International student ministry
International Student Ministry (ISM) refers to evangelical Christian ministry among international students within an academic context, often carried out by Protestant college religious organizations, volunteers and churches. It is considered part of the church's mission, within the broader framework of diaspora missions.
The first two decades of the 21st century have seen a sharp growth in the number of international students globally with a corresponding development in ISM.
Lausanne ISM Issue Network Leaders Forum, Thailand 2004
Lausanne Global ISM Leadership Forum in Charlotte, NC, USA in September 2017.
International students, or foreign students, are students who undertake all or part of their tertiary education in a country other than their own.
International students in Liechtenstein
Students of different nationalities at an international school in Shanghai, China, 2017. The school does not have a school uniform.