SYRIA MIDDLE EAST ARAB FOREIGN STUDENTS USA UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT DECLINE
February 1st, 2006
BY PAUL COCHRANE, in Beirut
THE NUMBER of Syrians studying in the US has dropped a steep 32% over the past five years, with sometimes-criticised universities in Syria the direct beneficiaries, even attracting foreign students from around the Middle East.
The move comes as Arab students are increasingly shunning top ranked US universities because of anger about its government's foreign policy, and as Syria's ossified university system opens up to the private sector.
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the Bush administration's tough response, the number ...
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