Learning in the land of the hustler
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The United States offers opportunities to United Kingdom students, especially in fields such as molecular biology, where it leads the world. The system offers more freedom to choose than does the United Kingdom system, and doctorates take longer to finish, partly for financial reasons and partly due to coursework demands. Funds have been more easily available for science research, though recently competition has intensified. Research funding for arts and humanities subjects is less easy to obtain. However, since there are more sources of funds, students have more opportunities to find money.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1993
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US still the land of opportunity
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America has the largest number of foreign students in the West: 366,354 in 1988, which earned $5 billion in revenue. Almost 45% come for postgraduate study, 34% for undergraduate and 12% to prepare for degrees. The most popular subjects for overseas students in the UK and US are engineering, maths and sciences or business studies. Asians now form 56% of overseas students. Foreign students take 48.5% of the available engineering research posts, as American students prefer to go into employment.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1992
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Minorities in US still lag behind
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Discrimination against black students has been banned in the US, yet minority groups may still find it difficult to gain access to higher education. Balck students are more likely to study in black colleges, with under 10% in the biggest institutions with most prestige in a survey of 12 states in the south. These states include Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi. Ethnic minority success rates are showing no improvement, and funding for poorer students is more difficult to find.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1995
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