🌏 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 enrolments fall due to fee levy, Canada permits plunge 67%, and the US targets China campuses

🔎 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.

🌏 Europe and Central Asia

🇬🇧 UK’s proposed 6% international fee levy could cut enrolments by 77K over five years, with first-year drop of 16K and a £2.2B economic impact

🌎 North America

🇺🇸 US ramps up scrutiny of joint campuses in China, citing security risks and CCP control

🇺🇸 Trump administration plans H-1B overhaul, prioritizing higher-paid, higher-skilled workers with a new wage-weighted lottery and $100K fee; lower-wage applications face restrictions

🇺🇸 US Department of Education launches 2026–27 FAFSA early on Oct. 1, featuring streamlined parent data submission and faster verification to simplify the process

🇨🇦 Canada’s study permits drop sharply in 2025, approvals down 50%, Indian student permits down 67.5%

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