The PIE News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

German universities can expect international first-year students to offset stagnating or even further declining numbers of first semester German students by 2026, new analysis has suggested. The development of total first-year students at German universities since the 2011/12 peak.

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The PIE News

MAY 1, 2024

After new government rules banning masters taught students from bringing dependents came into force on January 1, total dependent study visa applications have fallen from 23,800 in January, February and March 2022, to 6,700 in the first three months of this year.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said international graduates of Germany’s higher education system will help to “successfully” develop the country’s economy. The visit to the GUS-owned institution allowed the chancellor to discuss challenges international professionals face in Germany with students.

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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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The PIE News

JANUARY 12, 2024

An international internship program in Ecuador has doubled its student numbers in one year, and personalisation is at the heart of its success, according to its founder. Founded by Andrés González in 2020, Politikum began offering political education to high school and university students.

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The PIE News

MARCH 10, 2023

German universities should expand English language courses to recruit more international students and help fill labour shortages, the country’s academic exchange service has said. They are highly qualified and well-integrated, and we should make more strategic use of their exciting potential as skilled workers in Germany.”

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The PIE News

MAY 14, 2024

Indians, who received over a quarter of UK study visas in the year ending September 2023, made up 43% of all international students to receive a post-study work visa in the same year, indicating the review’s significance on the Indian market.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Fourteen universities in The Netherlands have announced plans to limit the number of English-taught degrees and reduce international student enrolment in an effort to prioritise the Dutch language and relieve pressure on student accommodation.

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2024

There is never a dull moment… she is always up for new ventures and new projects, she tells The PIE. What was your first job in international education? I started my career in international education as the marketing manager, and later director of Schiller International University in the UK and later in Germany and France.

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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. In total, the USA hosts almost 20% of all international students in the OECD, followed by the UK (14%) and Australia (9%).

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Germany is aiming to attract skilled workers from around the world to fill shortages gaps in the country’s labour market. “To be able to compete for talent and auxiliary workers, we are offering new, and more importantly, more straightforward ways to work in Germany,” said federal labour minister Hubertus Heil. .

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The PIE News

MARCH 31, 2023

The programs – which are currently being finalised – will offer students pathways into a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree at Lancaster. Study Group launched the Lancaster University International Study Centre in November 2011. The post Lancaster and INTO team up on pathways appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Approximately 350,000 international students attended a German higher education institution during the 2021-22 academic year, an eight percent increase from the previous year and a new record, according to figures released by DAAD. . The post Germany: new record for int’l student numbers appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

APRIL 26, 2024

An international partnership between the UK and India is seeking to advance training, education and research capacity building in healthcare. The Hinduja Foundation UK has also announced a philanthropic gift to enable health engineering research and clinical innovation through PhD and Masters scholarships for students from India.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 4, 2023

This is why the new bill proposed by the Dutch education ministry, aiming to effectively manage the number of international students coming to the Netherlands, should be abolished! The debates have resulted in a decision to halt international student recruitment. What is happening?

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The PIE News

APRIL 26, 2023

The German embassy in India has some 25,000 student visa applications for the next two semesters, the country’s ambassador to India has detailed. Germany has seen its Indian student numbers “explode” over recent years, ambassador Philipp Ackerman said during a panel at the Acumen Global Gateway Summit on April 20.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Global education provider Navitas has expanded its offer in Germany with a new partnership with private provider, SRH Universities Germany. The new SRH International College will be based at SRH University campus in Heidelberg. Navitas will work to attract a greater number and diversity of international students.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Navitas has entered the French international education sector as it revealed a 10-year partnership with ICN Business School. The ICN International College is planned to open on the business school’s campus in Paris in Autumn 2024. Some 38% of its 3,300 student community is international and it has some 22,000 alumni.

