The Market Monitor Digest (week 09/2026)
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International Education
UAE & Indonesia: McGill in $12.8m trilateral partnership with UAE and Indonesia
By The Pie News, Feb 20, 2026
A new initiative linking Canada's McGill University, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia is set to expand professional training and research capacity across key sectors in Indonesia.
France & India: Macron bids to triple recruitment of students from India
By University World News, Feb 22, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron, during a visit to India, announced on 17 February that his country plans to triple the number of students recruited from India to 30,000 by 2030.
Australia: Home-country study clause resurfaces as Australia tightens study visa scrutiny
By The Pie News, Feb 23, 2026
More South Asian applicants, especially from Sri Lanka, are being refused Australian study visas because similar programs exist in their home country, but experts say this is an old reason and may be part of a wider effort to slow international student growth after recent expansion.
Canada: British Columbia introduces new legislation for international education providers
By Study Travel Magazine, Feb 23, 2026
The government of British Columbia (BC) has introduced legislation that it said will strengthen protections for international students and will provide powers for more inspections and to take enforcement action.
Australia: Int’l students keeping Australian HE sector afloat, say leaders in face of uni deficits
By The Pie News, Feb 24, 2026
International students have "helped keep the system afloat" amid soaring university deficits, according to the Australian sector's peak body – but policy doubt is throwing future growth into jeopardy.
India: US campus to offer industry-integrated education in Mumbai
By University World News, Feb 24, 2026
The choice of the Godrej Business District in the Indian city of Mumbai as the site of a campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology, the first US university to receive approval from the University Grants Commission to set up a degree-granting campus in India, is both symbolic and strategically crucial.
Canada: Canada records 60% fall in new international student arrivals
By The Pie News, Feb 25, 2026
New student arrivals to Canada saw a 61% year-on-year decline in 2025, as two years of study caps and falling approval rates continue to wreak havoc on the sector.
Global: Continuing expansion of K-12 international school sector driven more by growing local demand
By ICEF Monitor, Feb 25, 2026
There are now more than 15,000 international schools operating across various regions. About a quarter of them are located in five countries: China, India, UAE, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Asia accounts for more than half of the total. More and more schools offer education that is localised (e.g., language, culture) as well as global (e.g., internationally recognised curricula such as IB, Cambridge).
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