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 Canada: Ontario colleges adopt new standards for programmes and supports for international students

Canada: Ontario colleges adopt new standards for programmes and supports for international students

Canada has been the fastest-growing study destination for much of the last decade, and, in 2022 alone, recorded 30% year-over-year growth and a record high enrolment of more...

 Canada extends expiring post-graduate work permits for thousands of international students

Canada extends expiring post-graduate work permits for thousands of international students

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced on 17 March 2023 that international students with post-graduation work permits (PGWPs) expiring in 2023 will be eligible for an additional...

 New US Department of Education guidance alarming for ed-tech and recruitment providers

New US Department of Education guidance alarming for ed-tech and recruitment providers

The US Department of Education has moved to substantially increase its regulatory oversight of third-party service providers. While its surprising announcement appears to be primarily targeted at contracts...

 US now allows student visa applications up to one year in advance

US now allows student visa applications up to one year in advance

On 21 February 2023, the US State Department announced an expansion of the time period during which international students may apply for an F or M-class visa to...

 Canada’s foreign enrolment grew by more than 30% in 2022

Canada’s foreign enrolment grew by more than 30% in 2022

Newly released data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) tells the story of a record year of growth for Canadian institutions and schools. IRCC reports that, as...

US foreign enrolment once again exceeds one million students

During the pandemic, international students numbers in the US dipped below the one-million student mark (as of fall 2020) for the first time since 2014. However, new data...

AIRC releases best practices guidance for US institutions

The American International Recruitment Council (AIRC) has issued new guidelines to help colleges and universities to manage their international enrolments: “AIRC International Enrollment Management (IEM) Standards for U.S....

Foreign enrolment in US rebounded in 2021/22 and is approaching pre-pandemic levels

International student enrolments in the US grew by 4% in 2021/22 compared with the previous year according to data from the just-released Open Doors® 2022 Report on International...

Are too few international students aware of the advantages of US community colleges?

The number of international students enrolled at US community colleges fell to 60,170 in the 2020/21 academic year, representing the steepest decline among institutional types in a time...

Japan and Europe increasingly important sending markets for Canada’s K-12 schools

International student numbers in Canadian public schools are recovering from steep enrolment drops in the pandemic, according to new data from CAPS-I. Long-term enrolments (four months or longer)...

EnglishUSA advances sector-specific recommendations for federal policy makers

The EnglishUSA board recently ratified a series of five policy recommendations for US government agencies. The peak body’s recommendations were in turn presented at the EnglishUSA Stakeholders Conference...

US: Indian enrolments surging for fall 2022 as Chinese numbers decline

The latest data release from the US Customs Student and Exchange Visitor Immigration Program (for September 2022) indicates that Indian enrolments are surging in the US. Chinese enrolments,...

Canada removes limit on off-campus work hours for international students

To address acute labour shortages in Canada’s economy, the Canadian government is temporarily lifting the cap on the number of hours per week international students can work off-campus...

Canada moving to boost pathways to permanent residency for international students  

The Canadian government is working on a strategy to increase opportunities for temporary residents – including international students – to transition to permanent residence. Earlier this year, Randeep Sarai,...

New data shows spike in international applications and first-time students for US graduate programmes

International applications to US graduate programmes increased by 12% in fall 2021 according to the International Graduate Applications and Enrollment: Fall 2021 report from the Council of Graduate...