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Labour election victory leaves universities hoping for change
Party regains power in the UK after 14 years on the back of campaign promises to ‘secure the future’ of the sector Source
The government’s own agencies doubt that international student caps are feasible & fear the consequences
Submissions to the Senate inquiry into the government's international student caps bill are now appearing online. The House of Representatives has also started debating the...
Most international graduates of American universities ultimately leave the U.S.
American universities graduate approximately 250,000 international students each year between bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs. Yet most of these students do not remain in the...
Is the student visa crackdown impacting staff morale in DHA?
Ongoing high refusal rates of student visas, based largely on highly subjective criteria, are unsustainable from the perspective of staff, applicants and providers. Source
Ministers for the of Home Affairs Website
Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Minister for Emergency Management.​​​ Source
International education with student eyes: of value and values
As president of the European Students’ Union, I have encountered developments in the international education sector that sounded pessimist, sometimes even alarmist, with most originating...
UK reports warn against dismissing concerns on international student numbers
Reports on UK student numbers warned that England’s financial dependence on overseas students makes it important to address concerns over the admission of large numbers....
Cap overseas students to tackle housing shortages, England told
University requests to increase visa allocations should be rejected if expansion would exacerbate local room shortages, argues Social Market Foundation paper Source
Douglas Todd: Canada should warn guest worker, student applicants they’re taking a big gamble
Good comments by Kurland, Skuterud and Lee: ....Their plight is the direct fault of Ottawa, say migration specialists. “Over the past four years the number...
Accord implementation proposals, part #2: The distribution of student places to universities and the folly of hard caps
An earlier post looked at the government's plans for the Australian Tertiary Education Commission. This post examines the government's proposals for setting the number of...
