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The Big Three

1. Unprecedented academic mobility

2. Emergence of global college rankings

3. Race to create world-class universities

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The Big Three

1. Unprecedented academic mobility

2. Emergence of global college rankings

3. Race to create world-class universities

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Global Student Mobility

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New Zealand’s Student Recruitment Strategy

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10 year growth rate in number of foreign students in higher education: 1998-2007

TurkeySlovak Republic

United StatesGermany

AustriaPortugal

FranceSwitzerland

DenmarkSpain

United KingdomAustraliaHungaryFinlandPolandIreland

ItalyNorway

NetherlandsSweden

JapanCanadaIceland

Czech RepublicNew Zealand

Korea

3%26%38%51%53%61%67%69%

89%106%120%123%128%132%139%143%147%

170%176%

240%253%

302%304%

501%999%

1159%

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Welcome to Aggieland!Texas A&M – in Qatar

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The Travels of Dr. Choon Fong Shih

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The Big Three

1. Unprecedented academic mobility

2. Emergence of global college rankings

3. Race to create world-class universities

© 2008 by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. All rights reserved.Source: Illustrated History of the University of California, 1868 - 1895

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Top-ranked Global Universities 2012

Shanghai Jiao Tong1. Harvard University2. Stanford University3. Massachusetts Institute of

Technology (MIT)4. University of California, Berkeley5. University of Cambridge6. California Institute of Technology7. Princeton University8. Columbia University9. University of Chicago10. University of Oxford

Source: http://www.shanghairanking.com/

Times Higher Education 1. California Institute of Technology2. University of Oxford(tie)2. Stanford University (tie)4. Harvard University5. Massachusetts Institute of

Technology (MIT)6. Princeton University7. University of Cambridge8. Imperial College London9. University of California, Berkeley10. University of Chicago

Source: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/

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“French do well in French world rankings”

26 October 2008

www.universityworldnews.com

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“Human capital, embodied in one’s people,is the most fundamental part of

the wealth of nations.”

The Race between Education and Technology(Claudia Goldin and Lawrence Katz)

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The Big Three

1. Unprecedented academic mobility

2. Emergence of global college rankings

3. Race to create world-class universities

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Global Research: Not a Zero-Sum Game

Source: UNESCO Science Report 2010, http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001898/189883E.pdf

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The Big Three

1. Unprecedented academic mobility

2. Emergence of global college rankings

3. Race to create world-class universities

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