If international students had to get a minimum grade to win a place – as domestic applicants already have to – fewer would be able to rort the visa system. Source

Crackdown proposed without any forethought about the broader consequences, Press Club hears Source

Last month, the UK Government’s MAC published its recommendation that the government should retain the current Graduate Student Visa route. Source

Proposed visa caps, soaring rejection rates and ‘anti-China’ perceptions scaring off country’s most valuable student cohort Source

The former SAT administrator and owner of the GRE offered buyouts to most of its U.S. workforce Tuesday morning, kickstarting its second round of job cuts in under a year. Educational Testing Services, the longtime administrator of the SAT, offered voluntary buyouts to every U.S. employee with more than two years of service on Tuesday morning. It’s the second major round of job cuts within the past year at the standardized testing pioneer, which has struggled to maintain its foothold in the shrinking assessment space. Source

Some 2,000 education agencies across 125 countries have now been vetted through ICEF’s Agency Status program. Source

From 1 July 2024, holders of a Visitor Visa in Australia will not be able to apply for a Student Visa onshore, in new rules announced today by the Source

IHE has released its manifesto for higher education, containing 10 recommendations for the next UK government. Source

Universities in Australia have increased their investigative departments due to a record number of misconduct cases involving thousands of students cheating and paying for work. Forensic IT has helped investigators uncover more dishonest students, and the increasing return of international students has raised concerns about a visa fraud black market. The Tertiary Education Quality and Source