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THAILAND
Thailand's skills problem is slowing down its high-tech push
Thailand’s Education Minister is trying to close his country’s skills gap, promoting innovation and advanced industries to help lift the economy. However, with Thailand’s working age population expected to shrink 11 percent by 2040, the need for skilled workers is rapidly increasing.
GLOBAL
Growing openness to online programmes among parents
A global survey of parents with school or college-aged children finds 41 percent would consider study abroad for their child, including 65 percent in the UAE, 60 percent in Indonesia, 55 percent in India, and 54 percent in China. Sixty percent of parents also said they would consider a university programme that is delivered online.
CHINA
How China's youth population dip may spell trouble
Data in the latest 'Patterns and Trends' analysis from Universities UK shows that the Chinese youth population is projected to shrink by a quarter from 2015 to 2025. As China has become the dominant source of international students, this projection is bad news for Western universities that rely on fees paid by Chinese international students.
GLOBAL
Survey shows long-term impacts of language travel
According to a survey of 2,000 former language learners, 90 percent of respondents said face-to-face interaction with other people was the most valuable language learning experience, such as interacting with their host family, fellow students and teachers. Overwhelmingly, most survey respondents had travelled to study English (62 percent).
MALAYSIA
Malaysia faces low female participation in STEM sectors
In 2015, women made up less than half of the graduates in Malaysia in engineering and technology. Dr Halimaton Hamdan from the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) said “while there are no specific programmes to promote STEM among girls, to spur interest in science and mathematics, ASM has started inquiry-based science education, as well as getting students involved in industry placements and training.
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CANADA
Canadian language programmes register modest growth in 2016
The number of students enrolled in Canadian language programmes increased by 1 percent in 2016 even as student weeks fell by 5 percent, according to a Languages Canada survey. The survey report noted that language students looking to work during study were more likely to choose Australia or New Zealand, where work and study is facilitated, as compared to Canada, where off-campus work during language study is prohibited.
UK
UK’s net migration position under pressure
Calls for a rethink on net migration targets and the inclusion of international students within that target were mounting on all sides of the UK political spectrum on August 24. As the latest news that 97 percent of international students leave after their studies filtered through, MPs and business leaders stepped up calls for Theresa May to protect the UK’s international education industry and rethink the inclusion of international students in net migration figures.
GLOBAL
Hotcourses embeds TNE into course searches
Study search platform Hotcourses has expanded its offering to include a transnational education course search. Over 3,000 programmes from 432 education providers are offered in the new expansion, allowing students to search for courses in their own country, or overseas, with a degree awarded from a foreign university.
US
US reduces visa operations in Russia
The United States has suspended all visa operations in Russia for one week and from September will only provide visa services from the US Embassy in Moscow and not at other consulates, a move likely to cause disruption for Russian agents and students. The move follows the Russian government's recent order to cut the American diplomatic mission staff by 755 people.
HONG KONG
Hong Kong’s ESF raises fees as government funding phased out
Year 2 pupils are the latest year group to face an additional fee payment of US$2,200 this year at English Schools Foundation (ESF), one of Hong Kong’s largest providers of English-medium education, as a result of the removal of a large government grant. ESF, which operates 22 schools across Hong Kong, teaching 17,600 students, is in its second consecutive year of phasing out the grant money it received from the government, which totalled US$36.5 million annually.
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GLOBAL
What institution rankings are most important to students?
An annual survey of prospective international students found that university rankings are an important decision factor for 25 percent of respondents. The survey also found that QS World University Rankings and The Times Higher Education World University Rankings are the most popular among prospective students, including those in China and India.
AUSTRALIA
Group of Eight university consortia propose special visa for Indian PhDs
Australia’s Group of Eight (Go8) university consortia pushed for a special visa for researchers and PhD graduates during the Australian Business Week 2017 in India. They also outlined action points to enhance both countries’ student and research collaboration.
ASIA
Asia rising in university rankings
US universities are struggling to maintain their dominance the latest World University Rankings 2018 by Times Higher Education (THE). US universities now face increasing competition from established institutions in the UK as well as those in Asia as their institutions provide more options to students worldwide.
