Economic concerns curb study abroad
Fewer students are travelling aboad during the economic downturn.
With the economic flagging and money tight, fewer students are enrolling in study abroad programs, a new report found. Almost 60 percent of schools and study-abroad programs surveyed by the Forum on Education Abroad in September saw lower enrollment this year compared to before the economic crisis started.
The Forum’s Survey on the Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Education Abroad received responses from 165 institutions between August 24 and September 4, 2009. The majority of the respondents were U.S. colleges and study abroad organizations, but also included nearly two dozen international institutions. The report found that U.S.-based provider organizations and public universities were most impacted by the economic downturn, with 69% of U.S. public colleges reporting drops in enrollment.
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