NEW DELHI: Thousands of Indian students, who are waiting for interviews for their US F-1 visas, can expect the dates to become available in the coming weeks. “We have already released tens of thousands of appointments and we have tens of thousands of additional appointments for July and August that will be released soon. Applicants should aim to check our website once or twice per day for this upcoming appointment release,” a US Embassy official told The Times of India. Specific details about when more student interview dates will become available are, however, not known. “We cannot give out a…

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Australian international education has reached its strongest position ever on several measures, suggesting the sector has shrugged off the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The industry has notched its most lucrative quarter on record this year, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data, raking in almost A$11.1 billion (£5.9 billion) between January and March – a 7 per cent increase on the previous record set in early 2019. International education suffered heavily from border closures, with annual earnings plunging from A$40.1 billion in 2019 to A$26.9 billion in 2021. The losses particularly affected businesses serving foreign students, such as…

Canberra should forbid agents from charging commissions for recruiting foreign students who are already in Australia, and visas should be annulled when students change institutions, Indian agents have recommended. In a letter to home affairs minister Clare O’Neil, the Association of Australian Education Representatives in India (AAERI) has proposed ways to “fix the loopholes” fuelling “unethical poaching” and “course-hopping”. “There is a huge increase in newly arrived international students changing providers and enrolling in lower-level programmes,” AAERI president Nishi Borra told Ms O’Neil. “They are young and impressionable…to…agents or [institutions] who offer fee discounts, cashbacks, job promises, migration pathways and…

‘We are not criminals’: Scammed international students facing deportation plead for justice after years in Canada – New Canadian Media Source

QS forecast a potential £10 billion annual deficit to the economy while others warned that women will be disproportionately impacted by the new policy. High profile spokespeople including UUK director Vivienne Stern and Succession actor Brian Cox appeared in the British media highlighting the value of international students to the economy and warning the government not to go any further in limiting their work or visa rights. On the ground however, at networking events and on campuses, the mood among some university staff is different. Dismiss it as unpopular opinion, but there seems to be a sense of relief amongst…

An alternative approach, given the corruption among recruiting agencies and the complicity of governments and educational institutions, would be to deport them as a high profile example to highlight risks. A more serious alternative would be for to undertake a fundamental review of our international student policies with a focus on ensuring that their focus is on quality education, not just funding, and their contribution to increasing per capita GDP and productivity should they apply for permanent residency. But unlikely to happen given the various interests behind international student recruitment and enrolment and am sceptical that the planned hearings will…

Short on time? Here are the highlights: The population of high-school graduates in the US is expected to peak in 2025 and then decline sharply afterwards This, along with other economic and labour market factors, is expected to trigger an “enrolment cliff” for US higher education More international enrolments are likely to be an important counterpoint for any decline in domestic student numbers and tuition fees Not all US colleges, however, are ready or able to invest in expanded recruitment overseas There is a widening conversation in the United States – among demographers, academics, and enrolment management specialists – of…

Short on time? Here are the highlights: A major global survey conducted earlier this year shows that 56% of surveyed prospective students began researching study abroad options only 6 months before applying to a university – or even less than that Roughly half of student respondents were from Africa Safety, affordability and accommodation are top of mind for prospective students this year Students want to work while studying – whether part-time, full-time, or through internships Canada became more popular as a destination between 2022 and 2023, while the UK became less so A large global survey of 23,800 prospective international…