The Market Monitor Digest (week 02/2026)
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International Education
South Korea: Foreign graduate employment tops 30% for first time
By The Korea Times, Dec 30, 2025
The employment rate of foreign graduates in Korea topped 30 percent for the first time. Starting this year, the ministry plans to release employment statistics for international students on an annual basis.
Japan: Japan's Tohoku University to increase tuition fee for international students from 2027
By The Economic Times, Dec 30, 2025
Tohoku University has decided to raise tuition fees for international students from fiscal 2027, becoming the first national university in Japan to publicly reveal such a plan.
Australia: Record Australian international income ‘from onshore students’
By Times Higher Education, Dec 31, 2025
The value of Australian education exports hit an all-time high last financial year, as the higher education sector claimed an escalating share of foreign enrolments. However, more and more students are enlisted from within Australia, suggesting that the rise in revenue is unlikely to be sustained.
UK: UK universities must evolve to deliver the brighter future people want
By Times Higher Education, Jan 02, 2026
In 2025, the UK’s higher education sector achieved something of vital importance. The government’s welcome decision to increase English tuition fees annually in line with inflation and its commitments on research funding have provided some long-term certainty.
Australia: Sector urges policy stability as Australia looks to rebuild trust in 2026
By The PIE News, Jan 05, 2025
Policy stability, global competitiveness and a renewed push to articulate the value of international students top the agenda for Australia’s international education sector in the year ahead.
Canada: What’s the outlook for Canadian international education in 2026?
By The PIE News, Jan 07, 2025
In the face of visa processing delays and record-low approval rates, experts widely anticipate inbound mobility to remain constrained in 2026, with study permit issuance unlikely to meet this year’s target of 408,000, including 155,000 new student arrivals.
Global: Beyond the big four - the study destinations to watch in 2026
By The PIE News, Jan 07, 2025
Recent QS data suggesting around 5 million international students will study abroad by 2030. Meanwhile, infrastructure constraints in major source countries is pushing more students overseas, leading many countries to revise education and immigration policies to meet growing demand while introducing measures to ensure “genuine” students form part of their institutions’ international cohorts.
Europe: HE sector demands €60 billion in EU funding for Erasmus+
By University World News, Jan 08, 2026
European higher education sector organisations have issued a joint statement calling on member states, the European Parliament and the European Commission to ensure an allocation of at least €60 billion (US$70 billion) for Erasmus+ from 2028 to 2034 during the ongoing negotiations on the European Union’s next long-term budget or multiannual financial framework.
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