A proposed increase in student visa fees could lead to complications within our international education system and should be avoided by the Government. Source

Visa refusal rates have hit an all-time high, with some countries getting no approvals at all in recent months. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil is sticking to her guns. Source

While all study abroad destinations felt the economic bite of losing international students in the pandemic, New Zealand offers a particularly stark and revealing case study. This stems from New Zealand’s border having been closed from March 2020 until the end of July 2022 – a much more extensive period of time than in Canada,… Source

FAST FACTS Capital: Hanoi Population: 99,200 million (2024) Youth population: 17% of the population is aged 17–25 Median age: 31.6 GDP: US$469.6 billion (2024) Currency: Vietnamese dong (VND) Language: Vietnamese Main language of instruction: Vietnamese in most schools and universities. However, Vietnamese universities are increasingly looking at students’ English-language proficiency in their admissions decisions. English… Source

British officials investigating airline supervisor at Heathrow Airport accused of exploiting loophole for profit Source

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University leaders accuse ministers of wanting to ‘diminish our success’ as figures show a plunge in visas issued to overseas students Source

While it is highly likely net migration is now past its peak and declining, the data to this stage suggests it may only be falling gradually. Source

Universities need to be honest with students about the fact that studying for a degree is not necessarily a pathway to immigration and publishing data… Source