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#intled - Audits are rarely fun. However, UK pathway providers have jumped at the chance to show their value (and why wouldn’t they?) to the Quality Assurance Agency of Higher Education. The debate centers around entry qualifications for international v. domestic.

#intled - It’s an election year in Britain, and the future of universities’ financial survival is very much in the balance. With fewer students from abroad and increased costs, international students are being used as a political football sadly.

#intled - Also behind the Great Wall, there have been far fewer joint university partnerships formed in the last year between Chinese institutions and universities abroad. Growing retrenchment or an extended pause after last year’s no new tie-ups?

#intled - QS has made a significant move in China with the acquisition of a study abroad advising company. To “add considerable capacity and expertise to our ability to serve students in China and connect western universities with China-based partners.”

#intled - For international students Down Under looking to work post-graduation there are two streams: Post-Vocational Education Work and Post-Higher Education Work. Age maximums have also been reduced to 35 years old.

#intled - When the largest international education serving company, IDP, starts making cuts in key markets (Australia, Canada, and the UK) due to political changes in migration policy impacting student interest, it’s serious.

#intled - What do Keystone’s 27000-strong future student survey results tell us? Graduate outcomes and affordability still matter most. As a consequence, students are also applying to a much broader range of countries than ever before.

#intled - Speaking of utilizing data better in our international education planning, though this article is UK-based, its lessons about the power of using data-informed strategies to counter the hyperbole often accompanying politically fueled changes.

#intled - This looks promising from Commerce: “The new dashboard ‘brings together data that would otherwise be difficult to access and interpret" by combining six datasets detailing US exports, international students in the US, student arrivals by visa type, global flows of tertiary students, regulations on providing education services in international markets, and demographic and income data.’”