International students play a big role in today’s internationalization of higher education. They provide an international view and multicultural perspectives and enhance the international learning environment in higher education institutions. There has also been a growing national focus on international students; in 2009 the ministry of education adopted a strategy for internationalization of higher education institutions, effective between 2009-2015. The strategy defines national aims and key measures for internationalization. The strategy is spearheaded by five main themes: creating a genuinely international higher education community, increased quality and attractiveness, export of expertise, support for a multicultural society, and the promotion of global responsibility. The strategy also includes quantitative goals for internationalization, such as increasing the number of international students to twice current levels by 2015.