<p>It is estimated that by year 2025, foreign student enrollees will reach eight million, four times more than what it is today based on the statistics of various international organizations. This growth in cross- border higher education and its huge impact on the economies of nations boost the interest of governments around the world to be major providers of higher education. Still at the forefront of the competition is the United States with its 500,000 foreign students; only a little behind are Australia, United Kingdom, and Germany. The educational institutions in these countries are noted for the high quality of their educational services and the high employability prospects of the students after graduation. The economies of these nations had been definitely helped by the influx of revenues coming from foreign student enrollees.</p>
<p>International students place a high premium on the quality of education and international recognition of courses. This only suggests the great urgency of taking immediate steps to abate the deteriorating quality of Philippine higher education.</p>