The Impact of COVID-19 on International Student Enrolments in North America: Comparing Canada and the United States

Autor/inn/en	Buckner, Elizabeth; Zhang, You; Blanco, Gerardo L.
Titel	The Impact of COVID-19 on International Student Enrolments in North America: Comparing Canada and the United States
Quelle	In: Higher Education Quarterly, 76 (2022) 2, S.328-342 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Buckner, Elizabeth) ORCID (Zhang, You)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-5224
DOI	10.1111/hequ.12365
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; COVID-19; Pandemics; Enrollment Trends; Public Policy; Educational Policy; Political Issues; Canada; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politischer Faktor; Kanada; USA
Abstract	Both Canada and the United States enrol a significant number of international students. However, in March 2020, both countries closed their borders and increased restrictions to international travel due to COVID-19, which had a direct impact on international students' ability to travel between their home countries and study destinations. This article examines the impact of COVID-19 on international student enrolments by asking two related questions: first, how did government policy address international students' difficult reality in the wake of COVID-19? And, did international student enrolments change as a result? With regard to policy, we find a stark divergence: Canada's federal policies quickly adapted to support international students and ensure they remained eligible for post-graduate work permits, preserving the appeal of Canada as a study destination. Meanwhile, in the US, federal policies for student visas required international students to maintain physical presence, reflecting a more hostile stance towards immigration, characteristic of the Trump administration. Despite these differences, with regard to enrolments, we find largely similar patterns, with COVID resulting in only a small decline in international student enrolments nationwide. A more worrying trend for both countries is that selective institutions seem to have been less impacted than access-oriented institutions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01