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Organized by the Export Foundation to expand exchanges with China, 20 Argentine universities will travel to aim that objective. The international education market in our country grew 140% and generated an income of 213 million dollars per year.
The choice of Argentina as an educational destination for foreign students is a growing trend that also promotes the economic development of the local education market. Every year, Argentina receives 24 thousand foreign students spend about $ 213 million. Our country ranks second in Latin America after Uruguay, with a higher rate of foreign students. In this framework, the Exportar Foundation organized an Education Workshop in Beijing with the aim of deepening and expanding exchanges with China.
The meeting, which takes place from 15 to April 17, provides for participation in APAI 2009 (Asia - Pacific Association for International Education) to be conducted simultaneously in the same city, and that is one of the most important events for the industry of education.
The Argentine educational entities involved include: University Center of Languages, Faculty of Economics, University of Economics, Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), University of Business and Social Sciences (UCES), Universidad Abierta Interamericana (UAI) , Universidad Nacional del Comahue, UNLaM, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero and the Secretariat of University Policy.
For this edition of the APAI is expecting around 800 delegates from over 30 countries. The presence at this event can be part of one of the largest concentrations of industry and influential educators and universities in the world, providing an effective platform to establish contacts with institutions around the world.
International students in our country grew 140% in a year from 10,000 in 2007 to 23,737 in 2008. In general, 59% studying for career grade and 31% graduate. It is estimated that 2012 will be 90,000 students in Argentina, who made charges of $ 810 million annually.
Some figures on the educational market for Argentine foreign
• The Argentine university system has 23,737 students.
• The presence of foreign students grew 140% in a year from 10,000 in 2007 to nearly 24,000 today.
• It is estimated that by the year 2012 are 90,000 foreign students in our country.
• The rate of students is 1% of the total student population.
• In Latin America, Argentina ranks second (after Uruguay) with a higher rate of foreign students.
• 69% of students are making career grade and 31% remaining graduate courses or other activities.
• In general, 58% of them choose to state universities and the remaining 42% chose private schools.
• In the case of degree courses, 64% chose the public university and other private
• For postgraduate courses or other activities, 55% chose private institutions.
• Each student spends about USD 750 monthly (includes college fee if applicable, rental costs, travel expenses, meals and services, leisure and recreation, academic books and supplies).
• Annually, nearly 24,000 foreign students in our country spends about 213 million USD
• If this amount is compared with some players in the export, it appears that 60% spend more than they pay in respect of export of leather or honey, or 140% more than the exports of coffee, tea and maté , to name just a few examples.
