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Canada: Study permit numbers are in steep decline in 2025

In 2024, the first year under Canada’s current cap on new international student enrolments, the total number of new study permits issued was 267,890 –...

UK confirms levy on international student fees as new analysis argues that government is “drastically underestimating” the impact of the move

Updated for 30 September 2025: On 29 September, the Department of Education announced that it would reinstate “means-tested maintenance grants for higher education – at...

ICEF Podcast: From ‘policy focused’ to ‘student centred’: A new era in international education?

Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap some of the key takeaways from the recent ICEF Monitor Global Summit in...

US administration’s new H-1B policies create uncertainty around post-study work rights

Updated 21 October 2025: Updated guidance from US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) clarifies that, “The Proclamation also does not apply to a petition filed...

The four key trends that will shape international student mobility for the next decade

The following has been adapted from the opening plenary given by Editor in Chief Craig Riggs at the ICEF Monitor Global Summit in London, 12...

China leverages higher education capacity with expanded TNE partnerships

As with most statistics about China, the latest higher education figures are a little dizzying. Enrolment in the country’s 3,117 higher education institutions is approaching...

France reports more than 443,000 international students in higher education for 2024/25

The latest data release from Campus France reports a record-high foreign enrolment in the country. There were 443,500 international students in French higher education in...

Foreign enrolment in Canadian K-12 held steady in 2024/25

International student enrolment in public school boards in Canada declined marginally this year. The latest data from the Canadian Association of Public Schools – International...

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