Wednesday 27 May 2009

International Students: US institution websites

One thing I do a lot of these days is scrutinize the websites of educational institutions across the globe. My focus is on the websites of institutions that enrol international students.

In my web travels I think I may have identified an interesting pattern.

It seems to me that the websites of the majority of institutions in both Australia and the UK have a separate section, usually with a clear link on the home page, dedicated specifically to prospective international students. On the other hand very few US institutions seem to take the same approach. If there is information specifically for international students it is generally not very easy to find from the home page.

Admittedly I have not crunched any numbers on this so it is very much a gut feel based on the many sites I have visited.

Am I right about this, or have I got it totally wrong?