The Market Monitor Digest (week 25/2025)
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International Education
UK, Wales: Wales eyes expansion as UK hub for international students
By The PIE News, June 19, 2025
New data has revealed a significant increase in global awareness and student interest in studying in Wales, with figures showing the country has the strongest growth in international student numbers across the UK. A new independent evaluation of the Study in Wales brand – part of the Global Wales program – reveals that international recognition of Wales as a study destination has more than doubled in just three years.
US: What international students should prepare for studying in the US this year
By VnExpress, June 19, 2025
As international students face increased uncertainty about their U.S. study plans due to a halt in visa appointments, experts are offering guidance on how to navigate the evolving immigration landscape. The Trump administration late last month suspended the scheduling of new visa interviews for foreign students while preparing to expand the screening of their social media activity.
Australia: Longer work rights ‘good for universities but not students’
By Times Higher Education, June 19, 2025
Generous post-study work rights help attract international students but can undermine their work and migration prospects by intensifying competition for limited jobs and residency visas. An analysis of the impacts of a 2013 boost to international graduates’ work rights discerned no immediate effect on their income, the types of jobs they secured or the characteristics of the firms that employed them.
US: Strong Majority of Americans View International Students as Beneficial to U.S.
By Diverse Education, June 16, 2025
The survey found 74 percent of respondents view foreign students as "a good thing" for America, while only 17 percent consider their presence detrimental. Democratic voters showed overwhelming support at 96 percent, while three-quarters of independent voters (75 percent) and nearly half of Republicans (49 percent) shared positive views.
Canada: Sienna Senior Living completes second acquisition in Ottawa in 2025
By The Globe and Mail, June 18, 2025
Sienna Senior Living Inc. announced today that it has finalized its previously announced acquisition of Hazeldean Gardens Retirement Residence, a 172-suite retirement residence consisting of 129 independent living, 31 assisted living, and 12 memory care units in Stittsville, Ontario ("Acquisition"), a suburb located in Ottawa’s west end.
US: The Ormsby - Pioneering luxury senior living in Northern Kentucky
By LINK NKY, June 18, 2025
For the first time, luxury senior living is coming to Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. The Ormsby, named after the gifted astronomer and hometown namesake General Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel, is set to establish itself in Northern Kentucky as a Life Plan Community that exceeds all expectations. When it opens, the community will offer more than 200 stunning residences on its impressive campus.
New Zealand: New Zealand universities see record income from overseas students
By Times Higher Education, June 17, 2025
New Zealand’s universities achieved record revenue from international tuition fees last year, even though overseas enrolments had not fully recovered from the coronavirus pandemic, Ministry of Education statistics reveal. The eight institutions’ collective NZ$581 million (£258 million) in earnings from foreign students – about NZ$1 million more than they had attracted in the pre-pandemic bumper year of 2019 – was a result of fee increases as well as recovering numbers.
UAE & US: UAE emerges as key alternative for international students with 100% scholarships & global transfers
By The Economic Times, June 17, 2025
With growing concerns over US student visa issues, universities in the United Arab Emirates are seeing a sharp increase in international applications. Institutions across the UAE are offering scholarships, easy visa processes, and global transfer options to attract students, especiallythose rethinking plans to study in the United States.
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