Universities losing income from international students would have to slash their R&D spending, letter to chancellor warns Source

The UK’s tightened immigration settings are having a profound effect on international student demand for educational programmes in the UK. In particular, the rule that took effect in January 2024 stipulating that international undergraduates and master’s students cannot bring their dependants is dampening demand from the key student markets of Nigeria and India. In the… Source

A new report asserts that there is no basis for blaming international students for an undersupply of housing or for rising rental fees in Australia. Research commissioned by the Student Accommodation Council, a peak body for the country’s purpose-built student accommodation sector (PBSA), found no alignment between the return of international students to Australia – after… Source

A consortium of language schools has become the newest organisation recognised as part of the Canadian government’s International Experience Canada program. Source

A company recruiting American students to attend schools in the UK is being sued by the Justice Department under Massachusetts law, authorities have said. Source

Right-wing thinktank argues government, not universities, should be put in control of student visa numbers to ‘reduce the potential for abuse’ Source

Estimates suggest Russell Group’s Chinese fee income has quadrupled in recent years Source

The final report’s scant recommendations and mooted interventions are uninspiring, unhelpful and, at times, alarming, says Michael Wesley Source

More government action in the student visa space is imminent, with the announcement today that the financial capacity requirement will go up from 10 May Source