American’s Low Perception of US Higher Education
The landscape of public perception surrounding higher education in the United States is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by a notable decline Source
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024
For this year’s International Women’s Day, The Koala News is celebrating women who work in the international education sector. Some of the women featured Source
Immigration rule changes needed to stop jobs-for-sale scam, experts say
More on a broken immigration system and the incentives to game the system of international students and LMIAs. Blaney’s suggestion to no longer provide points to students with a LMIA job worthy of consideration: …Immigration consultant Earl Blaney said the College the needs to do more to hunt down and discipline its members involved in… Source
Founder of Dfavo launches customised agent software
The founder of education consultancy Dfavo has launched a new customised edtech software for agents, it has been announced. Source
Up To Data
In the blog International Enrolments Unchained from February 2023 the UK universities with the most growth from India, Nigeria and Pakistan between 2020/21 and 2021/22 were shown. In the continuing… Source
British Columbia releases details of new Provincial Attestation Letter system under Canada’s international student cap – ICEF Monitor
British Columbia is Canada’s westernmost province, and a leading destination for international students within Canada. On 1 March, the BC Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills released details of how the international student cap will be applied within the province’s education system. Importantly, the Province has also confirmed the launch of its new system… Source
Password at-home English language test launches globally
Password has launched its at-home English language test for university admissions globally, after a successful pilot in the UK and Cyprus. Source
UK: Post-study work rights worth billions but current policies leading to weaker enrolments this year – ICEF Monitor
A new analysis released by Universities UK indicates that the UK’s 2019 announcement of extended post-study work rights for non-EU students – and subsequent launch of those rights in July 2021 – created the conditions for a massive injection of additional revenue into the UK economy. From 2019/20 to 2023/24, the Graduate Route programme (which provides international… Source
The Social Source acquired by online marketplace
The Voyage Group has acquired insights platform The Social Source from The Lygon Group, with key staff joining the edtech disruptor. Source
