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Australia introduces new integrity measures through proposed amendments to the ESOS Act

Australian Minister of Education Jason Clare tabled the Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 in Parliament today. The Bill seeks to amend...

Australia: With ELICOS under pressure, peak bodies push for reduction in “extortionate” visa fees

The latest data from the Department of Education reveals that enrolments in Australia’s ELICOS sector (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) have declined by...

Mystery shopping study finds broad improvement in student enquiry handling this year

The results are out for Edified’s annual Enquiry Experience Tracker study, and they reflect the best overall performance yet in the four years that the...

South Korea hits its 300,000 student target two years ahead of schedule

In 2023, the South Korean government announced a plan to attract 300,000 international students by 2027: 220,000 in degree programmes and another 80,000 in non-degree...

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...

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