Short on time? Here are the highlights:New Zealand has yet to release full-year data for 2023, but in the first eight months of that year, international student numbers were up 43% compared with all of 2022That partial-year data represents nearly 52 ...
US study visa refusals reached record levels in 2023
Short on time? Here are the highlights: F-1 visa refusal rates reached record levels in 2023, with more than a quarter million foreign students turned away from study in the US The direct economic impact of those refusals is estimated at more than ...
Germany announces new labour force integration initiatives for foreign students and graduates
Short on time? Here are the highlights: The German government will provide funding of up to €120 million through 2028 in order to smooth the transition to work for foreign graduates The new programme aims to boost the retention of foreign graduates ...
Irish ELT sector continues to exceed pre-pandemic levels of business
Short on time? Here are the highlights: Ireland’s English-language sector posted another year of solid growth in 2023, with student numbers up 23% and weeks up 20% The “mini-stay” segment – which consists mainly of students aged 12–16 who come to I ...
Canada: More provincial cap numbers announced; IRCC moves up end date for post-graduate work for partnership programmes
Short on time? Here are the highlights: Following recent announcements from British Columbia and Ontario, Nova Scotia becomes the latest Canadian province to declare how its quota of study permit applications for 2024 will be distributed across sec ...
Demand for study abroad in Australia, Canada, UK already affected by new international education policies
Short on time? Here are the highlights: New research shows that new international education policies in Canada, Australia, and the UK are significantly dampening interest in study in those countries The US appears to be gaining a greater ...