This book examines the origins of higher learning, and then traces education exchange to the aftermath of World War II, when the United States was internationally recognized as the epicenter of critical thinking and scientific discovery. As centers of learning arose in the ancient world, the gathering of students they drew invariably included foreignersthose not native to the immediate local area. Then as now, inquisitive minds compelled humans to explore, crossing borders to seek enlightenment in faraway places before returning to their homelands. Few societies have been so remote that they could not be affected by the acquisition of imported information. The number of international students and scholars in the United States now exceeds one million. This book narrates the complex and colorful history of intrepid individuals, inspired programs, and world events that have given direction to the path of education exchange, as well as the global dissemination of American scholarship.

First book-length work to comprehensively trace the history of education exchange and its relationship to the United States Updates and adds to past research on educational exchanges including recent events and trends, such as the effects of radical extremism on academic exchange with the Middle East, and the sweeping impact of online degrees Includes an overview of current and past state-sponsored programs to incentivize student mobility in the context of world events

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Teresa Brawner Bevis is former Program Administrator for International Students at University of Arkansas, USA. Her previous books include Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East through the Twentieth Century (2016), Higher Education Exchange between America and the Middle East in the Twenty-First Century (2016), and International Students in American Colleges and Universities (2007).

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As this encyclopedic work shows, what we do today has deep roots. From the earliest days, international scholars and students were vital parts of the great academies of learning. This History proves they still are.
Allan E. Goodman , President and CEO at the Institute of International Education, USA

This book examines the origins of higher learning, and then traces education exchange to the aftermath of World War II, when the United States was internationally recognized as the epicenter of critical thinking and scientific discovery. As centers of learning arose in the ancient world, the gathering of students they drew invariably included foreignersthose not native to the immediate local area. Then as now, inquisitive minds compelled humans to explore, crossing borders to seek enlightenment in faraway places before returning to their homelands. Few societies have been so remote that they could not be affected by the acquisition of imported information. The number of international students and scholars in the United States now exceeds one million. This book narrates the complex and colorful history of intrepid individuals, inspired programs, and world events that have given direction to the path of education exchange, as well as the global dissemination of American scholarship.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Learning Migration in Antiquity.- 2. The Notion of Universities.- 3. The Rise of American Higher Education.- 4. Education Exchange in the 1800s.- 5. The Early Twentieth Century.- 6. The Student Exchange Boom Following World War II.- 7. The Late Twentieth Century 1979-1999.- 8. September 11 and Student Mobility.- 9. Escalation of Exchange with Asia.- 10. U.S.-Middle East Exchange in the Early Twenty-First Century.- 11. World Leaders with American Degrees.- 12. The Approach of Mid-Century.-