GLOBAL
Governments are among game changers in global education
Among the finalists in the inaugural PIEoneer Awards are the Australian government’s outbound student mobility programme, the Malaysia Qualifications Agency, an international alumni jobs network in Hong Kong and Viet Nam, and an aptitude test from language learning app Duolingo.
UK
EU students will face tougher entry requirements post-Brexit
Students from EU countries coming to study in the UK could face a more arduous application process after Brexit, one that requires them to sit an English language test and prove they have enough money to support themselves.
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US
English language learning sector squeezed by market conditions
Difficult trading conditions over the last 12 months have taken their toll on intensive English language learning programmes in the US, leading to programme closures and an EnglishUSA membership decrease of 7.8 percent.
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OECD charts a slowing of international mobility growth
Growth in outbound mobility has slowed notably since 2010, according to a new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report on global education trends. The report highlights factors that will continue to shape global mobility trends through 2025.
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Overseas experience trumps language learning for Chinese students
Experiencing an overseas culture is the main reason for Chinese students to attend summer school programmes in the UK, according to education agents who took part in research from the British Council and English UK, placing this above improving foreign language ability. Read moreINDIA
Pearson brings virtual international education to India
UK learning company Pearson has launched a virtual international education curriculum for classes up to standard 12 in India, in partnership with International Connections Academy (iNaCA).
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How can universities help international students feel at home?
How universities in the UK are making international students feel welcome in the wake of Brexit and harsher visa rules.
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Student visa approval rates
Updated student visa decision data
The 2017 student visa decision data is now available on the INZ website.
Education providers must use this list when enrolling international students, to confirm if the students come from a country with a high visa decline rate for the purposes of Rule 18.2 of the NZQF Programme Approval and Accreditation Rules 2013. This Rule specifies the English language proficiency testing requirements for international students from countries with a student visa decline rate of more than 20 percent.
The list is updated annually and comes into force for Rule 18 purposes one month after publication.
Education providers that enrol international students have until 25 February 2018 to adjust their enrolment policies. From that date, education organisations must use the published 2017 decline rates when enrolling international students, to determine which Rule 18 requirements apply.
Agent approval data for Viet Nam and the Philippines
Since 2016, INZ has published student visa approval rates of education agents in India on its website. INZ has now extended this to include the 2017 student visa approval rate data for education agents assisting student visa applicants in Viet Nam and the Philippines.
The data includes all education agent and adviser types, including offshore exempt agents and licensed immigration advisers.
The Viet Nam report is limited to education agents with five or more student visa applications completed in the stated time period, while the Philippines and India reports are limited to education agents with 10 or more student visa applications completed.
Please contact IEengagement@mbie.govt.nz if you have any questions.
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GLOBAL
New destinations and delivery models will influence student mobility
A new report argues that international student mobility will continue to grow but will see new destinations and delivery models taking over, and partnerships between institutions will be crucial.
US
Declining international enrolment in US higher education in 2017
International enrolment in US higher education declined by nearly 4 percent between 2016 and 2017, with the decline more pronounced at graduate level in both STEM and non-STEM fields.
CHINA
China publishes more science research than the US
China has overtaken the United States in the volume of scientific research it publishes, according to a report from the US National Science Foundation. In 2016, China published 19 percent of the global total of scientific studies.
INDIA
Technical courses revamp focuses on practical learning
To combat rising unemployability and to produce work-ready graduates better suited to industry requirements, curriculum changes are being made in India to engineering and technical courses to make them more practical.
GLOBAL
Mobile graduates launch app for the ‘study abroad generation’
Student reviews of attractions, restaurants, bars and places to visit in countries all around the world have been compiled into an app to help international students navigate their host countries.
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UK
PM to set out ambitious new approach to UK-China education
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is set to announce a new package of education exchange deals and partnerships with China, including more vocational study exchanges and the launch of a new campaign in China promoting proficiency in English.
SWEDEN
Scandinavia’s inquiry into internationalisation
The Swedish higher education system has called for measures to improve opportunities for Swedish students to study abroad and to attract international students to Swedish universities, including a better visa regime and using English to teach courses.
