The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

International education professionals across Canada are considering how negative news headlines and recent announcements by government may be harming brand Canada. At our university, our board approved a new residence project for about 150 rooms. We are a small university with only [around] 7,000 students.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Canada hosted over 800,000 international students in 2022 – an increase of almost a third in one year, according to new government data. There were a total of 807,750 study permit holders in Canada in December, over 190,000 more than in 2021.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 31, 2024

But it also picked up on malpractice by agents as well as questions around the international year one that give international students a pathway directly into the second year of bachelors degrees. Countries such as Canada and Australia have already said they will review how agents are used in international education.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 25, 2024

There was big news this week. Back in 2021, The PIE published a long-form analysis of the student loans market and worrying allegations of impoverished international students in Canada turning to prostitution to make enough money to support themselves while there.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Languages Canada welcomed a group of 36 agents from Italy and Spain in December as part of the largest delegation to ever visit the country. The mission was organised, Languages Canada said, as European agents were “looking to diversify” in response to student overpopulation in Ireland and Malta , and stricter entry rules for the UK.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The Canadian government plans to stabilise new permanent residency levels in 2026 after years of immigration growth, while promising to update the post-graduation work permit program to align with labour force needs. Permanent migration increases have coincided with a surge in the number of international students choosing to study in Canada.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 12, 2024

A Canadian judge has denied an international student entry to the country over concerns he could be “coerced” into spying, as Chinese nationals who have attended certain government-linked institutions face increased scrutiny from immigration officers.

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The PIE News

MARCH 13, 2024

That’s a game changer,” Cyndi McLeod, CEO Canada at Global University Systems, told Languages Canada conference 2024. “So yes, we want diversity, but institutions will go to the countries that they know have good conversion rates. If the attestation letter isn’t used by the student, it is not returned to the university.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A 13% year-on-year rise in the number of international scholars in the US saw a total of 102,366 international scholars engage in research, teaching, and clinical activities on campuses across the country. “Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, we really had steady growth of international scholars coming to the US,” she said. .

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Canada is home to 318 billion trees and a vast array of colleges, universities, polytechnics and other institutes of higher learning – proof that it’s a fertile land for growth. The good news is international students can play an outsized role in applied research.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 16, 2024

A cap on the number of international students allowed into Canada would harm the country’s reputation and create a “challenge” for remote regions in need of international talent, say education professionals. Both Garrett and Martin worry that a cap could harm the country’s global reputation.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Universities Canada has expressed concern over news that international students are dying of overdoses in British Columbia and has called for funding to provide improvements to mental health care on campus for students. Toxic-drug supply claimed nearly 2,300 lives in 2022 according to the BC Coroners Service.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Failure to fill in applications is partly to blame for mass rejections and high study permits denial rates for African students applying to study in Canada, stakeholders have suggested. Until now “quacks” have been able to rip students off thousands of dollars in return for poorly filled out documentation.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Nigerian students seeking international education opportunities are moving away from their traditional top choice destination of the UK, following the ban on dependant visas for families of international students. Nigerians are also opting to study in Canada instead where a 9.1% were after bachelor’s, and 2.9%

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The PIE News

MARCH 17, 2023

Canada will allow international graduates with recently expired or close-to-expiring work permits to stay in the country for an additional 18 months, the government announced today. As of April 6, if your PGWP is valid or has recently expired you can apply to extend your ability to work in Canada by up to 18 months.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

International students seeking options in the UK and the US are continuing to place teaching and reputation at top of mind, while those looking to Canada are interested in tuition fees, scholarships and post-study work visas and career services are important in Australia, new research shows.

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The PIE News

MARCH 26, 2024

As Germany grapples with severe labour shortages , the country is looking to make its labour market attractive for international students from India, according to head of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). “We know that Indian students look for job prospects after they have obtained their degrees in Germany.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 22, 2023

Canada could limit the number of international students it welcomes in a bid to ease housing pressures, the country’s housing minister has indicated. In 2022, the Canada Housing and Mortgage Corporation estimated that to restore affordability, an additional 3.5

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The PIE News

MARCH 8, 2024

Close to 12,000 Mexican students studied English or French in Canada in 2022. The majority of these students complete short programs and therefore were visa exempt. Approximately 80% of the students at the English Language Centre at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay are from Mexico, according to Ismel Gonzalez, director.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 4, 2024

The UK Home Office kicked off 2024 with a comms campaign stating they are “fully committed to seeing a decisive cut in migration” with slogans such as “stop the boats” being used alongside reminders that changes to student dependant rules are “now in force”. But the UK is not alone in this debate.

