🌏 Global Student Flows: Australia and New Zealand

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International student recruitment in both Australia and New Zealand is expected to stagnate with low growth forecast until at least 2030. This edition of Global Student Flows uses data-driven insights to show where demand is shifting and how institutions can respond. For universities, policymakers, and providers, it highlights emerging opportunities, benchmarks regional flow patterns, and guides the development of resilient, evidence-led strategies.

This Week's Highlights

🔎 Australia and New Zealand. Access our latest global student flows report
🎓 Global Student Flows Insight Series. In-depth regional reports and webinars throughout 2025
🌏 In the News. UK student visa grants rise, US revives exchange program funds, and Trump’s China plan stirs backlash

🔎 Australia and New Zealand's Higher Education Sectors Are Under Pressure

International student growth in Australia and New Zealand is expected to stagnate through 2030, as source markets compete for hub status and geopolitical factors curb demand. This pressures institutions to play to their strengths by differentiating, rebuilding reputation, and aligning programs with skills demand. The report offers in-depth mobility insights, expert recommendations to outpace forecasts, and three evidence-based scenarios to guide future strategy.

Global Student Flows maps 4,000 mobility routes across 80+ countries – combining simulation, policy expertise, and indications of shifting demand.

🎓 Global Student Flows Insight Series

Forecasting thousands of student flows from 2,500 cities, 15 core drivers, 3 scenarios, 1 million simulations – analysed by global experts in policy, economics, and higher education. Throughout 2025, we will release 12 incisive reports and expert-led webinars - featuring forecasts through 2030, market intelligence to inform your TNE strategy, rankings analysis, and much more.

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🌏 Europe and Central Asia

🇬🇧 UK student visa grants rebound in early 2025 (+18% H1), though annual numbers remain below last year’s level

🇬🇧 UK grants funded scholarships to 40 Gazan students, including nine Chevening awardees

🌎 North America

🇺🇸 US Office of Management and Budget grants reprieve to key exchange programmes, releasing funding for 28 programmes, including Fulbright and EducationUSA

🇺🇸 Trump backs plan for 600,000 Chinese students in the US, sparking MAGA backlash

🇺🇸 Albright College taps $15M from its $65M endowment to fund library expansion and campus upgrades as it projects a $10M surplus, following years of deficits

🇨🇦 Canada to accept TOEFL Essentials for permanent residency application

🌏 East Asia and Pacific

🇰🇷 South Korea tops 270K international students, but employability barriers and visa limits persist

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