The PIE News

APRIL 29, 2024

Australia and Canada are falling out of favour among prospective international students, new research has found as evidence of impact from new policy and political rhetoric in key destinations continues to build. More than 11,500 from 117 countries were asked about study destinations.

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The PIE News

MARCH 27, 2024

Ontario is expected to give 96% of its allocated study permit applications to public colleges and universities, as a result of the cap requirement handed down to provinces from federal government. Only Algoma University is likely to see a decline, with the remaining universities likely to keep applications at the 2023 level.

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The PIE News

APRIL 30, 2024

Canada’s temporary policy allowing international students to work more than 20 hours per week off campus will end today, April 30, the immigration minister has announced. The work limit waiver was extended in December, with authorities now saying that the initial policy will not be extended again.

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The PIE News

MAY 29, 2024

is also looking to reduce the number of sales and service workers it nominates from more than 800 in 2023 to roughly 200 this year, according to a report by CBC. Students who were in Canada before the policy change and had legitimate work permits should be permitted to stay under the previous framework.

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The PIE News

MAY 30, 2024

The international student population in the Netherlands grew at its slowest rate in nearly a decade in this academic year (2023/24), a sign that recent moves to curb internationalisation and reduce international student numbers are taking hold.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Career plans of former international students on UK graduate work visas have been derailed after the government increased the minimum salary workers need to secure a visa to stay in the country. The changes will come into effect in Spring 2024, with more details of the policies expected to be announced in the coming months.

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The PIE News

JUNE 7, 2024

alliance gaining 232 seats , could lead to a more balanced approach towards education policies on the domestic and international front, according to stakeholders. “A Key areas to watch include increased investment in research and development, stronger industry-academia partnerships, and policies promoting internationalisation.

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2024

The benefits of welcoming international students across Canada is being lost amid negative headlines and political pressure, stakeholders across the country fear. “International students and their families bring great value to Canadian communities,” she said.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A piece of research tracking the regulation of international education over time in Australia has found that there has been policy inaction in the space of international student welfare. This is despite the fact that welfare has been what the researchers called a “well-documented policy concern”.

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The PIE News

MAY 21, 2024

The MAC review, released on May 14, found no “significant abuse” of the Graduate Route, but it raised concerns about recruitment agents providing “misleading information” to students, sparking speculation that further agent regulations will be announced by the government this week. “We

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

International student numbers in Australia could be capped under a government plan to cut migration numbers, according to local media reports. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, sources suggested that the government is considering including these policies in its migration strategy, set to be released in the next month.

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The PIE News

MAY 16, 2024

After the announcement of a draft framework outlining a “soft cap” on international students, the education minister Jason Clare formally introduced a bill to parliament on May 16. Other changes include a “new definition of education agent” which better captures their activities. .

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The PIE News

MAY 13, 2024

Some stakeholders have welcomed the idea of a “soft” cap on international student enrolment, but warned the Australian government not to “risk” the country’s international education market. We’re saying to the government, ‘do not risk this market’.

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The PIE News

MAY 7, 2024

The research – published jointly by the Higher Education Policy Institute, Kaplan International Pathways and the National Union of Students and undertaken by London Economics – comes days before the Migration Advisory Committee is due to present the findings of its review into the Graduate Route, commissioned by the government.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The UK international educator sector has reacted to the Home Office’s announcement on legal migration restrictions, including its review of the Graduate Route visa. As is the case for many in the sector, the news inspired Wilson to reflect on the value of the UK’s international students and the Graduate Route visa.

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The PIE News

APRIL 3, 2024

With the UK government reviewing its Graduate Route visa, Australia imposing stricter English language requirements and Canada setting up a temporary study permit cap , another Anglophone country is seeing success in gaining international students from Southern Asia.

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The PIE News

JUNE 6, 2024

The head of international relations at Bishop’s Stortford College told The PIE News that while international student recruitment shouldn’t be too heavily impacted by the VAT policy, some cost-conscious markets may need more convincing.

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The PIE News

APRIL 24, 2024

Despite some possible wishes by candidates in the country’s upcoming election, it’s unlikely that it will be easy to get more students to study in India, stakeholders have predicted. Speaking to Indian agents and experts in the international education sector, it seems that either way, things may continue as business as usual.

