The CBIE International Student Survey
The CBIE International Student Survey (ISS) is a unique, national dataset that provides critical and holistic insights into the international student experience in Canada’s post-secondary institutions, from pre-arrival planning through study and post-graduate phases. Since the inaugural edition of the International Student Survey in 2012, the number of student respondents and the scope of knowledge and trends illuminated through the dataset have grown immensely. The survey increasingly supports the international education sector’s capacity to drive informed, innovative practices through an increased understanding of the stories, motivations, and perceptions of the international students who choose to study in Canada.
The 2023 National Survey Report will be published in the fall of 2024 and will offer insight from over 32,000 student respondents across Canada, including 79 universities, colleges, and polytechnics. The ISS reports are available in our Research Library. All Canadian post-secondary institutions are welcome to join this national research initiative. Each participating institution receives its respective institutional profile and benchmarking report as well the anonymized institutional dataset.
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The CBIE Learning Abroad Survey
Cultivating the talent Canada needs to address its global engagement challenge calls for a multifaceted approach, including a culture shift in the perceived value of an international experience. This large-scale study focuses on outbound student mobility and offers timely insights into key issues relevant to Canadian outbound mobility from the student perspective, including understanding the value of education abroad, surfacing awareness of the opportunities available, and identifying the barriers to participation.
All Canadian post-secondary institutions, both CBIE members and non-members, are invited to join this national research initiative. This data collection effort compiles broad student participation numbers related to exchange programs, international work-integrated learning, faculty-led programming, international research and other learning abroad activities. This initiative is establishing a strategic baseline for learning abroad in Canada and building the foundation for a robust, longitudinal national dataset that can inform policy and decision-making with implications at the institutional, provincial/territorial and federal levels.
In 2023, CBIE undertook its Learning Abroad Student Survey, engaging 49 of its member institutions (32 universities and 17 colleges/polytechnics) from across 10 provinces. A total of 3,175 students responded to the survey, including 2,003 students and 1,170 alumni. The report is available in our Research Library.
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