Due to considerable differences in data collection procedures, as well as in underlying definitions of key descriptors, these data are not always comparable. There is a large imbalance in academic exchange between the U.S. and Germany a far greater number of German than American students are interested in bilateral academic exchanges. In 1995, the number of German students abroad was 30,885, and the number of foreign students in Germany was 23,190. German institutions also have problems in recruiting their own students to study abroad. The types of education and training women receive have an impact on female leadership and the participation of women in decision-making.
Education is key to the development and empowerment of women.
It is predicted that between the years 1995 and 2010, Asia s population will produce a demand for an additional 800,000 international university places, and an additional 1.5 million places will be created in the following 15 years. For many of these international students, Australia will be the destination of choice. International Education in the Netherlands Liduine Bremer, Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education Trying to attract foreign students in order to increase financial benefits may be detrimental to other benefits of international education. At the same time, American colleges and universities are more international than ever. American faculty seem to feel that U.S. higher education is at the center of an international academic system.