years. -- Find out what higher education professionals reported about actual arrivals of international students on their campuses this fall, and whether interest in study abroad is still growing. RSVP to: Halstead Communications, phone: 212-734-2190 or fax: 212-517-7284, e-mail: halstead@halsteadpr.com |