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Global Lens / en Globe and Mail's Canadian University Report on why international students are coming to 老司机直播 /news/globe-and-mail-s-canadian-university-report-why-international-students-are-coming-u-t <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Globe and Mail's Canadian University Report on why international students are coming to 老司机直播</span> <div class="field field--name-field-featured-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="eager" srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-10-18-globe-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=900CLgCf 370w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_740/public/2017-10-18-globe-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=yh3fdhcU 740w, /sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_1110/public/2017-10-18-globe-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=TjkLCaYj 1110w" sizes="(min-width:1200px) 1110px, (max-width: 1199px) 80vw, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, (max-width: 575px) 95vw" width="740" height="494" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_banner_370/public/2017-10-18-globe-resized.jpg?h=afdc3185&amp;itok=900CLgCf" alt="Photo of students waling on campus"> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rasbachn</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2017-10-18T13:05:45-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 13:05" class="datetime">Wed, 10/18/2017 - 13:05</time> </span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Cutline</div> <div class="field__item"> (photo by Ken Jones)</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-topic field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Topic</div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/topics/city-culture" hreflang="en">City &amp; Culture</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-story-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/international-students-global-lens" hreflang="en">International Students. Global Lens</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news/tags/rankings" hreflang="en">Rankings</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Canadian universities are becoming used to the question: Is the current climate in the United States under President Donald Trump creating more interest in universities north of the border?</p> <p>The answer is yes, says an article in the <em>Globe and Mail鈥檚</em> <a href="https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/canada/education/canadian-university-report/">Canadian University Report</a>, published today, 鈥渂ut it is a process that started well before the current U.S. president."</p> <p>The article cites the University of Toronto's&nbsp;鈥渟trong spike鈥 in applications from international students heading into this academic year: By early spring, applications from prospective undergraduate students from the U.S. were up about 80 per cent. From India, there was a 55- to 60-per-cent increase. In all, about 20 to 25&nbsp;per cent of students at 老司机直播 are international.</p> <h3><a href="https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/canadian-university-report/canadian-universities-a-growing-destination-for-international-students/article36637604/">Read about 老司机直播 and international students&nbsp;in the <em>Globe and Mail's </em>Canadian University Report</a></h3> <p>鈥淭here鈥檚 a real surge in interest from around the world,鈥 <strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, vice-president, international at 老司机直播 told the <em>Globe</em>, and that interest is translating into enrolment. 鈥淪o their interest in us is very genuine. They鈥檙e not just scattering applications around.鈥</p> <p>The article outlines 老司机直播's strong recruitment push south of the border, which began about a year ago. "We have students from over 140 countries, but we don't get as many American students as we think we should," said&nbsp;老司机直播 registrar&nbsp;<strong>Richard Levin</strong>.</p> <p>"Previously, we were seeing application increases [from the U.S.] of 20 or 30 per cent, but this year there's clearly a change in the curve," said Levin.</p> <p>老司机直播鈥檚 diversity is also mentioned in the magazine鈥檚 school profile, which mentions 老司机直播 students鈥 first graduation celebration for Black students this year.</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-s-first-black-grad-celebration-won-t-be-last-say-organizers">Read about Black graduation at 老司机直播</a></h3> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-world-s-top-public-university-fourth-overall-national-taiwan-university-ranking">Read about 老司机直播's ranking based on research</a></h3> <p>The profile also cited 老司机直播鈥檚 research-intensive approach, and its high rankings as Canada鈥檚 top university.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-home-page-banner field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">News home page banner</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:05:45 +0000 rasbachn 119354 at