Foreign Students Worth $18.8B to USA

The 2009-2010 economic impact statement from international education compiled by the National Association of International Educators (NAFSA) was released last week. The numbers are big. International students are worth a lot to the US economy, $18.8B conservatively using NAFSA's methodology.

Here is how the total breaks down for the current academic year:

• 690,923 international students
• Spent $13.1B on tuition expenses
• Spent $12.5B in living expenses
• Received US student aid of $7.2B
• and spent $448M in dependents living expenses
• NET CONTRIBUTION BY FOREIGN STUDENTS: $18,776,000,000

Facing a budget deficit of $1.42 trillion and a trade deficit of $375B, how soon before the Obama administration opens the education door wide open?

ACT360 Moves to Gastown

ACT360 is moving back to downtown Vancouver, BC, Canada. Our new address in the Dominion Building in Gastown, effective December 1, 2010:

Suite 1116
207 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 1H7

Love the 270 degree view!

Andy Krieger Teaches Arizona Teachers

TestDEN accent expert Andy Krieger was in Arizona to train elementary school teachers. Here is a link to the coverage by the Arizona Republic. The feedback from the teachers was gratifying:

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart because it's something wonderful and beautiful what he is doing to help us.

- Margarita Drauden, teacher

TestDEN TOEFL Challenge Launches on QQ Network

TestDEN's Free TOEFL Practice China Challenge launched today on the QQ/Tencent network in China. We are pleased to be working with QQ again in 2010, and we will have additional contests running through the summer of 2010 with QQ in China.

Connect with Andy Krieger on QZone

Andy Krieger launches his Tencent QZone site to connect with young Chinese on China's most popular social media service. Find Coach K on the QQ network at:

QQ: 909748335
QQ空间: http://user.qzone.qq.com/909748335