🌏 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. International education faces pressure with UK’s levy impact, Canada’s permit collapse, and US-China campus tensions

🔎 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 6% international fee levy moves ahead; new analysis says government underestimates enrolment losses from non-EU markets

🌎 North America

🇺🇸 US falls to third globally in business education, overtaken by the UK and Germany due to high costs and visa challenges

🇺🇸 US proposes 15% cap on international undergraduates, with a max 5% from any single country

🇺🇸 Washington University lays off 316 staff to cut costs amid reduced federal funding and rising expenses

🌏 East Asia and the Pacific

🇰🇷 South Korea surpasses 300K international students two years early, enrolling ~305,329 as of August 2025

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