🌏 Global Student Flows: Europe

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International enrolments across Europe are projected to grow by 5% annually to 2030, outpacing the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Affordable tuition, expanding English-taught programmes, and favourable visa frameworks are positioning the continent as a resilient hub for global talent. Yet, challenges such as housing shortages, infrastructure gaps, and plateauing institutional reputation could limit momentum.

This Week's Highlights

🔎 Europe. Access our latest global student flows report
🎓 Global Student Flows Insight Series. In-depth regional reports and webinars throughout 2025
🌏 In the News. UK transnational education is expanding rapidly, the Netherlands faces major economic risks from student caps, and US study-abroad alumni report strong career benefits

🔎 Europe’s Post-Pandemic Recovery Continues

This edition of Global Student Flows examines how shifting global demand, affordability, and evolving policy environments are shaping Europe’s position as a global study hub. It highlights emerging trends across Germany, France, Italy, and Spain, explores new mobility corridors from Africa and Asia, and offers scenario-based insights to help institutions, governments, and providers strengthen resilience and align with future workforce needs.

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

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🌏 Europe and Central Asia

🇬🇧 UK transnational education enrolments rose 7.8% to 653,570 in 2023/24 and are set to surpass onshore international students this decade

🇬🇧 Netherlands could lose up to €5B annually if it caps international student intake, with 82% of the loss concentrated in the Randstad region

🌎 North America

🇺🇸 Over 90% of US study-abroad alumni say the experience helped build their careers, and more than half say it aided their first job prospects

🇺🇸 Over half of prospective students now use AI tools like ChatGPT for study decisions, highlighting the need for multi-channel marketing

🌏 East Asia and Pacific

🇻🇳 Vietnam may allow international students to work part-time (up to 20 hrs/week) under a new draft policy to boost appeal and support student finances

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