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Slow visa approval rates add to strain at Australian universities

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for the month, according to data shared by Jon Chew, global head of Insights and Analytics at Navitas. The risk rating reflects the government’s view on how likely a university is to accept non-genuine students. September 2023 was the nadir for the sector with an approval rate of just 66.4% Their visas are yet to be processed.

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“A gift to competitors”; UK sector responds

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Despite being somewhat prepped for a “period of risk” , many stakeholders in international education and supporters of the Graduate Route are speaking out against the latest move from government, which follows on from a ban on international master’s students bringing dependants to the UK.

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What can England learn from its neighbours when it comes to quality?

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With this comes a bird’s-eye view of approaches to higher education quality. Commitment to the Code enables recognition and mobility on a cross-UK and international basis, meaning students from across the UK and internationally can expect a comparably high-quality learning experience wherever they study in the UK devolved nations.

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What’s happening in China – and why the UK can’t afford to take its eye off the ball

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Today, UCAS in partnership with Pearson, releases our latest report – ‘Global Insights: what are the experiences of Chinese students in the UK?’ China is the biggest undergraduate international market for UK HE and the third biggest market overall, ahead of Wales and Northern Ireland. Sustained growth, however, is not guaranteed.

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Decentralisation and the case for moving to a tertiary education system

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by Michael Shattock From decentralised to centralised Until 1919 UK universities, except Oxbridge and Durham, were primarily civic institutions created by wealthy citizens and governed by councils strongly represented by the founders and by local authorities and the local industrial community.

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Weekend Reading: The UK Transnational Education Quality Assurance Landscape in a Historical Perspective

HEPI

On Tuesday, 16 May 2023, HEPI – in conjunction with Universities UK and Kaplan – will be launching new modelling from London Economics on the economic contribution of international students to the UK. This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Fabrizio Trifiro , Head of International Quality Reviews and Stakeholder Engagement at Ecctis.