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The impact of immigration settings, affordability, and job opportunities on international students’ study abroad decisions

New research underlines the extent to which international students look closely at work opportunities and immigration policy in general when comparing destinations for study abroad....

Hong Kong needs to build more student housing

In his October 2023 address, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee set out some ambitious goals for the territory’s foreign enrolment, including that Hong Kong...

ChatGPT for international education marketing: What is “Prompt Engineering?”

Many international education marketers are now using ChatGPT, whether it’s the free version (GPT-3) or the paid version (GPT-4, which currently costs about US$20 a...

Canadian immigration minister releases official cap figures and targets for 2024

In many respects, the implementation of Canada’s newly established cap on international student enrolment has been shrouded in secrecy these last few months. Some of...

Australia: Record-high foreign enrolment but tighter immigration settings now taking hold

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...

Business school survey again signals declining non-EU enrolment in UK

The most recent survey from the Chartered Association of Business Schools in the UK reveals that, “International student enrolments have significantly declined in UK business...

US study visa refusals reached record levels in 2023

More than a third of prospective international students applying to study in the US last year were turned away. The F-1 visa refusal rate surged...

Canada: More provincial cap numbers announced; IRCC moves up end date for post-graduate work for partnership programmes

Since the Canadian government’s announcement in January that it would be capping the number of new study permits issued to international students in 2024 and...

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