FULL PRESS RELEASE: AUIDF 2018 Learning Abroad results
Each year the Australian Universities International Directors’ Forum (AUIDF) measures participation in outbound learning mobility by university students. The study, undertaken for AUIDF by i-graduate, has been conducted annually since 2005, and is the only source of information that provides universities with key data to help quantify the learning abroad experiences of students at Australian universities. AUIDF has released national data for 2018.
Learning mobility is the incorporation of international study experiences in a student’s academic program. For the latest study, 34 universities reported on learning mobility for 2018, the most recent data available.
52,171 experiences were reported by Australian universities across all levels of study in 2018, up from 49,263 in 2017. The top five destinations were China, USA, UK, Italy and Japan, the same top five as in 2017.
36,575 of those 52,171 experiences were for undergraduate students. Learning mobility is very much an undergraduate phenomenon. 8,218 postgraduate coursework students and 7,378 postgraduate research students also participated in an international learning experience in 2018. Faculty-led study tours were the most popular type of international experience across all study levels.
In total, 29,535 undergraduate domestic students undertook an international study experience, representing 24% of the 2018 graduating cohort at participating universities. In other words, almost one in four Australian undergraduate university students participates in an international study experience, up from 16.5% in 2014, 19.3% in 2015, 20.9% in 2016 and 22.4% in 2017. This essentially answers the question: “what proportion of a graduating cohort had an international study experience at some stage in their Bachelor degree program.” It is a question that is of interest to anyone concerned with graduate outcomes and the development of graduate attributes, including employers.
Of particular interest to the Federal Government, which recognises the importance of developing closer ties with foreign countries, are international study experiences in countries in our region, many of which are funded by programs such as the New Colombo Plan (NCP). In 2018, 49% of undergraduate domestic learning mobility experiences were undertaken in Indo-Pacific countries. In other words, almost half of the 29,535 domestic undergraduate students who undertook an international study experience in 2018 did so in countries in our region, a significant international diplomacy effort that should reap benefits in terms of trade and foreign relations for decades to come. The most popular destinations were China, India, Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam. 14,481 experiences in Indo-Pacific countries in 2018 was up from 13,499 in 2017 and 12,438 in 2016.
Each year the Australian Universities International Directors’ Forum (AUIDF) measures participation in outbound learning mobility by university students. The study, undertaken for AUIDF by i-graduate, has been conducted annually since 2005, and is the only source of information that provides universities with key data to help quantify the learning abroad experiences of students at Australian universities. AUIDF has released national data for 2018.
Learning mobility is the incorporation of international study experiences in a student’s academic program. For the latest study, 34 universities reported on learning mobility for 2018, the most recent data available.
52,171 experiences were reported by Australian universities across all levels of study in 2018, up from 49,263 in 2017. The top five destinations were China, USA, UK, Italy and Japan, the same top five as in 2017.
36,575 of those 52,171 experiences were for undergraduate students. Learning mobility is very much an undergraduate phenomenon. 8,218 postgraduate coursework students and 7,378 postgraduate research students also participated in an international learning experience in 2018. Faculty-led study tours were the most popular type of international experience across all study levels.
In total, 29,535 undergraduate domestic students undertook an international study experience, representing 24% of the 2018 graduating cohort at participating universities. In other words, almost one in four Australian undergraduate university students participates in an international study experience, up from 16.5% in 2014, 19.3% in 2015, 20.9% in 2016 and 22.4% in 2017. This essentially answers the question: “what proportion of a graduating cohort had an international study experience at some stage in their Bachelor degree program.” It is a question that is of interest to anyone concerned with graduate outcomes and the development of graduate attributes, including employers.
Of particular interest to the Federal Government, which recognises the importance of developing closer ties with foreign countries, are international study experiences in countries in our region, many of which are funded by programs such as the New Colombo Plan (NCP). In 2018, 49% of undergraduate domestic learning mobility experiences were undertaken in Indo-Pacific countries. In other words, almost half of the 29,535 domestic undergraduate students who undertook an international study experience in 2018 did so in countries in our region, a significant international diplomacy effort that should reap benefits in terms of trade and foreign relations for decades to come. The most popular destinations were China, India, Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam. 14,481 experiences in Indo-Pacific countries in 2018 was up from 13,499 in 2017 and 12,438 in 2016.
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