The United States is ramping up efforts to convince more international students to study at its major universities. The country has been aiming to boost and revitalize the number of foreign students enrolling at its major education institutions. Since the 2001 terrorist attack in New York, not too many international students now consider the US as a good place to earn their university or even post-graduate degrees.

Because many foreign students fall scared of setting their feet on American soil, other countries are taking the opportunity of luring and poaching such students. Canada, France, Australia and the United Kingdom are rushing to pick up the pieces and convince international students to enrol at their major universities instead. Somehow, these countries are succeeding in their efforts. Data has shown that the number of foreign students studying at such countries has been steadily on the increase since 2002, the school year after the fateful 2001 terrorist attacks.

The volume of foreign students studying elsewhere or in other countries like Japan, Germany, Spain, India and the Philippines has also been increasing ever since. Experts believe that the trend is still linked to the effects of the terrorist attacks in the US.

However, the US is firm in claiming and asserting that no other country has the capacity to accommodate as many and as numerous international students like itself. The US government confidently claims that the country is still the best and wisest place to pursue college and post-graduate degrees.

Indeed, foreign students are being eyed by different countries. The best and the brightest students in Latin America, Asia and even Africa are being lured and being convinced to study abroad. There is a market for such students because they pose different bright potential that can benefit not just universities but also countries as a whole.