From 1975 to 2010, the number of international students worldwide increased by over 400% from fewer than one million to over four million. The figure doubled to two million in the 25 years to 2000 and then doubled again in the ten years from 2000 to 2010. Today, the figure is increasing at an even faster rate. Latin America, Oceania, and Asia are experiencing the biggest increases in the number of overseas students.
Educational norms and values vary between cultures. In some cultures, there is an emphasis on understanding and learning established facts. In other cultures, universities traditionally put a strong emphasis on independent study and critical thinking. Today, attitudes are changing and this more independent and critical approach to academic study has become more popular across the world.
Bill Gates was studying at Harvard University when he started the software company Microsoft with Paul Allen. Gates left the university before he finished his studies. He has become one of the most influential and successful IT entrepreneurs in the world and today is one of the richest people in the world. He left Microsoft in 2008 and now works full-time for his charity.
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