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The PIE News

MARCH 14, 2024

While the global outlook for outbound student numbers remains positive, the international environment will be “more competitive” and growth will be “modestly weaker” up until 2030, a new report has suggested. The research found a historic correlation between GDP and outbound student numbers.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 24, 2024

They should also consider strengthening the integration of Chinese students and attracting more young scientists from the country to boost future cooperation. Finally, institutions should expand their China competence among researchers and students, including by promoting active exchange with the country.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

A German university has stopped accepting students funded by the Chinese government as the country grapples with its relationship with China. There were around 40,000 Chinese students in Germany in 2022 , making up the country’s largest cohort of international students.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), together with five partners, is working on an online platform to enable prospective international students to transition more smoothly to studies in Germany. It will eventually be open to all international students interested in studying in Germany.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The Technische Universität München in the German state of Bavaria is set to introduce fees for international students for the 2024/25 winter semester – the first public university in the state to do so. Up to now, TUM is the only university in Bavaria to say it will set fees for international students from outside the European Union.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Data from one of the UK’s major postgraduate recruitment specialists has recorded a decline in interest in masters opportunities in the country among prospective international students. On the other hand the 9% of Indian students searching for US masters in 2022 rose to 23% in 2023.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Each year, some countries and sub-sectors of international education have a banner year – and others find themselves in hot water. Numbers were confirmed to be back over a million in November, showing that the country, while not the powerhouse it once was, still takes in the most international students across the world.

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The PIE News

APRIL 12, 2024

While China is ranked eighth overall four top 10 entries, this year it has the largest number of new institutions ranked for the first time (eight). Thereafter follows Australia’s 797, Germany’s 774 and Canada’s 646. Photo: QS In China, Tsinghua University achieves three of the country’s eight top-10 subjects.

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The PIE News

JUNE 27, 2023

British students can be international students too. As a student of modern languages back in the day, I was lucky to spend my ‘Year Abroad’ as a teaching assistant near Frankfurt in Germany, before going to Berlin as an Erasmus student during the third year of my PhD. I know because I was one.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Indonesian government has approved Lancaster and Deakin universities’ plan to open an international branch campus in Bandung, West Java. Deakin – which is the first international university to enter India with a campus in GIFT City – had been developing the campus with partners since 2021.

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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 PIE spoke to recent graduates about the NHS surcharge and the rising cost of application for students wanting to access the UK.

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The PIE News

MARCH 26, 2024

The acquisition, of an undisclosed value, will help the Sweden-based international education organisation expand its network of education agencies beyond Europe and help find and enrol more students in the Asia-Pacific region.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The Netherlands lags behind much of Europe when it comes to long-term outward mobility, with 3% of students abroad for the entirety of their course, according to new analysis. The total number of Dutch students studying full degree programs abroad has doubled over 10 years to reach 20,000 in 2019.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The cost of living in the UK, the availability and price of accommodation are the biggest barriers turning students away from the country, according to new research from the Erasmus Student Network UK. Germany, France, Italy and Spain represented just over a third of the 1,003 young people surveyed. A majority of 78.3%

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As it seeks to deepen educational ties with Africa and make the Russian language a more widely spoken international language, Russia is set to open its first ever Russian language open learning centre in Africa this September. The post Russia to open language centres across Africa appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 26, 2024

Some stakeholders say news of a cap will discourage students from choosing Canada as a study destination and will not address “real issues” in Canada’s immigration system or housing market. Many agreed that Indian students are likely to opt for other study alternatives in the short term.

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The PIE News

APRIL 26, 2023

Kaplan International Languages opened its 30+ school at its London Bridge location earlier this year. “We tailor our classes, topics and the social program to 30+ students” A Global Connect network also links the 30+ students with those at other Kaplan schools around the globe.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Finding qualified leads is the biggest challenge for international student recruitment agents, new research has shown. Also like last year, cost was noted as the biggest factor affecting student decision making.

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The PIE News

JUNE 12, 2023

Students from Pakistan and Bangladesh are driving interest in education across continental Europe – a region that is maintaining a “strong appeal” for international students – but government policy, among other factors, may be impacting students’ choices, according to new research.

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