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Germany reaches enrolment target ahead of schedule

Germany’s foreign enrolment grew again for the 2016/17 academic year, and now numbers nearly 360,000...

New Zealand visa office closures shift emphasis to online processing

Immigration officials in New Zealand are moving to centralise visa processing. Two-thirds of the country’s offshore visa...

Foreign enrolment in the Netherlands reaches a record high in 2016/17

The Netherlands now hosts more than 112,000 foreign students, two-thirds of which are pursuing full degree...

Report: UK Home Secretary pushing for removal of international students from net migration counts

The UK’s inclusion of international students in net migration statistics has often been contentious – and perhaps never more so than now. Media reports suggest that...

Record-high foreign enrolment in US but commencements decline for the first time in 12 years

The US remains the world’s leading destination with a record-high 1.08 million foreign students enrolled in 2016/17. This represents a 3.4% increase over the year...

BRIC economies return to growth in 2017

It has been a rocky few years for some of the world’s largest emerging economies. An overall weakness in commodity markets – notably the drop in...

US federal court issues injunction against latest travel ban

A US federal court has again moved to block a travel ban against citizens of six Muslim-majority countries. As we reported last month, US President...

Ireland launches new fund for international university partnerships

Ireland has introduced a new €500,000 fund to support activities leading to expanded collaborations between Irish...

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