About Project Atlas
Project Atlas ® tracks migration trends of the millions of students who pursue education outside of their home countries each year. Data are collected on global student mobility patterns as well as leading countries involved in international higher education mobility. For more information, please visit About Project Atlas.
Project Atlas Announcements
United Arab Emirates partner has joined Project Atlas
The Center for Higher Education Data and Statistics within the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates became a new Project Atlas partner.
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The Center for Higher Education Data and Statistics within the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates has joined Project Atlas. The memorandum of understanding was signed on March 5th at the British Council Going Global Conference in Dubai.
New Report
U.S. Students in China: Meeting the Goals of the 100,000 Strong Initiative
a new report from IIE’s Center for Academic Mobility Research, with support from the Ford Foundation, presents findings from a pilot study to capture the full breadth of U.S. student participation in education abroad activities in China. The study provides a baseline against which to assess progress of the 100,000 Strong Initiative and discusses the extent to which U.S. higher education institutions are able to measure and report the full range of education abroad activities undertaken by their students.
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To access data for each country, select the country profile page in the drop down menu on the left.
To see an overview of trends and global data, download the Project Atlas Fast Facts sheet.
Upcoming International Education Conferences
5th Global Meeting of Associations (GMA V)
Manchester, United Kingdom | April 24-26 | 2013
CONAHEC's 15th Higher Education Conference
Edmonton, Canada | May 1-3 | 2013
NAFSA: Association of International Educators
St. Louis, Missouri | May 26-31 | 2013
Global Internship Conference
Singapore | June 11-13 | 2013
World Council of Comparative Education Societies
Buenos Aires, Argentina | June 24-29 | 2013
European Association for International Education (EAIE)
Istanbul, Turkey | September 10-13 | 2013
Australian International Education Conference (AIEC)
Canberra, Australia| October 8-11 | 2013
Conference of the Americas on International Education (CAIE)
Monterrey, Mexico | October 16-18 | 2013
China Education Association for International Exchange
October | 2013 | Details to be confirmed
Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE)
Vancouver, Canada | November 3-6 | 2013