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.
Education search site Studyportals has announced a partnership with THE, which will direct student visitors to its platform when they want more digital information.
The new Studyportals dashboard aims to help to monitor the impact of the pandemic on student search behaviour and the international education industry.
International students pursuing tertiary education had an estimated global economic impact of $300 billion in 2016, but the confluence of higher education costs and lower prospects of work threatens the sustainability of student mobility.
Six universities were recognised in the Studyportals Global Student Satisfaction Awards, presented for the first time at NAFSA in a ceremony at the United States Institute of Peace, in Washington DC.
Interest in programs related to sustainable development is on the rise among prospective international students, a research by Studyportals on its own user data has uncovered.
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.
New international enrolments in UK HE have seen healthier growth in 2017/18, with non-EU students driving the growth, while EU new arrivals dip.
