Work rights

International graduates on Canada’s post-study work scheme, the PGWP, earned less than half of what their domestic counterparts earned on average between 2008 and 2014, with the majority in low-skilled jobs, a government report has revealed.

International STEM graduates in the US will be able to gain an Optional Practical Training programme extension for 24 months from May, up from the current 17 month rule, following a consultation period that saw over 50,000 public comments received.

A change in permit rules in the Netherlands will give international students an extended period of time to apply for year-long residence though the Orientation Year permit, following graduation, it has been announced.

The loss of the UK's two year post-study work visa has cost the Scottish economy over £250m since the programme ended in 2012, Universities Scotland has said.

At least 30 international students are appealing against a Home Office decision to reject their Tier 2 visa applications, saying they have been duped and lost thousands of pounds, even attending a "fake" job interview.

New policies put forth by the Beijing authorities will make it easier for international students to work, hold internships and start businesses in the city’s buzzing tech district, Zhongguancun.

In Canada, a national think-tank has urged for more recognition of foreign PhD holders and better workplace integration for all doctoral graduates. There is a 50-50 split between Canadian and foreign-born PhDs in the country.

New work rights for the dependants of international postgraduate students who are enrolled on a course lasting for more than a year were announced this week by the UK government in its autumn statement.

The US government is easing visa restrictions for Nepalese students facing severe economic hardship as a result of the earthquake in May, enabling them to work an increased number of hours while studying.

Canada-based Tamwood is set to open a new branch of its career college reflecting a trend among the country's language teaching providers to reposition their offering in order to maintain sought after work experience.

STEM students are driven to study overseas by employability, access to better quality education and the promise of adventure, according to a British Council study of mobile students in the world's top four study destination countries.

Educators in the US must change their approach to study abroad in order to boost outbound numbers, Fanta Aw, president of NAFSA, has said. She also spoke about trends in inbound mobility, noting that international recruitment has "ramped up".

Australia has extended its Work and Holiday visa to young Chinese people for the first time and the response has been immediate.

Professionals in the UK’s FE sector have slammed the Home Office’s reforms to student visa regulations, warning that the restrictive policy will affect the HE pipeline of international students planning to enrol and study at undergraduate level in the UK.

In screw-turning news for the UK's publicly funded colleges, part-time work rights for non-EU students studying at an FE institution will be scrapped and there will be no possibility of them applying for a work visa while in the UK, the Home Office has confirmed after concerns over fraud were raised.