CanadianBureauforInternationalEducation PresentationtotheStandingCommitteeonFinanceoftheHouseofCommons PreBudgetConsultations2012 November19,20123:305:00pm Presenter:Dr.

ScottMcAlpine,President,DouglasCollege

GoodAfternoon.Ithankyoufortakingthetimetohearfromme today.IamScottMcAlpineandIampleasedtobehereonbehalfof theCanadianBureauforInternationalEducation(CBIE),ofwhichI amaBoardMember. IamalsoPresidentofDouglasCollege,whichisalongstanding memberofCBIE. DouglasCollegehastwocampusesinMetroVancouver,and offersbaccalaureatedegrees,aswellasuniversitytransfer, diplomaandcertificateprograms. Thereare1,000internationalstudentscurrentlystudyingat DouglasCollege. CBIEisCanadasnationalmembershiporganizationdedicatedto internationaleducation.CBIEcomprises150memberinstitutions acrossCanada,coveringtheeducationspectrumfromKto12 throughtopostgraduate. CBIEiscommittedtomakingCanadaagloballeaderin internationaleducation.
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CanadianBureauforInternationalEducation PresentationtotheStandingCommitteeonFinanceoftheHouseofCommons PreBudgetConsultations2012 November19,20123:305:00pm Presenter:Dr.ScottMcAlpine,President,DouglasCollege

CBIEplaysaleadershiproleintheCanadianConsortiumfor InternationalEducationMarketing,whichhasunifiedand coordinatedthesector,ensuringwearewellpositionedtoplay aleadershiproleinpartnershipwiththeGovernment,inorder toensurestrongreturnonourinvestments. CBIEprovidedawrittenonlinesubmissiontothisCommitteein August.Weconcluded: CBIErecommendsthattheGovernmentprovide substantial,sustainedinvestmentfora comprehensiveinternationaleducation strategy,deliveredinpartnershipwithkey stakeholders,inordertoachieveconcreteresults basedonambitioustargetsforinternational studentenrolmentandstudyabroadby Canadians. ThepointsIwanttoamplifyheretodayarethatCanadaiswell positionedtotakealeadershiproleinInternationalEducationAND thatthiswillrequireasubstantial,sustainedinvestment.The
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CanadianBureauforInternationalEducation PresentationtotheStandingCommitteeonFinanceoftheHouseofCommons PreBudgetConsultations2012 November19,20123:305:00pm Presenter:Dr.ScottMcAlpine,President,DouglasCollege

benefitsofthisinvestmentareforoureconomyandforour studentsouryouthandthefutureleadersoftomorrow. CBIEsrecommendationwasbolsteredbythereportoftheAdvisory PanelonCanadasInternationalEducationStrategy.ThePanelwas appointedbytheHon.JimFlaherty,theHon.EdFast. CBIEfullysupportsallofthePanelsrecommendationsthattogether aredesignedtomakeCanadaa21stcenturyleaderinInternational Education.

WhatkindofleadercanCanadabe?
ThePanelclearlyintegratingthemessagesprovidedbyCBIE andtheConsortiumaimstopositionCanadanotonlyto attracttoptalentfromabroadbuttoprepareourcitizensfora globalsocietyandmarketplace.Inotherwords,theyaimto positionCanadatodevelopthelabourforcethatcanensureour countrysprosperityintheshorttermandintothefuture. Canadaneedstoinvestmore.Togivethissomeperspective,in 2010,Canadaenrolledabout5%oftheworldsinternationally mobilestudents,puttingusinseventhposition.Australia,acountry ofsimilarsize,received7%oftheinternationalstudentmarket.
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CanadianBureauforInternationalEducation PresentationtotheStandingCommitteeonFinanceoftheHouseofCommons PreBudgetConsultations2012 November19,20123:305:00pm Presenter:Dr.ScottMcAlpine,President,DouglasCollege

Toconcretizesomeofthebenefitsofinternationaleducationfor CanadaandallCanadians,considerthefollowing: In2010internationalstudentsinCanadaspentmorethan$7.7 billionallin. EducationservicesarenowCanadas11thlargestexport,our singlelargestexporttoChina. InBC,internationaleducationisthe4thlargestexportand movingquicklyto3rd. Moreover,internationaleducationiswitnessingworldwideexpansion. TheOECDestimatesthattheglobaldemandissettogrowfrom nearly4.1millionstudentsin2010to7.2millionin2025. Weneedtotapintothislargeandexpandingresource.

AndwhataboutCanadiansstudents?
ProvidingCanadianstudentswithinternationalopportunitiesallows themtoacquireglobalperspectivesandcontributetowhatGovernor GeneralDavidJohnstonhastermedthediplomacyofknowledge.
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CanadianBureauforInternationalEducation PresentationtotheStandingCommitteeonFinanceoftheHouseofCommons PreBudgetConsultations2012 November19,20123:305:00pm Presenter:Dr.ScottMcAlpine,President,DouglasCollege

TheGovernorGeneralisalsoCBIEsPatronandjustlastweekhelped uslaunchourBlog,WithoutBorders. Atpresent,only3%ofCanadianuniversitystudentsand1.1%of collegestudentsparticipateinexchangeprograms. ComparethistoGermany,where33%ofuniversitystudents participateinexchanges. Justthismonth,theAustraliangovernmentannounced$38.5 millionforitsAsiaBoundGrantProgramfor10,000students. In2011BrazilannounceditsSciencewithoutBordersProgram for100,000scholarships.

LetstalktargetsforCanada
ThePanelReportsetsatargetofdoublingthenumberof internationalstudentsinCanadaby2022,to450,000students.It alsorecommendsthecreationofanInternationalMobility Programtoserve50,000Canadianstudentsby2022. ThePanelurgedthatacompetitivescholarshipenvironmentis requiredtosendandreceivetoptalent.

CanadianBureauforInternationalEducation PresentationtotheStandingCommitteeonFinanceoftheHouseofCommons PreBudgetConsultations2012 November19,20123:305:00pm Presenter:Dr.ScottMcAlpine,President,DouglasCollege

CBIEurgestheCommitteetoconsideratminimumarampup fromthecurrent$5MperannuminvestmentbytheFederal Governmentto$25Mwithinthenextthreeyears,witha significantamountofthistotaldedicatedtowardenhancingour currentscholarshipoffer,andbuildmomentumforproviding internationalexperienceforCanadianstudents. Togiveoureffortssustainedstructure,CBIEurgesthe CommitteetosupportthePanelsrecommendationofaCouncil forInternationalEducationandResearch. o Itisessentialthattheeducationsector,throughthe Consortium,playanintegralroleonthisCouncil. Inshort,CBIEurgesthisCommitteetotakeforwardourmessageand supporttherecommendationsthatwillpermitustorealizethis potentialasagloballeaderininternationaleducation. IthanktheCommitteeforitstimetoday,andwouldbepleasedto answeranyquestionsyoumayhave.