The Market Monitor Digest (week 45/2024)
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International Education
Canada & India: Permit processing setback for Indian students in Canada
By University World News, Nov 14, 2024
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada’s recent announcement that it will discontinue the Student Direct Stream for expedited processing of international students’ study permits is seen as a major blow for Indian students who represent the largest national group among international students in Canada.
Global: EF English Proficiency Index 2024 shows decline in major ELT markets
By Study Travel, Nov 14, 2024
Global levels of English language proficiency have declined for a fourth year in a row, according to the findings of the latest annual EF English Proficiency Index, with several major ELT markets recording lower scores than in the previous edition.
China & Asia: As students flock to SE Asia, China steps up quality checks
By University World News, Nov 14, 2024
Southeast Asia has been gaining in popularity in China as a study destination, which is often attributed to close proximity to China and lower costs compared to major destinations in the West. China’s Ministry of Education has announced that a new batch of foreign universities will come under closer scrutiny following the discovery of irregularities in their authentication data.
UK & India: Southampton wants 5,000 students at ‘comprehensive’ India campus
By Times Higher Education, Nov 14, 2024
The first British university campus in India, set to open next year, will offer a “comprehensive” programme of courses in a bid to admit thousands of students over the next decade.
UK & Peru: English language boost for university students in Peru
By Cambridge English, Nov 14, 2024
Cambridge University Press & Assessment is collaborating with WeTALK in Peru to provide learning and assessment content for a major English language programme in the university sector. The project will help deliver better English language learning outcomes for thousands of university students across Peru.
Malaysia: Malaysia rolling out the welcome mat for international students
By The PIE News, Nov 13, 2024
Malaysia is using novel techniques to attract prospective overseas applicants, redefining the positive student experience. At the ICEF’ Berlin conference earlier this month, stakeholders from Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong shared how they were planning to compete with the big four.
Global: Visa clampdowns put brakes on international student mobility
By Times Higher Education, Nov 13, 2024
Global survey finds that 41 per cent of institutions reported fewer international postgraduate students in this year’s intake compared to 2023. Clampdowns on international student visas across some of the biggest higher education markets are having a clear impact on recruitment, according to a new report.
Global: Education tourism - A perfect solution to the West’s woes
By University World News, Nov 13, 2024
International students are needed now more than ever to shore up university finances in the face of declining domestic student populations. This represents a ‘perfect storm’ for international education, occurring at a time when universities are increasingly dependent on international student tuition fees to help them balance the books.
US & India: India optimistic over F-1 visa and green cards under Trump
By The PIE News, Nov 12, 2024
While the country is already home to over 268,000 Indian students, as per the latest Open Doors report, Indians also make up the highest number of applicants for the H1B visa, which allows non-US citizens to work temporarily.
UK & Global: European business schools capitalising on UK’s recruitment woes
By Times Higher Education, Nov 12, 2024
Faltering UK recruitment is being capitalised on by business schools in the continent. Vincenzo Vinzi, dean of ESSEC Business School, said that Brexit, tensions between the US and China, and the improvement of French business schools in global rankings had made “French business schools and ESSEC very attractive for international students”.
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