UKVI is taking a view about how much remote learning is permissible for international students
UKVI has shared a draft “remote delivery” policy with higher education providers for consultation. David Kernohan spots the gaps Source
France hosted 412,000 foreign students in 2022/23 – ICEF Monitor
Campus France has released its international student enrolment data for 2022/23, and in contrast to the double-digit percentage upticks recorded for that year in Canada (+30%) and the UK (+16%), the year-over-year increase in France was +3% for a total of 412,000. That increment adds to a total increase of 17% in the country’s international… Source
Universities welcome budget funding to prevent Canadian “brain drain”
Canadian universities have welcomed the government’s federal budget that provides funding for “long overdue” academic research and scholarships. Source
Conservative government’s immigration formula could result in lower immigration, Tory MP says
Some insights into their thinking, including comments wanting “real, reasonable objective metrics” related to housing, healthcare and jobs and “I don’t want my government determining which values it supports and which it doesn’t.” But of course, the previous conservative government didn’t move the needle either on foreign credential recognition: The Conservative party’s plan to tie… Source
The opportunities emerging from a tougher student recruitment landscape
Those in the student recruitment industry are all still recovering from the recruitment conditions taking a turn for the worse this January intake following the boom in demand for the UK. Source
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Labor confronts international student tsunami
The Department of Home Affairs reported that there were a record 713,144 international students in Australia at the end of February 2024: It was reported last week that more than 80% of international students in Australia reside in the private rental market: “Universities have built enough dorm rooms to accommodate only 40,000 students nationally – Source
Cut work rights and watch international student volumes crash
South Asian students are a key driver of Australia’s record increase in net overseas migration. After the former Coalition Government relaxed the cap on international student work hours and extended the time VET graduates could stay in Australia after completing their degrees, the number of South Asian students arriving for work and residency increased dramatically. Source
Can Japanese internationalisation overcome cultural barriers?
Japan’s ambitious program of internationalisation is crucial for reinvigorating the workforce, but can it overcome cultural and structural barriers? Source