CHINA
Asia University Rankings 2018
China dominates the 2018 Times Higher Education Asia University rankings with its institutions claiming the second, third, fourth and fifth positions.
SOUTH AFRICA
South African ELT rebounding this year
Education South Africa, the country’s peak English language training body, highlights the factors that are driving English language enrolments in South Africa, and expected further growth in 2018.
GLOBAL
Can cryptocurrency democratise education?
On-Demand Education Marketplace (ODEM) is a new platform that allows students and teachers to use cryptocurrencies to develop their own customised study programmes without institutions. This is an attractive concept in globalised education, as it means students won’t need to conform to the requirements of educational institutions in other countries.
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GLOBAL
University applicants turn away from US and UK
Canada has overtaken the UK as a preferred study destination for international university applicants, according to the 2018 QS Applicant Survey. The survey provides further evidence that international students are increasingly rejecting the UK in favour of other English-speaking destinations.
SOUTH EAST ASIA
South East and East Asia’s growing popularity with international students
South East Asia’s lower study and living costs, coupled with its offering of an ‘exciting study abroad experience not too far from home’, is attracting international students from the wider Asia-Pacific region.
UK
Take students out of migration stats, say policymakers and stakeholders
A forum about the UK’s future immigration policy included lengthy discussion about the inclusion of international students in the net migration target, with many arguing it creates the perception that the UK is unwelcoming to students.
BRAZIL
Brazil to get 'Singapore-style' education thanks to teacher training deal
More than 50,000 students in Brazil will soon be provided with a more Singaporean-style education, thanks to a memorandum of understanding with Singapore’s National Institute of Education to improve the education system in Brazil.
MALTA
Increasing international English language enrolments
More than 87,000 international students attended English language schools in Malta in 2017, seeking “a high quality of English teaching accompanied with the sun and the safety of the island.”
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NORWAY
Norway sends 250-strong research delegation to China
Norway’s Minister of Research and Higher Education, Iselin Nybø, led an unprecedented, 250-strong delegation of university and science institution leaders and scientists on a visit to Beijing and Shanghai to deepen Norwegian-Chinese research cooperation.
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Study tracks the increasing popularity of alternative credentials
Institutions are placing more emphasis on alternative qualifications, such as certificate programmes within full degree offerings, that help students to keep pace with a fast-changing job market.
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Further increase in international students
The number of international students has reached 489,200 in China, an increase of 10.5 per cent or 46,000 students over the previous year.
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‘Study in India’ initiative offers fee waivers to attract international students
The Indian government has launched a ‘Study in India’ initiative, including fee waivers, to attract students from countries across Asia, Middle East and Africa to higher education institutions in the country.
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Russia invites students in ‘unfriendly’ nations back home
The Russian government has launched a plan to attract Russian students in nations seen as “unfriendly” to the Russian Federation back home.
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CHINA
HSBC launches international education payment service
HSBC has launched a mobile payment system on mobile app and WeChat for Chinese international students. The service offers tuition payment with currency conversion and transfer to major global universities.
SOUTH EAST ASIA
ASEAN higher education more open to international engagement
Higher education systems in the ASEAN region, particularly Malaysia, Viet Nam, The Philippines, Indonesia and Thailand, are becoming more open for international engagement, according to a new British Council report.
US
The continuing expansion of online learning in the US
Distance education enrolments continue to increase in the US, with total enrolments of 6.36 million, which equate to nearly 31.6% of all higher education enrolments in the country.
CANADA
Ontario’s new international strategy for post-secondary education
The Canadian region has released a new strategy, Educating Global Citizens, in a bid to create study abroad opportunities for students, enrich the learning environment at Ontario’s public colleges, and build a stronger workforce by attracting more students to the region.
GLOBAL
Google invests in app to prep students for TOEFL
Google has announced its investment in an app that helps students prepare for standardised English language tests such as TOEFL. This is part of the company's investment in start-ups offering developing technologies that will broaden features offered by Google’s virtual assistant.
