New visa salary thresholds coming into force in the UK have worried business leaders that a “hike in wages” could deter international graduates from settling in the country.

German universities should expand English language courses to recruit more international students and help fill labour shortages, the country’s academic exchange service has said. 

The New Zealand government has backed away from some of its more stringent migrant visa changes after confirming its essential skills work visa policies.

A proposal from the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency (AWPA) to prevent foreigners gaining permanent or temporary residency in Australia if they work as accountants could hit higher education enrolments, universities in the country have claimed. Degree-level accountancy courses attracted 28,000 or 12% of the 230,000 foreign enrolments in higher education last year.