A new plan for education in Denmark, which aims to boost international student numbers in the country, ignores the fact that “international students are a huge profit” for the country, stakeholders have suggested.
Languages Canada is confident that the country will revise its study and work rights policy to benefit language students financially and pedagogically.
Sector stakeholders have celebrated Australia’s decision to extend post-study work rights for targeted courses and to raise the cap on the number of hours that international students are permitted to work.
The US will begin allowing student visa applications up to a year in advance, it was announced on February 22.
Australia has announced the list of courses eligible for extended post-study work rights – up to four years for eligible bachelor graduates – ranging from health to education to construction, from July.
While PSW-visa holders are “in a variety of graduate-level roles and with an impressive range of organisations”, the UK has not yet benefitted from the full potential of the route.
International students from Spain who are returning to the country to find work are coming up against bureaucratic roadblocks trying to get their degrees recognised by the state.
The UK government is considering increasing the number of hours international students can work during their studies in a bid to fill job vacancies across the country.
Education providers welcomed the decision to reinstate the cap on working hours for international students, but argue that some work experience should not count towards the limit.
Raising awareness among UK employers of the graduate route remains key if the initiative will succeed, but other challenges exist.
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