The Senate will vote today on a motion by Senator Sarah Henderson proposing another public hearing into the Education Services for Overseas Students Source

On 2 January 2024, when Canadian Immigration Minister Mark Miller announced a two-year cap on new study permits, he explained that: “For 2024, the cap is expected to result in approximately 364,000 approved study permits, a decrease of 35% from [the number of study permits issued in] 2023.” Whatever math was behind his projection, it… Source

The following is a guest post from Claire Field, which was originally published on her blog. Claire is the Principal of Claire Field and Associates, an independent consulting practice offering advice across VET, international education, higher education, and GenAI/EdTech issues. She previously held senior positions in the NSW and Australian governments, as well as in… Source

The following is a guest post from Nannette Ripmeester. Nannette is the Director at Expertise in Labour Mobility (ELM) and founder of CareerProfessor.works. She serves as Director Performance Benchmarking, leading the International Student Barometer (ISB) for Etio in Europe and North America. The simple answer to the question raised in the title is yes. Whether… Source

 In August, the Australian government announced that, pending approval of proposed legislative amendments, a cap on new international student commencements will go into effect in January 2025. The cap – formally, the National Planning Level (NPL) – will apply to the higher education and vocational education (VET) sectors, and we’ve just learned how profoundly the cap will… Source

Senators have hit out at the “trainwreck” ESOS Bill currently as the legislation came under increased scrutiny. Source

International applications to US institutions continue to grow, albeit at a slightly slower pace than last year, a report has shown. Source

International students from the University of the West of Scotland staged a protest after at least 100 couldn’t graduate their MBA programs.  Source

Major and inhumane policy failure, whipsawing international students between government encouraged expectations and subsequent government imposed reality: …That same year, a series of policy reversals and changes began to take place. Ottawa stopped granting extensions to PGWPs and noted that granting permanent residency to temporary residents in bulk was a one-time emergency pandemic measure. The… Source