Is employability still the holy grail for the new generation of international students? – ICEF Monitor
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
Australia: Private VET providers receive “devastating” enrolment cap allocations for 2025 – ICEF Monitor
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
Senate resists ESOS Bill as new hearing proposed for October
Senators have hit out at the “trainwreck” ESOS Bill currently as the legislation came under increased scrutiny. Source
US sees continued growth in international applications
International applications to US institutions continue to grow, albeit at a slightly slower pace than last year, a report has shown. Source
Students protest after mass failure at UWS
International students from the University of the West of Scotland staged a protest after at least 100 couldn’t graduate their MBA programs. Source
Tens of thousands of international students who spent years finding a pathway to permanent residency are out of options
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
Student visa approvals projected to drop by almost half this year: report
Canada has fallen from its top spot as a study destination says platform linking international students with colleges and universities worldwide Source
ESOS hearings day 3: public university caps announced
The additional day of senate hearings on the ESOS Bill saw the Australian government release proposed enrolment caps for individual public institutions, as the timeline for the Bill’s senate review gets tighter. Source
OfS probes subcontractual partnerships at UK HEIs
More subcontractual partnerships between UK HEIs and third-party providers could present a risk to the sector, a report has warned. Source
