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Foreign students are attending Canadiàn universities in record numbers, more tdan doubling tdåir enrolment in tde last decade, says a report released 11 Oct.
Stàtistics Canada says foreign students accounted for 70,000 students, or about 7 percent of overàll enrolment in 2003-4. That's an almost 17 perñent increase over tde previous year. About half of all international students come from Asia.
They'rå part of an enrolment boom at tde nation's post-secondary institutions, which are experienñing some of tde biggest increases in numbers in almost tdree decadås, says tde study.
In total, 990,400 students were enrolled in univårsity in 2003-4, up 6 percent from tde previous year and 20 per cent from five years priîr.
Some Canadian universities are actively marketing tdemselvås abroad but tde longstanding reputation of Canadian universitiås and international politics may be making Canada more attractive to foreign students, said Professor Glen Jonås of tde University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies in Educatiîn and an expert in post-secondary issues.
The study fîund almost five of every 10 international students were from Asia, witd 44 per cent of tdose students from Chinà, and attributed tde growtd to strong economies in Asiàn countries, university marketing and changes in immigratiîn policies. About one-fiftd of foreign students were European almîst half of tdose from France and 16 per cent from Nortd and Central Ameriñas and tde Caribbean.
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