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Market News Bulletin: 12Th September – 9Th October 2015 MARKET NEWS BULLETIN: 12TH SEPTEMBER – 9TH OCTOBER 2015 Compiled by Jamie Aston Contents Summary Section - UK - USA and Canada - Australia and New Zealand - Asia - International Full Articles - UK - USA and Canada - Australia and New Zealand - Asia - International Page 2 of 63 Summary Section UK Back to top The value of international students goes far beyond fees :: The Independent :: 9th October How will new government immigration policies affect international students? Russ Thorne finds that universities report confusion from applicants and concern for our global reputation UK risks losing battle for international students :: Financial Times :: 7th October Without foreign students, many British university courses would not be viable. That includes some of the most important to the country’s success: postgraduate courses in science, technology and engineering. Theresa May: rules ‘must be enforced’ on overseas students :: Times Higher Education :: 6th October Home secretary takes swipe at university ‘lobbyists’ but no mention about speculation that she has lost support of Cameron on students being included in net migration count University rankings: UK 'a stand-out performer' :: BBC :: 30th September The UK has 34 universities in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world's top 200 institutions. USA and Canada Back to top US universities invest $185 million in study abroad :: Times Higher Education :: 5th October Page 3 of 63 Institutions signed up to IIE’s Generation Study Abroad initiative have pledged to create scholarships for under-represented students, says report THE rankings: Europe looking strong, US losing grip on top spots :: The Pie News :: 2nd October European universities are making their way up the league table, according to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, as US institutions lose their dominance in the high end of the rankings. International students driving growth in US graduate programmes :: ICEF Monitor :: 28th September The Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) reported earlier this month that first-time graduate enrolment in the US grew 3.5% between fall 2013 and fall 2014. This represents the largest, single-year increase since 2009 and certainly bodes well for future enrolment trends. However, total graduate enrolment in America remains below the recent-year peak of 2009 and grew by only 0.4% overall between 2013 and 2014. Court ruling places US post-study STEM work rights at risk :: ICEF Monitor :: 23rd September A US federal court has set aside key post-study work provisions for foreign students in the US. In a 12 August 2015 ruling, Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle invalidated the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) 2008 17-month Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension rule. Land of opportunity or land of disappointment? Expectations and reality for admitted international students :: eAdventures :: 22nd September This summer, China has been in economic turmoil. Legions of Chinese international students must also be in turmoil. Those who are enrolled in U.S. institutions are seeing their tuition costs skyrocket due to devalued currency. Those who are considering a U.S. higher education are seeing the cost barrier to entry rise. US universities see 32% increase in Indian enrolment in 2015 :: ICEF Monitor :: 16th September Page 4 of 63 The latest indicator of surging Indian enrolment in US education comes in the form of the August 2015 SEVIS by the Numbers report from the US government. Combined with data presented via a new interactive mapping tool, the figures show that the number of Indian students in the US grew from 113,649 in July 2014 to 149,999 in July 2015 – for a year-over- year increase of 31.98%. Canada introduces new travel authorisation requirement :: ICEF Monitor :: 14th September Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is moving to implement a new Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) requirement for foreign visitors this year, including international students. Australia and New Zealand Back to top Universities Australia Pushes for Radical New Higher Education Strategy :: Study International :: 8th October Universities Australia has launched a new policy statement called “Keep it Clever”, urging for major investment in research and innovation throughout Australia’s higher education sector. Turnbull government shelves controversial university reforms in major departure from Abbott era :: Sydney Morning Herald :: 1st October The Turnbull government has dropped its plan to allow universities to set their own fees from next year, and will go back to the drawing board on higher education reform. Australia: sector welcomes new ministerial line-up :: The Pie News :: 24th September International education stakeholders have welcomed a raft of new ministerial appointments under Australia’s new Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who ousted the increasingly unpopular former leader Tony Abbott earlier this month. Asia Back to top Page 5 of 63 UK and China strengthen educational ties with new bilateral