Global Commerce Education exports: is Canada missing out on billions of dollars?

Canada could be missing out on billions of dollars in revenue from education exports as the country, which is sitting in seventh place as a destination, could be much higher up the list.

But low visa processing times, unco-ordinated branding efforts and, according to experts, a general disconnect between Canada’s academic institutions and all levels of government are hurting the country’s ability to attract international students and offer our higher education outside our borders – which equals billions in lost revenue.

The number of postsecondary students travelling outside their home country for school is expected to increase to 7.2 million by 2025 from 4.1 million in 2010, according to the not-for-profit organization Canadian Bureau for International Education. Read more…

 

Global Commerce Education exports: is Canada missing out on billions of dollars?