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The role of international education

5 Dec 2005

The development of the international education sector has considerable potential to assist in the general economic development of the province. [...] The province has plans to use the promotion and marketing of the 2010 Olympic Games to further the global recognition of British Columbia; this may be of great assistance in positioning British Columbia internationally in the field of education. [...] The seven key policy and program suggestions are: 1) Incorporate the international education sector into the Provincial Government’s integrated trade development initiatives and ensure that the sector can benefit from the development of the ‘BC Brand.’ 2) Consider creating an organization, modelled on Tourism BC, which can deliver effective coordination and support to the public and private intern [...] Combined, the international activities of the province’s public and private education sectors generate over $2 billion annually in revenue through tuition fees and contract revenues and through the personal spending of the 150,000 international students who study in the province each year. [...] In addition to the direct economic benefits to British Columbia, international education activities confer upon the province significant strategic advantages with respect to the development of a globally literate workforce and the cultivation of overseas personal and professional relationships.
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Pages
48
Published in
Canada

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