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MARCH 11, 2024

” The review was initially announced in December 2023 in the House of Commons by Cleverly, who took the opportunity to reinforce the plans with Daily Mail readers in the 11 March article and give a clearer timeline to when the findings of the review can be expected.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Eligible programs range from health, technology, education and construction, and have been selected to respond to worker shortages in key sectors, the government said. Additionally the work hours cap for international students will be increased from 40 hours to 48 hours per fortnight.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Coventry University has said government policies and rhetoric are making international student recruitment “harder” after it emerged the institution will be forced to make £40 million in cuts next year. Full-time UK and EU student fee income fell by 20% to £125.1 Coventry is big news, but they will not be alone.”

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Australia’s international education exports outstripped major goods exports in the latter part of 2023, adding $12.1 Stakeholders are urging government to not introduce new policy to counter challenges around housing and net migration that will deeply impact the sector, especially as the sector remains in its recovery phase.

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The PIE News

MAY 15, 2024

The Graduate route has broadly achieved, and continues to achieve, the objectives set by this government. It was noted that government policy objectives relating to the type of work graduates undertake or if coming to the UK legally on a work or study visa and led to a legitimate asylum application, did not constitute abuse of the system.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Sponsored study visas granted by the UK fell for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic in 2023, with 5% fewer granted to main applicants when compared with 2022. A total of 457,673 sponsored study visas were granted to main applicants for the year, new statistics show. In the previous year 48,857 extensions were granted.

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The PIE News

MARCH 3, 2023

The UK government continues to consider limiting dependant visas as the number of students bringing family members to the country with them increased by almost 30% in 2022. Currently, students who are studying at postgraduate level can bring family members, no matter which course they are enrolled on.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The Immigration Health Surcharge for students applying to study in the UK is set to rise by 66% when it increases from £470 to £776 for students on February 6. The increase follows a further 20% rise in the cost of priority visas, study visas and certificates of sponsorship that came into force in October 2023.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Technology entrepreneur Ewan Kirk spoke to The PIE about concerns amongst the scientific research and development community that current policy is harming the country’s ability to attract and retain talent. This has happened despite international students currently subsidising the higher education system for domestic students.

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The PIE News

MAY 23, 2024

In person study abroad increased by 218% on the previous year and total numbers (including online study abroad) reached 66,007 in 2023, according to new data from the Japan Association of Overseas Studies. Since the population is shrinking, the goal is that the existing population has to be more adaptable to a changing economy.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Canada has issued permanent resident status to more former international students so far in 2023 than throughout the whole of last year. According to data from IRCC, 20,580 former study permit holders transitioned to permanent resident status in the first three quarters of 2023, compared to 19,735 in 2022.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The Canadian government is seeking input from universities and colleges into the country’s immigration system. Sean Fraser, Canada’s immigration minister, announced the launch of a new initiative, “An Immigration System for Canada’s Future”, which will gather feedback to inform the country’s future migration policies.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Reconsidering student caps at public-private campuses and scrapping the charge colleges pay to enrol international students are among new recommendations to boost the finances of Ontario’s post-secondary institutions. Under these recommendations, universities would still be liable to pay the fee.

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The PIE News

MAY 1, 2024

Analysis from the Group of Eight in Australia has found “no direct link” between international students and the nation’s current housing crisis. “The number of international student arrivals has no direct bearing on underlying supply side factors,” Go8 chief executive Vicki Thomson said in a statement. .

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Scottish government has released its first comprehensive International Education Strategy, promising plans to attract more staff and activity to promote universities and colleges internationally. In 2021/22, Scotland – with some 45,115 TNE students – accounted for 8.4% The strategy outlines actions under three ambitions.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Stakeholders fear that Australia’s approach to visa policy and processing is damaging the chances of genuine students being able to enrol at universities across the country. Visa processing has been hampered by policy changes stemming from the migration strategy launched in December.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Working with edtech aggregators and addressing study permit refusal rates are among the recommendations set out by Canadian universities for the country’s international education strategy. It added that agents are an “important” part of the landscape and many institutions have established “strong agent policies”.

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The PIE News

MAY 23, 2023

A campaign aimed at celebrating the contributions of international students to the UK has relaunched this week, a decade after it first started. WeAreInternational highlights the “economic, cultural, social and civic” impact of international students in the UK, as well as promoting the country as welcoming destination.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Controversial legislation that was set to hike fees for international students in France has been overturned, as the president makes a fresh call for international talent. The law also included an article obliging students to provide annual evidence to prove they are enrolled in a “real and serious” study program.

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