The Market Monitor Digest (week 39/2024)
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International Education
Australia & Hong Kong: Newly merged Australian university to boost partnerships with city, attract Hongkongers
By South China Morning Post, Sep 24, 2024
Two co-vice-chancellors of a newly merged Australian universityhave pledged to expand partnerships with varsities in Hong Kong, with the goal of retaining its attractiveness to local students under the new management.
Canada: Canadian recruitment collapse ‘a warning’ to UK and Australia
By Times Higher Education, Sep 25, 2024
Leading anglophone nations risk squandering hard-built reputation for welcoming international students.
China & US: US visas for Chinese students on rise, official says; concerns remain about unfair treatment
By Zhao Yimeng, Sep 24, 2024
The United States remains the top destination for Chinese students studying abroad despite concerns among students and parents over visas and public security, said an official with the US embassy in Beijing.
India: Indian students eyeing Higher Education in Europe amid policy shifts in US, Australia, Canada, UK
By Digital Desk, Sep 25, 2024
Study Abroad Trends Report 3.0, conducted in 2024, showed a dip in students choosing these preferred destinations, whereas European countries saw a spike.
Ireland: EU citizens are entitled to study at any university within the European Union
By The Irish Times, Sep 24, 2024
More and more Irish students are taking up the opportunity to apply for degree programs overseas and study abroad. There are more than 2,000-degree courses taught through English around Europe with the majority of them in the Netherlands, which is the number one destination for Irish students, with Poland, Denmark, Italy, and Germany also popular.
Netherlands: Dutch fear brain drain as early career research grants axed
By Times Higher Education, Sep 20, 2024
Planning cuts of more than €1 billion (£840 million), ministers opt to save academic positions and instead target ‘starter’ grants.
South Africa & Germany: UNISA Signs Milestone MoU with German University
By African Times, Sep 25, 2024
The University of South Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Fern Universität of Hagen in Germany. The MoU, signed on Monday, 23 September 2024, seeks to strengthen collaboration between the two universities in areas of research, student exchanges, and the joint development of academic programmes.
UK: Visa change ‘caused cataclysmic crash’ in international recruitment
By Research Professional News, Sep 23, 2024
Vice-chancellor says UK’s “sovereign capability” to offer some courses is under threat. The new Labour government must reverse the restrictions on international students bringing family members with them to the UK as a matter of urgency, a vice-chancellor has warned.
UK: UK universities courting French-speaking African students
By The PIE News, Sep 24, 2024
UK universities recruiting students in Africa are changing strategy and scoping out opportunities in French-speaking countries as one way of raising student numbers.
Vietnam & UK: British universities partner to enhance education in Vietnam
By Saigon Times, Sep 24, 2024
British University Vietnam (BUV), City St George’s University – University of London (UOL), and the Centre for Foreign Affairs and Languages Training (CEFALT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance international education in Vietnam.
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