The document provides statistics and information on international students studying abroad. It shows that the top destinations for international students pursuing post-graduate degrees are the United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Singapore. Reasons for studying abroad include opportunities for personal and professional development, better employment prospects and salaries, and diversity in business schools. Employers are more likely to hire candidates with international experience and studies abroad provide skills that students highlight in CVs and interviews. The document also presents data on the gender split of international students and top countries of origin.

1. The international appeal
75%
25%
Reasons to study abroad
Top 10 study destinations
International students in the UK
Number of students enrolled in post-graduate schools
Employability prospects
For students with international experience
Diversity in business schools
THE GENERAL SPLIT BETWEEN
MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS
ABROAD
United
States France
Canada
Singapore
United
Kingdom
Followed by:
6. Netherlands
7. Spain
8. Australia
9. Germany
10. Switzerland
Source: GMAC (2013) Prospective Student Survey
Source: Staywyse.org (2012), Why people choose to study abroad
Source: ESN Brussels 2012, Exchange, Employment and added value research report
Opportunities for personal development
Better working conditions
Better salary abroad
Having been there before
Having personal contacts abroad
No jobs in home country
Number of people from my home country abroad
Better social security abroad
Having a partner abroad
AGREE DISAGREE
Source: International Student Mobility Literature Review, British Council
say that their current employer would be more likely to
employ someone who had studied abroad
75%
say that their experience abroad had made their
interview more successful
87%
used evidence from their study abroad in their CV
86%
London
Business
School
Source: Global MBA Ranking 2013, Financial Times
Source: UK Council for International Student Affairs, International Students in UK Higher Education
NIGERIA
17,620
U.S.A.
16,335
GERMANY
15,985
IRELAND
15,985
MALAYSIA
14,545
FRANCE
12,835
GREECE
11,790
CYPRUS
11,620
CHINA
78,715
INDIA
29,900
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Studying abroad
1
4
2
3
5
Columbia
Business
School
Harvard
Business
School
Stanford
Graduate
School of
Business
University of
Pennsylvania
Wharton
94% 38%
45%
43%
42%
London
Business
School Columbia
Business
School
Harvard
Business
School
Stanford
Graduate
School of
Business
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
INTERNATIONAL
FACULTY86%
60%
42%
40%
37%
University of
Pennsylvania
Wharton
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