Is every country supporting International Education?

Just curious about it. We know that there are numerous countries supporting the program but do “all” of the countries support it? I think international students are best to answer this one :smiley:

What does “supporting int’l education” mean?

Do you mean study abroad? If so, Europe has probably one of the greatest study abroad initiatives on the planet with their affordable Erasmus grants program. More than two million people - students and teachers - have taken part.

@GMTplus7 Study abroad :smiley:

How many countries in Europe are catering these two million people?

http://ec.europa.eu/education/library/statistics/ay-12-13/facts-figures_en.pdf

is it only Europe? or it’s just Europe who’s more known to be supportive of study abroad

What are you asking? Erasmus is an EU-subsidized program of grants for study in other participating EU countries.

There’s also Erasmus Mundus and Erasmus Plus.

What are those @MYOS1634 ?

Look them up :slight_smile:
All are tied to the European Union.
Many countries are just developing their secondary and higher education system, so they’re not really supporting study abroad or internationals coming there.
Some countries have prejudices against certain types of students (ie., you don’t want to study in Russia if you’re Gay, Muslim, or dark skinned) and in many others the political situation is so unstable you can’t go and study there (Yemen, Mali, Syria…)

Oh. So does that mean that it’s US and places in Europe who mostly supports study abroad programs? How about Asia? do they support those kinds of things?

It depends what you mean. Do you mean countries and institutions that organize vast exchange programs?
Or individual decisions?
Many students from India, China, and Korea go to Great Britain or the US to study, but it’s not so much the country supporting study abroad as an individual decision with regards to perceived prestige , education style, and career opportunities; they often study here for 4years then return to their country. China also funds a lot of projects to attract more international students to the language, culture, and country. These exchange students typically go for a few weeks to a few months.
Saudi Arabia funds boys who want to study in the US (plus girls if these can somehow convince a male family member to drop their life and go along with them as chaperones. ) However because living conditions are so dangerous and extreme - recently a grandfather was condemned to one year in jail for having a bottle of red wine and on top of it he is supposed to be whipped, which will kill him in an atrocious manner… - no program will send young adults there.
Australia is number three or four as a destination for international students ,most of them from Asia. Welcoming international students is a national policy because it’s excellent for soft power and economically.

I still don’t get what this thread is about. Are u asking whether the US gov’t gives money for US students to study abroad? Or are u asking if the US gov’t gives money to int’l students to study abroad in the US?

Or are u asking about state governments or private scholarships?

I don’t think the OP knows what he’s asking.

My apologies for all the confusion. I was simply curious if countries all over the world support study abroad programs or are there countries who restrict it.

Yes, there are countries that physically restrict the movement of their citizens. North Korea would be the prime contemporaneous example.

While most countries won’t actively prevent their people from going abroad, some countries will provide more support than others.

I’m still confused.

Are countries sending/restricting their own citizens abroad or receiving/restricting foreign students?

North Korea would be one of those who restricts these things as b@r!um said. It’s not just study abroad programs that are restricted in that country actually. On the other hand, I think most accessible countries are supportive of their countrymen going overseas.