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Australia maintains age limit of 50 for post-PhD work visas 

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The amendment reverses the government’s decision to reduce the minimum age for all graduate visa streams from 50 to 35 years old – except for Hong Kong and British overseas passport holders – announced as part of its migration review in December 2023. The government does listen in this regard!

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UK higher education’s 2022 in review

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As we come to the end of a busy yet curiously unsatisfying year in higher education news, David Kernohan and Sunday Blake pick out the key themes from 2022. The post UK higher education’s 2022 in review appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Data deficiencies and negative rhetoric cause “suffering” for UK institutions

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Increasing financial challenges faced by international students in the UK the financial woes the sector will face if recruitment doesn’t diversify and damaging political rhetoric continues were also highlighted by the review. Recruitment structures need to evolve and diversify, both with country and pathway.

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Net migration figures show 24.7% fall year-on-year for students

The PIE News

Net migration figures for study-related visas – both student and dependant visas – was an estimated 247,000 in the year ending December 2023 This is a fall of 24.7% from the estimate of 328,000 in YE December 2022 Total net migration across all visas was a provisional figure of 685,000 in YE December 2023, down 10.3%

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Will demand for the UK surge now?

The PIE News

The MAC review stated “the evidence suggests that the change in dependants policy has already substantially contributed to reduced international student recruitment”, highlighting a 63% reduction in the number of course deposits paid for the September 2024 intake as evidence. But have the government missed the point?

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UK study visa applications down 27% in two years

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The numbers of individuals intending to enter the UK using a study visa has dropped to record lows since the pandemic, new data for the beginning of 2024 shows. Two years ago in 2022, some 46,900 applied for main applicant visas.

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Grad Route review timeline causes “deep concern”

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Sector bodies have expressed “deep concern” about the timeline requested by the home secretary for the Migration Advisory Committee to report the findings of its review into the UK Graduate Route.

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