More World Leaders Study in U.S.

Where did presidents, prime minister, and kings get their education?

It turns out that more of today's leaders attended university in the United States than anywhere else.

The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) is a think tank in the United Kingdom.

Every year, it looks at the heads of state and heads of government around the globe, and examines where they studied abroad.

This year, the list included 337 leaders in 195 countries.

The think tank found that 62 leaders in 55 countries received their degree in the United States.

According to HEPI, this is more than any other country.

Following close behind was the United Kingdom, which educated 59 leaders from 53 countries.

Two years ago, the U.K. was the most popular choice, ahead of the U.S.

Notably, many of the countries at the top of the list were English-speaking nations.

Including Australia, 130 world leaders were educated in a country where English was the native language.

The HEPI said these trends are important because world leaders are more likely to form an emotional bond with the country where they attended university.

They may even feel closer to the people from that country because of that bond.

In this way, the think tank said these educational decisions should be seen as a type of "soft power."

They may have long-term consequences for international relations.

Outside of the U.S. and the U.K., French universities were also a popular choice for many world leaders.

This was mainly due to a high number of African countries where French is an official language.

 

• turn out  밝혀지다 , 드러나다

• attend  əˈtend  참석하다 /   (…에) 다니다

• examine  ɪɡˈzæmɪn  조사[검토]하다 /  검사[진찰]하다  look at something  ~을 (자세히) 살피다[검토/진찰하다]

• degree  dɪˈɡriː   (각도의 단위인) 도 /  (온도 단위인) 도  degree in  학위 * a degree in business studies 경영학 학위 / a degree in physics 물리학 학위

• Notably  |noʊtəbli   특히 (=especially)  현저히, 뚜렷이 (=remarkably)

• form  fɔːrm  종류, 유형 (→art form) /  형성되다, 형성시키다

• be more likely to  할 가능성이 높다

• consequence  ˈkɑːnsəkwens  (발생한 일의) 결과  have consequences for …에 대해 영향을 미치다.

• mainly  주로 (=chiefly, primarily)   대부분, 대개