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The PIE News

MARCH 21, 2024

International student numbers in Australia will continue to plummet as the new migration strategy is implemented in an attempt to curb migration levels amid a housing shortage, stakeholders fear. ” To reach that figure, there can be no more than 40,000 students contributing to net migration per annum, he said.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Canada risks falling behind other countries unless government takes “immediate and significant action” to fund its science and research output, the federal government in Ottawa has been told. In 2022, Canada spent 1.55% of GDP on research and development, which the coalition says is well behind the OECD average of 2.71%.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

A new framework for institutions is being proposed by IRCC in a bid to raise the bar on international student services. Therefore such a framework is needed to help Canada “catch up” with its global competitors, he suggested. However, full details are yet to be outlined.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Other measures designed to safeguard Canadian research are a policy on Sensitive Technology Research and Affiliations of Concern , a new Research Security Centre first announced in the 2022 Budget and a $50 million investment in support via the Research Support Fund.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Canada recently released news that it had smashed its 2014 target of hosting 450,000 international students by 2022 – over 800,000 are now on its shores. One emerging demographic that has crept up in the student population is from the countries of Latin America.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Ontario education providers in partnerships with private companies are reeling after the government announced students at public-private partnership run campuses will no longer have access to post-study work opportunities. “These are international students being taken advantage of.

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The PIE News

MAY 30, 2023

Matteo Quacquarelli, director of strategy and analytics for QS, outlined the current position of strength for the UK in an increasingly competitive global marketplace for international student recruitment but made it clear that stakeholders cannot ‘shy away’ from the potential impact of visa changes.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The world’s largest economies admitted nearly two million international students in 2022 for the first time as migration reached “unprecedented levels”, according to new data from the OECD. Canada, Australia and Japan complete the list of the top five receiving countries.

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The PIE News

MARCH 29, 2023

Québec’s Ministry of Higher Education and Immigration Canada could be sued for millions of dollars by a law firm that is acting on behalf of over 500 international students, according to a report by CBC News. The students have been unable to get their tuition fees back.

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The PIE News

MARCH 21, 2023

Private colleges in British Columbia, Canada, are using “unethical business practices” to refuse international students refunds, according to a charity. Both institutions have been accused of misleading students and making it difficult for them to get refunds. the college claimed she owed. the college claimed she owed. “In

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

After a tumultuous 2023 for India-Canada relations, from deportation cases against Indian students to a diplomatic row over the alleged killing of a Canadian citizen, the two-year international study permit cap starting in January 2024 has been met with bated breath.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Latest data from UCAS in the UK shows a slight decline in international students accepted to undergraduate courses for the next academic year. A total of 50,860 accepted international students from outside the EU is a 0.9% The number of EU students has also dropped marginally to 10,610 from 10,910 last year.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

International student enrolments declined for the first time in over a decade in Canada during the pandemic, according to new data. Colleges were impacted more than universities, with 142,308 new international students enrolling in 2020/21, down 7% from the previous year.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 13, 2023

The lack of a purpose-built immigration pathway for international students upon graduation should be “cause for concern”, according to new data from the Conference Board of Canada. As a result, international students face friction from the immigration system,” the report outlines.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 12, 2023

A province of Canada has launched its own million-dollar retention program specifically for international students, including resource and support provisions. . The move comes after what was a more successful uptick in enrolments than expected in Atlantic Canada, announced in November 2022.

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The PIE News

MAY 31, 2023

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has expanded the range of accepted English language tests for the Student Direct Stream, causing the shares of previous monopolisers IDP to plummet. Following the news, it was reported that the Australian international education giant’s shares fell 16%, down $4.11

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University Business

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

More than 948,000 international students attended U.S. colleges and universities in 2021-22, a 4% increase from the previous school year, according to the annual “ Open Doors 2022 Report on International Educational Exchange ,” released Monday by the U.S. Highlights of international student enrollment in 2022.

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