The International Student Barometer: Entry Wave 2009
What is the International Student Barometer? The ISB is the largest annual study of international students in the world, with feedback from 600,000 international students since 2005 The survey also included the response of Imperial’s domestic students in the Student Barometer (SB) The survey sampled the opinion of first year students in November 2009 Running in 16 countries across 5 continents The data allows Imperial to compare its performance with both London (LDN) and Russell Group (RGi) institutions, as well as from an international (ISB) and home student (SB) perspective.
Benchmarking Institutions 16 London institutions (LDN) took part in the ISB 123 institutions took part in the ISB- 57 from the UK 27 institutions participated in the Student Barometer (SB) 12 Russell Group (RGi) institutions took part in the ISB
What the survey asks
Presentation contents Who responded? Recommendation Pre-Arrival Arrival Learning Living Support Services Student Funding
Who responded? International Student Nationalities
Who responded?: International Students
Who responded?: Domestic Students
Presentation contents Who responded? Recommendation Pre-Arrival Arrival Learning Living Support Services Student Funding
Recommendation – International Students
Recommendation- Domestic students
Presentation contents Who responded? Recommendation Pre-Arrival Arrival Learning Living Support Services Student Funding
Choice of destination- International Students
Factors affecting choice of institution- International students
Factors affecting choice of institution- Domestic students
Help in choosing institution – International students
Help in choosing institution – Domestic students
Visa Application – International students
Time from contact to response (days) International Students Domestic Students
Time from application to offer (days) International Students Domestic Students
Presentation contents Who responded? Recommendation Pre-Arrival Arrival Learning Living Support Services Student Funding
Arrival Experience- International Students
Arrival Experience - Domestic Students
Presentation contents Who responded? Recommendation Pre-Arrival Arrival Learning Living Support Services Student Funding
Learning Experience - International Students
Learning Experience -Domestic Students
Learning Experience: International Students: Improvements
Learning Experience: Domestic Students: Improvements
Presentation contents Who responded? Recommendation Pre-Arrival Arrival Learning Living Support Services Student Funding
Living Experience - International Students
Living Experience -Domestic Students
Living Experience: International Students: Improvements
Living Experience: Domestic Students: Improvements
Presentation contents Who responded? Recommendation Pre-Arrival Arrival Learning Living Support Services Student Funding
Support Service Experience - International Students
Support Service Experience -Domestic Students
Support Services: International Students: Improvements
Support Services: Domestic Students: Improvements
Presentation contents Who responded? Recommendation Pre-Arrival Arrival Learning Living Support Services Student Funding
Student Funding: International Students
Student Funding: Domestic Students
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Appendix 1 – Arrival Terminology
Appendix 2: Learning Terminology
Appendix 3: Living Terminology
Appendix 4: Services Terminology