The possibilities and problems of exchanges with Eastern Europe, particularly in the context of the effect of the Helsinki Agreement upon them, are presented in the form of general observations and recommendations following meetings with national leaders. There are signs of willingness to implement international exchange provisions. (LBH)

Graduate enrollments in mathematics are holding steady only because of an influx of foreign students, many of whom leave the United States after getting their degrees. This has led to classroom language problems and overemphasis on securing bright students and faculty from other countries. (MSE)

Summarizes 10 basic exam questions relating to distance, direction, time, and world interest that have confounded college freshmen entering a professor's geography classes over the past 15 years. Students bewildered by the pretest usually did not pass or even finish his course. Also, foreign students performed better than American students. (MLH)

The authors reviewed 96,804 diagnoses from student visits to a student health center over a three-year period. Diagnoses coded for international students were compared to those for domestic students. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Examined factor structure of Hoelter's Multidimensional Fear of Death Scale, which was translated into Arabic and administered to 84 Saudi Arabian students temporarily living in the United States. The factor structure obtained partially supports the factor structure first obtained for a United States sample, and later replicated for a New Zealand…

The tragedies of September 11, 2001 have focused new attention on international education offered by U.S. postsecondary institutions. In the U.S., universities place their greatest emphasis on European studies followed by a focus on Latin American studies; this is reflected in the choices for study abroad of American undergraduates. Throughout the…

The International Center (IC) of a Southern postsecondary institution has three major programs: Education Abroad, Training and Development, and International Students and scholars services. The IC Strategic Plan states that the program for international students needs to provide a wider variety of programs and services for international students…

Every day that passes presents massive change to students and instructors at all levels of education. Nowhere are these changes more evident than in the area of instructional technology, especially at the postsecondary level. This scenario is doubly complex when the participants are from countries other than where they were born and raised.…

The House Science Committee held a hearing on the enhanced security measures foreign students and scholars in science, mathematics, and engineering face when they apply for a visa and subsequently enroll in an academic or exchange program in the United States. This hearing was the second in a series on the need for balance between heightened…

Concerned about the impact on physics programs, the American Institute of Physics conducted a small targeted survey in 2003 covering all physics graduate programs across the United States. Responses were received from 72% of all such departments, including 75% of the 185 programs that granted doctorates in physics and 64% of the programs' that…

Program designed to solve some of the problems facing the foreign medical graduate in the U.S. (HS)

Relates the predoctoral training of students from India and factors related to success in chemistry Ph.D. programs in the United States. Explains the evaluation system of India and the problems encountered by the differences in the countries' educational systems. The authors recommend ways to improve the placement of Indian chemistry students in…

Report on a project at the University of Texas, El Paso, involving the use of the language laboratory to train foreign students to listen to different voices and to improve their skills in note-taking and outlining in English. Paper presented at the TESOL Convention, March 1969. (FWB)

The study concludes that attitudes of American university students toward students from other nations can be altered through group involvement methods, even those lasting for only a weekend. (Author)