Feeling welcomed by an Australian university is more important than reputation and ranking for prospective students, according to a survey from QS. However, researchers indicate that career prospects remain the highest factor for choosing a course.
Chinese students and parents are as concerned by the safety of a study destination as they are the academic ranking of an institution for the first time, according to a new report by the Beijing Overseas Study Service Association.
Switzerland topped the latest OECD list of attractive countries for international university students due access to work during studies, while Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK fell due to relatively high tuition fees.
‘The Shape of Global Higher Education’ looked at methods of internationalisation and trends on TNE and student mobility across Europe in 2019.
Following a large experiment and 260 employer surveys, the study found US-educated Chinese applicants were less likely to be called back by potential employers than their peers who studied in China.
While the US has remained atop of U21’s latest ranking of national higher education systems, other countries are beginning to challenge.
The prospect of Brexit is making some students think twice, with one in five confessing that it is making the UK less attractive, and one in three indicating that they would be more interested in the UK if the country remained in the EU, a new survey by QS found.
The period of time in which Chinese students are considering and preparing for an overseas education is starting earlier than in previous years, according to new research from digital marketing company Sinorbis.
Canada, Australia and the UK have topped a list of countries where the public has a favourable opinion of immigrants and view newcomers as a “strength” rather than a burden.
Australian Curtin University and ENSTA Bretagne have sealed a two-way mobility agreement for their doctoral students working of defence research.
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