The Market Monitor Digest (week 32/2026)
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International Education
US: Trump eyes $100,000 OPT fee
By The Pie News, July 31, 2026
The Trump administration is reportedly weighing a plan to fix a $100,000 fee onto America’s post-graduation employment program for international students known as Optional Practical Training (OPT).
Greece: Greece approves seven new branch campuses
By Study Travel Magazine , July 31, 2026
The Greek government has announced that licenses for seven new branch campuses of universities from the UK, USA, Cyprus and France have been granted under new rules allowing non-state education.
Iceland: Iceland to introduce full university fees for non-EEA students
By Study Travel Magazine, Aug 03, 2026
The government of Iceland has passed legislation that will require non-EEA students to pay full tuition fees from the 2027/28 academic year, a move that follows recent changes to reduce the post-graduation work search period.
Australia: Explosive rise in Australian sector income masks individual pain
By Times Higher Education, Aug 04, 2026
Australian students’ spending on degrees has grown four times as quickly as the government’s, after fees and subsidies were overhauled during the coronavirus pandemic. Yet domestic students are shouldering a smaller share of universities’ overall income than before Covid.
US: Benchmarking report maps evolving US international recruitment
By The Pie News, Aug 05, 2026
A new benchmarking report gives US institutions insights into evolving international recruitment practices as policy turbulence and visa challenges dramatically shift the operating environment.
New Zealand: Record monthly new student visa grants for New Zealand in June
By Study Travel Magazine, Aug 05, 2026
New Zealand issued a record number of new student visas to full-fee paying students in a calendar month in June 2026, according to the latest data published by the government.
Ireland: QQI unveils first TrustEd Ireland Quality Mark recipients
By The Pie News, Aug 06, 2026
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) has announced the first English Language Education (ELE) providers authorised to use the TrustEd Ireland Quality Mark, a new statutory accreditation program designed to strengthen quality assurance and support the protection of international students.
India: Indian branch campuses twice as costly as local universities
By Times Higher Education, Aug 06, 2026
The cost of studying at an international branch campus in India is twice as expensive as attending an elite local university but only a third of the cost of studying abroad, according to a researcher who analysed the tuition fees of all the new sites launched in recent years.
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