Industry News

Concern around the short implementation of the new Genuine Student test expressed by key figures in International Education

On Friday, the Department of Home Affairs released a provider update that indicated the Genuine Student Requirement would be implemented on or after 23 Source

Universities UK responds to Sunday Times article on recruitment of international students on pathway courses

Responding to the Sunday Times article about the recruitment of international students on pathway courses, Vivienne Stern MBE, Chief Executive of Universities UK said:  Source

2023 Annual Report: education aggregator sub-agent networks

The education agent aggregator business model depends on sub-agents. Find out which sub-agent networks went up and which went down in 2023. Source

Universities ‘should make common cause’ against political enmity

Competitors can be friends when government acts like your enemy, Sydney round table hears Source

Australia records highest migrant intake with 82,890 international student arrivals

In January 2024 there were 82,890 international student arrivals to Australia, an increase of 23,660 students compared with the corresponding month of the previous year. Source

Canadian government revises international study visa cap to 292,000

The Canadian government has gone back on its 360,000 international study visa limit for this year, saying the figure included cap-exempt students. Source

Speed of requested graduate visa review ‘will limit quality’

Professor leading Migration Advisory Committee warns home secretary that two-month timescale is ‘much shorter than normal’ and will ‘substantially limit evidence’ that can be considered Source

UK Home Office launches Graduate Route review – ICEF Monitor

The UK Home Secretary James Cleverly officially triggered the government’s review of the post-study work rights Graduate Route this week. In an 11 March letter to Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) Chair Brian Bell, Secretary Cleverly outlined the terms of reference for the review and requested that the MAC complete its work by 14 May 2024… Source

62% of leaders see attracting int’l students as ‘high priority’

Changes in politics, tech and regulation are currently considered low priority area, but HE leaders say they will become much greater challenges in the next five years. Source