50 United Kingdom
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Total Schools of Architecture
40 35 Pakistan Bangladesh
30 25
Malaysia
20 Australia
15 Canada
10 5
South Africa Hong Kong
Cyprus Sri Lanka New Zealand Malta Botswana 0 Antigua 0 20 and Barbuda
Uganda Ghana
40
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80
100
120
140
160
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Population (Millions)
Figure 24 Total number of schools of architecture v population (trend line represents the average number of schools/million population for OECD countries, ie Australia, Canada, New Zealand and UK).
Countries to the left of trend have more schools than average. Countries to the right have fewer schools than average.
7.3.2 RECIPROCAL EDUCATION AGREEMENTS Region
Country
International Reciprocal Countries with Reciprocal Agreements Education Agreements
Africa
Botswana Ghana South Africa Uganda
N Y Y N
n/a £40.00 Michigan State University, internships n/a
Asia
Bangladesh Hong Kong Malaysia Pakistan Sri Lanka
N Y N N N
n/a £15.11 Australia, New Zealand, China PRC n/a n/a n/a
Y
CARICOM Countries
N
n/a
N N Y
n/a n/a ERASMUS; SOCRATES; LEONARDO programmes, typically with EU countries
Y Y
New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore Varies across schools
Caribbean Antigua and and America Barbuda Canada Europe Cyprus Malta United Kingdom Pacific
Australia New Zealand
Survey of the Architectural Profession in the Commonwealth
Over 50% of respondent’s report having no reciprocal arrangements with other countries thereby limiting opportunities for students to gain broader experience in an increasingly globalised profession. While students can of course apply independently to study overseas, the cost of tuition is often prohibitively expensive and can only be afforded by the wealthy.
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