June 13, 2022

US Study Abroad Look to Recover: Big Cities ‘Top Draw’ Choices

A According to leaders in the study abroad sector, the American study sector is looking at an upward recovery. Sources in NAFSA said that there was a buzzing atmosphere with conversation about the resurgence of international programming post-pandemic.

William Gertz, Chairman at AIFS Abroad while speaking on the matter said that it’s going to take a while to get back to where we were with Americans studying abroad. He further added, “A lot of schools still don’t want their students going abroad.” He was speaking in reference to 347,000 American students studying abroad each year, who represent approximately 10% of all university students.

…there’s a lot of new people in the field at NAFSA… 40% of the attendees are first timers, so it bodes well for the field in the future... we’re all a lot more diverse in our organisations and everybody’s done a lot of hiring – and done a good job at it…

A source from AIFS Abroad was quoted as saying, “There’s a lot of new people in the field at NAFSA. 40% of the attendees are first timers, so it bodes well for the field in the future. We’re all a lot more diverse in our organisations and everybody’s done a lot of hiring – and done a good job at it.”

Michael Green, senior associate VP of College Relations & Advising at IES Abroad, spoke about the post-pandemic pent-up demand for study abroad, mentioning many students' preference to study in capital cities. “There certainly is demand for more provincial cities, too, but the capital city is the biggest draw. They’ve always been a draw, but even more so now.” he added.

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