Internationalization of Higher Education: Current Trends and Future Scenarios
IAU officially launched the 6th edition of the Global Survey on Internationalization of Higher Education: The Future of Internationalization of Higher Education in January 2023. The IAU accepted responses for the survey until June 2023. The survey report was published on 2 April 2024 via a live webinar. The webinar recording is available on the IAU Youtube page.
The IAU 6th Global Survey on the Internationalization of Higher Education received responses from 722 higher education institutions (HEIs) in 110 countries and territories. The resulting survey report analyses the findings in order to present both global and regional trends. Furthermore, the report compares current findings with data from the IAU’s previous Global Surveys on Internationalization in order to explore long-term changes occurring in the internationalization field. Discover first results of the survey here.
The Global Surveys are IAU flagship publications for our strategic priority on Internationalization. IAU has produced five Global Surveys to date (2003, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2019), and the reports of the surveys are of seminal importance in the internationalization of higher education. The survey has grown in breadth and detail over the years and are often cited by researchers and experts in the field, and higher education media. Learn more about IAU Research on Internationalization here.
In addition to the full report, an Executive Summary is available below.
Additional Resources
French Translation
La 6ème Enquête mondiale de l’AIU sur l’internationalisation de l’enseignement supérieur est maintenant disponible en français. Téléchargez une copie ici ou lisez le résumé ici.
Spanish Translation
Se espera que la traducción al español del informe se publique en otoño de 2025.
Interactive Dashboard:
Victor J. Fuentes Fuentes, Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile developed a dynamic and interactive dashboard which allows users to explore data from the 6th IAU Global Survey on Internationalization in an engaging and accessible way. Access the dashboard here.
Facts in Figures
Graphic booklets presenting the findings of the survey are available here.
