The Market Monitor Digest (week 49/2024)
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International Education
China: Chinese outbound recovery slow, students considering alternative destinations
By Study Travel, Dec 05, 2024
The North American destinations had struggled to recover the Chinese market. BONARD said that in light of recent restrictions on inbound mobility, Canada was unlikely to recover in the short term. BONARD highlighted Ministry of Education data that shows 84 per cent of Chinese that go to university overseas return for employment, and that the reputation of an overseas institution determines a graduate’s competitiveness in the Chinese job market.
Japan: Japan market report - A dual focus on attracting international students and sending more Japanese students abroad
By ICEF Monitor, Dec 04, 2024
Japan wants to attract 400,000 international students by 2033, and to send 500,000 Japanese students to study abroad. This makes Japan both a notable competitor destination and a more promising growth market than in the past. Japanese families need more encouragement about the benefits of study abroad than those in other countries.
US & Europe: Trump return a ‘big opportunity’ for EU to attract research talent
By Research Professional News, Dec 05, 2024
Donald Trump’s impending return as US president offers Europe a “big opportunity” on research and the EU should quickly mount a campaign to attract young academics, according to a former research minister who led an expert report on R&I for the European Commission.
Global: Teaching opportunities for PhDs dry up in university cash crisis
By The PIE News, Dec 04, 2024
Barely one in three postgraduate researchers (PGRs) are being given the opportunity to teach undergraduates, a major survey of UK and Australian PhD students has found.
New Zealand: Strong growth in international student enrolments
By New Zealand Government, Dec 04, 2024
New Zealand’s international education sector is rebounding strongly, up 24 per cent year-on-year and 6 per cent above 2023 totals, Tertiary Education and Skills Minister Penny Simmonds Diversity in source markets strengthens our education sector. While China and India lead, enrolments have grown from the US, Thailand, Germany, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines, each now contribute 3 per cent of international students.
US: 5% decline in first-year students reverses years of gains
By University World News, Dec 04, 2024
First-year enrolment in American colleges and universities declined by 5% – and 6% in four-year BA institutions – between 2023 and 2024. This decline, the largest since the 3.6% decline in 2021, the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, reverses three years of gains, including last year’s increase of 3.9% of 18-year-old first-year students, says a report published this week.
UK: Three UK universities put on student visa ‘action plans’
By Times Higher Education, Dec 04, 2024
Home Office guidance suggests breaches of sponsorship requirements as sector becomes more reliant on international student revenues. Three UK higher education institutions are currently subject to action plans: the University of Central Lancashire (UClan), De Montfort University and Nottingham Trent University.
Australia: Public and private providers battle to mitigate ESOS fallout
By The PIE News, Dec 04, 2024
Amid the fallout from Australia’s stalled ESOS Amendment Bill, private colleges are considering legal action against the federal government, while public universities are reopening paused international admissions.
France: Where are French students heading for study abroad opportunities?
By The PIE News, Dec 04, 2024
French high school students are mainly looking to the UK, the Netherlands and Canada as higher education destinations, The PIE News learnt at a recent university fair.
Sweden: Educatius Group acquires international studies exchange company
By Education Investor, Dec 04, 2024
Boston-based Educatius Group, a provider of high school exchange programmes, has acquired Gothenburg-headquartered STS Education Group, an organisation specialising in international studies and cultural exchange. Educatius Group facilitates high school experiences for children worldwide, offering programmes in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain and Sweden.
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