🌏 Global Student Flows: Australia and New Zealand
With the QS Global Student Flows: Australia and New Zealand report out now and the Back to School Summit coming September 9–11, 2025, the next few months will be pivotal for shaping strategy in a rapidly evolving education landscape.
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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 tightened student visa rules, US slashed education funding, while China opened doors to global STEM talent
🔎 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.
📆 24th Annual Back to School Summit 2025
2 weeks until the world's longest-standing leadership summit for senior executives, policymakers, institutional leaders, philanthropists, and investors in global education. Hurry and reserve your spot. This summit will sell out!
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🌏 Europe and Central Asia
🇬🇧 UK Home Office sends 10K+ text warnings to international students against overstaying visas or filing unmerited asylum claims
🌎 North America
🇺🇸 GOP-led House panel proposes 15% cut to U.S. Education Department budget
🇺🇸 University of Chicago plans $100M budget cuts, including 100–150 staff layoffs, pausing 19 PhD programs, and scaling back capital projects amid federal policy shifts
🌏 East Asia and Pacific
🇨🇳 China launches K visa for global STEM students and graduates, offering flexible multi-entry stays without employer sponsorship
🇮🇩 StudyIn acquires SUN Education, expanding student recruitment reach across Indonesia
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