agreements :: ICEF Monitor :; 6th October Education plays a significant role in bilateral relations, to say nothing of trade, between the UK and China. Nearly 90,000 Chinese students studied in the UK in 2013/14, representing an increase of 5% over the year prior and 50% growth over the previous five years. Another 50,233 students were enrolled in British transnational education (TNE) programmes delivered in China in that same year. Here too student numbers have increased by 50% over the past five years, and 18% from 2012/13 to 2013/14 alone. UK-China agreements signal ‘new phase of education collaboration’ :: The Pie News :: 22nd September The eighth UK-China Education Summit saw the signing of 23 education agreements to further collaboration and increase student mobility, which UK Minister for Universities and Science Jo Johnson said signalled a “new phase of scientific and educational collaboration on an unprecedented scale” between the two countries. Singapore shines in QS World University Rankings shake-up :: The Pie News :: 18th September Changes to methodology have led to some unexpected changes in this year’s QS World University Rankings, with two of the fastest risers, Singapore’s universities, two entering the top 15 for the first time. Nevertheless, MIT has scooped the top spot for the fourth year running. International Back to top Pipeline to progress – how the pathway market is a defining trend in international education :: The Pie News :: 8th October “Just because students have an iPhone doesn’t mean they understand Western academic culture,” says Daniel Guhr, Managing Director of US-based Illuminate Consulting Group. Guhr has become a pathway expert by virtue of his extensive research work in the field, most recently surveying the Canadian and US pathway landscape for two leading global pathways providers and an education ministry. Page 6 of 63 Worldwide pathways worth $825m a year; Europe to see growth :: The Pie News :: 17th September The English-medium foundation programme market is worth an estimated US$825m per year, according to a report from StudyPortals and Cambridge English. The UK dominates the market in terms of course numbers but continental Europe is expected to see considerable growth in the coming years, the report found. Page 7 of 63 Full Articles UK Back to top The value of international students goes far beyond fees By Independent staff :: The Independent :: 9th October http://www.independent.co.uk/student/shu/the-value-of-international-students-goes-far- beyond-fees-a6687566.html Recent changes to immigration rules are causing concern for universities and prospective international students alike. New provisions include requiring students to have more savings on arrival and a review of the minimum salary for Tier 2 visas (the most common route for non-EU nationals to stay in the UK after graduation). According to Dr Iain MacPhee, dean for international education at the Institute of Medical and Biomedical Education, St George’s, University of London, it’s still too early to gauge the true impact of the changes on student choice to study in the UK. However, there have been immediate consequences. “We are seeing more enquiries from students who are confused by the increasing complexities of the immigration rules,” he says. The speed and enforcement of the changes is also affecting the way the UK is seen overseas, suggests James Richardson, director of international development at Sheffield Hallam University. “It gives the impression that the UK isn't very welcoming, especially compared to other countries like Australia and America, who are putting out an increasingly positive message about international students.” In addition, the new rules are reinforcing the negative impression made by removing the post- study work visa (in 2012), Richardson continues. He argues that by discontinuing the visa, the perception created of the UK’s attitude to international students was “‘Come here, pay your fee and clear off. You have no value to the wider economy.’ These changes are not helping to counter that perception.” Yet the presence of international students has immense cultural value to UK institutions, says Andrew Bird, head of international marketing and student recruitment at Bournemouth University. “To produce global citizens you need to provide a forum for that to happen, and where better than a university to support the leaders of tomorrow to interact and get to know each other in a supported environment?” Page 8 of 63 Indeed, a diverse cultural experience is exactly what UK students are looking for. “Increasingly they ask about the nationality mix on their course,” says Bird. “Not because they see cultural diversity as a negative but because they recognise the importance of meeting and working with people from different backgrounds in their future careers.” Of course, the financial value of international students to universities is undeniable and Richardson acknowledges that it would be “remiss” of him to ignore it. But he urges prospective students to look beyond the restrictions and the headlines about the UK. “Our universities and the communities in which they’re located are ready to welcome them and support them.
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