The Market Monitor Digest (week 42/2025)
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International Education
Canada: 47k int’l students flagged for potential visa non-compliance
By The PIE News, Oct 10, 2025
IRCC, told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration that 8% of international students reviewed were potentially “non-compliant”, meaning they were not attending classes as required by the terms of their study visa.
Australia: Foreign students dominate Australia's leading universities
By VnExpress, Oct 10, 2025
International students now make up nearly half of enrollments at Australia's leading universities, including Sydney, RMIT and New South Wales. Australia's Department of Education reported that in the 2024–2025 academic year, 35% of all students in the country were from abroad, a 3% increase from the previous year, most of them from Asia, according to The Australian.
US: MIT says no to White House demand to limit international and diversity policies
By VnExpress, Oct 12, 2025
Massachusetts Institute of Technology President Sally Kornbluth has said she "cannot support" a memo that the White House sent to nine elite U.S. universities detailing policies they should follow to get preferential consideration for federal funding.
UK: University associations push for “swift” UK return to Erasmus
By The PIE News, Oct 13, 2025
Two bodies representing more than 900 universities across the UK and Europe are calling for a deal on the UK rejoining the Erasmus educational exchange scheme to be reached “swiftly”. The UK has not been part of the program — which supports students, staff, and trainees to study abroad — since formally leaving the EU in 2020, following the 2016 Brexit vote.
Australia: Australia drops proposal to cap international student enrolments
By VnExpress, Oct 13, 2025
The Australian government has scrapped its plan to impose a cap on international student numbers, while introducing tighter oversight on transparency and the capacity of education providers.
Ireland: Irish HE minister rolls out welcome to international students
By The PIE News, Oct 14, 2025
Ireland's higher education minister has stressed the immense benefits that international students bring to the country in an address to delegates at a major industry conference.
UK & Germany: UK relaxes school group travel rules for Germany
By Study Travel, Oct 16, 2025
The UK has confirmed ID card travel for school groups from Germany in changes to immigration rules published this week, mirroring similar arrangements in place for France. In the explanatory memorandum to the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules, the Home Office confirmed that EU, EEA or Swiss nationals aged 19 or under studying at a German school or educational institution will be able to enter the UK on a national identity card.
Global: ‘Big four becomes big 14’ in dominating international education
By Times Higher Education, Oct 16, 2025
The era of the traditional “big four” study destinations (US, UK, Australia, and Canada) has ended, with at least 14 nations now competing for global dominance in international education. New challengers include Hong Kong, Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Ireland, France, Germany, Turkey, Japan, and India, all expanding recruitment and transnational partnerships.
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