International education and the need to keep channels of intellectual communication and travel open and free. She stressed that no nation has a monopoly on learning or technology, that both now diffuse rapidly around the world, that the sharing of information is essential to all nations. Dr. Good emphasized that our thinking about international education and educational exchange must be strategic, because both are vital to security and prosperity. Most of us are very familiar with this view, and quite sick and tired of it. In fact, I've spent a good portion of my time in this post trying to dispel that view and to drive home the importance of international education as a wise long-term investment for us all.
International students are good for business.
In America, foreign students contribute billions of dollars to our economy every year. International students also bring brains, talents and skills. We all gain when we share information and research and learning. We all live in a globalized economy. No one country has a monopoly on vision and insight.