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Australia: Visa approval rates declining for some students as new immigration...
In the latter half of 2023, the Australian government enacted new policies aimed at discouraging non-genuine students from using loopholes in the immigration system to enter the country to work under...
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Australia: Visa rejection rates spike as some institutions withdraw...
Australia’s new migration strategy – announced in late 2023 and in effect now – has led to significant confusion and disruption in the international education sector as it is disproportionately...
View ArticleAustralian unis brace for risk assessment as visa rejections continue
Australia’s education providers continue to grapple with a significant spike in visa rejections. As many as 1 in 5 international students had their visa applications rejected in the last two quarters...
View ArticleAustralia’s “blueprint for change” for higher education calls for a more...
After just over a year of consultation and review, 820 written submissions, 180 meetings, and a hotly debated interim report in July 2023, Australia’s Department of Education released the Australian...
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Demand for study abroad in Australia, Canada, UK already affected by new...
New, restrictive policies concerning international students in the UK, Canada, and Australia are already having a significant impact on prospective student demand for study in those countries. IDP’s...
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New Zealand: Foreign enrolments climbed steadily through 2023 but full...
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...
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New Zealand’s international enrolment continued to recover in 2023
New Zealand’s international education sector welcomed significantly more students in 2023 than in 2022, according to data released by Education New Zealand and announced last week by Penny Simmonds,...
View ArticleAustralia: Record-high foreign enrolment but tighter immigration settings now...
The Australian government has further increased its scrutiny of international student applicants in an effort to ensure incoming students have “genuine” intentions to study (rather than work) and have...
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