Institutions across Canada should offer pathways to the labour market for international talent to help the country recover post-pandemic, CICan has suggested.

The Future Female Conference for international female students studying in Victoria has seen a five-fold increase in registrations in 2020.

The Canadian government has announced plans to welcome some 1,233,000 new permanent residents into the country over three years from 2021, a move Universities Canada has welcomed as a “positive signal” to international students. 

Educators have warned a proposal to limit the use of H-1B visas in the US will drive international students towards alternative study destinations, as they reminded of the importance of post-study employment opportunities.

Universities need to adapt professional skills training as skills employers search for develop over time, experts in the field of employability have urged.

I don't want Chinese students who have come to benefit from the world-class higher education to get caught up in wider geopolitical tensions

The UK government is being urged to bring forward its graduate work visa route to include graduates finishing their studies in 2020.

Australia's federal minister for Education Dan Tehan said the government is considering relaxing rules around post study work visas for international students impacted by Covid-19.