ABSTRACT

Introduction Higher education is part of the increasing globalisation of the trade in goods and services. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) estimates that in 1995 the global market for education represented US$27 billion (WTO 1998a, p. 6). Using projections based upon 25 selected countries, IDP Education Australia estimates that the number of international students seeking education in or from a foreign country will reach 1.4 million in 2010 and rise to 3.1 million in 2025 (Blight 1995).