The Market Monitor Digest (week 25/2026)
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International Education
Canada: Languages Canada lobbying for government for sector support, including language pilot under federal cap
By Study Travel Magazine, June 11, 2026
English and French provider association Languages Canada is lobbying the government on visa recommendations to support the sector, including a pilot visa stream for language students under the federal cap and greater clarity of visa processing.
Netherlands: First-ever decrease in international students for the Netherlands
By Study Travel Magazine, June 15, 2026
The first decrease in the international student population since Nuffic began measuring the sector in 2006. The government has been pursuing a strategy of reducing international student numbers, although the current government has rolled back some of those measures. Top market Germany declined, while the top six markets were all from the EEA.
Nigeria: Nigeria lifts tuition remittance cap even as visa concerns persist
By The Pie News, June 15, 2026
The Central Bank of Nigeria has increased the maximum tuition fee remittance for students studying abroad from $15,000 to $25,000 per semester, though experts say access to visas and funding remains a greater concern for many prospective students.
Belgium: Fee hike in French-speaking Belgium ‘shifts burden on to students’
By Times Higher Education, June 16, 2026
Belgium’s French-speaking universities have criticised a controversial tuition fee increase approved by parliament, warning that students are being asked to pay more for a chronically underfunded system.
Ireland: Mixed year for Ireland’s ELT sector in 2025 – students up, weeks down
By Study Travel Magazine, June 17, 2026
Members of ELT association English Education Ireland (EEI) experienced a two per cent increase in students last year, but also an 18 per cent drop in student weeks as juniors and ministays took a greater proportion of bookings.
UK: Ofqual fines Cambridge English £875k over IELTS marking errors
By The Pie News, June 17, 2026
UK qualifications regulator Ofqual has fined Cambridge English £875,000 following an investigation into automated marking errors that led to incorrect IELTS results being issued to more than 62,000 learners worldwide between 2023 and 2025.
Asia: QS World University Rankings 2027 show gains for Asia and Middle East
By Study Travel Magazine, June 18, 2026
The QS World University Rankings 2027 have been released, showing stability among the top 10 institutions and gains for East Asia and the Middle East. Massachusetts Institute of Technology tops the QS World University Rankings again.
India: India’s university rise broadens beyond IITs, but internationalisation lags
By The Pie News, June 18, 2026
More than half of India's ranked universities improved their position in the QS World University Rankings 2027, with 18 institutions reaching record highs as gains spread beyond the IITs despite persistent internationalisation challenges.
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