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Australia: Full-year data for 2025 reveals impact of AUD$2,000 study visa application fee on ELICOS sector Australia’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has released full-year data on student visa applications and grants in 2025....

Germany’s foreign enrolments continued to grow in the 2025/26 academic year German universities’ international enrolments continue to grow. In 2025/26, about 420,000 foreign students were enrolled, a +4% year-over-year...

Survey highlights a growing “engagement gap” between international student expectations and institutional response New research from Sinorbis and Edified makes the case that international student recruitment has entered a new phase,...

Foreign recruitment of American students and researchers is intensifying The US, along with the UK, has always been a preferred destination for top international students. Now, it...

Inside Spain’s growing appeal for international students Along with Italy, France, and Germany, Spain is positioning itself as a more compelling destination than ever for...

Canada struggling to attract and retain global talent In Canada, two years into the government’s introduction of caps on international student enrolments and related reforms to...

Canada’s foreign enrolment has fallen by nearly 300,000 students over the last two years Speaking in the East Coast city of Halifax last month, Canadian Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab said that...

China: Two-thirds of new TNE partnerships are with countries outside the Big Four China has been ramping up its transnational education (TNE) partnerships with other countries, with the Ministry of Education...

Vietnam: Students encouraged to obtain advanced technology degrees abroad Vietnam boasts one of the fastest-growing economies in the world (+8% in 2025), but its workforce cannot yet...

The Netherlands: Foreign enrolment slowdown driven by declining undergraduate numbers In 2024/25, 131,000 international students – including 51,800 new students – were enrolled in a degree programme offered by...

UK: International student numbers fall for second year, especially in postgraduate programmes A sharp year-over-year decline in non-EU students enrolling in UK universities in 2024/25 (-5%) is the main contributor...

Italy rises as a study destination but struggles to retain foreign graduates Italy is increasingly popular as a European study abroad destination, with international enrolments increasing by about +10% per...

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