Youssef Medhat, ONCAMPUS, Dubai
Having genuine curiosity about the world will broaden your horizons
Having genuine curiosity about the world will broaden your horizons
Over 64,000 more Indians were studying in the US in 2022 than the previous year, while the number of Chinese students in the country dropped, according to new immigration data.
For international students, two factors weigh heavily in where they choose to invest in their future – firstly, student visa issuance and secondly, work opportunities
A Texas bill that would prohibit students from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from enrolling in the state’s public institutions is unlikely to pass. But there are fears that the flames of anti-Asian sentiments have once again been stoked.
Members of the majority party in the Netherlands parliament have told the country’s education minister that limits should be placed on the number of international students.
Newspapers have splashed headlines about "banning" foreign students and a "crackdown" on study visas, after the UK hit its "highest-ever" net migration figure.
Applications for UK study visas and extensions in Q3 2022 have risen by some 30% to hit a total of 316,735 compared with the same quarter in 2021. Additionally, the ONS has estimated the UK's highest-ever figure for net migration.
A 28% decline in new international student enrolments in Sweden saw some 16,950 begin courses in the Scandinavian country in 2020/21.