Educonnect November 2025 Edition
POPULAR STUDY DESTINATION UPDATES
US | US Under Pressure
New international-student intake down by 17%, hiring outlook bleak for 2026 grads, and a new migration ban on third world countries further rattles global mobility.
UK | UK & Global Higher-Ed Shake-up
A new £925 international-student levy, sweeping asylum policy reforms, and 50 UK universities at risk of collapse, ASU launches campuses abroad and some courses raises fees to £10,000+.
Canada | Canada Higher – Ed Updates
Canada allocates 2026 provincial caps and expands funding for training and research, widening science vision, international pathways and global reach.
Australia| Australia Immigration Update
Australia rolls out major reforms to strengthen its international-education sector even as regulators warn universities about rising visa-fraud risk.
New Zealand | New Zealand Student-Visa Trend
Study visa applications to New Zealand dip, but approval rate jumps nearly by 7%, signaling changing patterns in global student mobility.
Europe Higher-Ed & Mobility Trends
Erasmus+ outlines its 2028–2034 vision. Dutch universities see a 5% drop, while Malta sees a 27% surge. UK–Germany and Sweden–China research collaborations continue, and Bahrain signs a new medical-education partnership.
Asia Higher-Ed & Mobility Highlights
Indian institutions expand global ties with Japan and Iran. Indonesia–China sends 1,000 students abroad; Iraq launched overseas scholarship drives and sponsors 3,000 students for international study.
ASIA UPDATES
- Japan ramps up efforts to attract more overseas researchers.
- South Korea unveils new international education initiatives and partnerships.
- China braces for a record 12.7 million graduates entering a tight 2026 job market.
- Vietnam’s VinUni expands its global footprint with new partnerships in Canada.
- The Philippines sees new opportunities as the EU opens doors for Filipino students.
- Malaysia reaffirms that local students remain the priority in public university admissions.
- Indonesia deepens higher-education and research cooperation with Iran.
- India moves forward on the HECI Bill, marking a major step in higher-education reform.
- Uzbekistan joins the UNESCO convention, enabling diploma recognition across 38 countries.
AFRICA UPDATES
- Nigeria now needs urgent diplomacy, forex market support, trade diversification and investor reassurance to avoid a deeper economic crisis. Also launched NJFP 2.0 to link graduates with jobs.
- Across Cameroon, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire, weak job-markets and higher education quality drive strong demand for overseas.
- Kenya must boost TVET infrastructure, apprenticeships, and youth financing to turn skills into jobs and wealth.
- Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship reports that Africa has about 2.18 million social enterprises.
- South Africa sets new 2026 university enrolment-planning targets.Uganda directs universities to adopt competence-based programmes by 2027.
- Rwanda expands youth skills and training opportunities across key sectors.
- Guinea approves a $34.5 million digital strategy to boost vocational-training capacity.
- Tanzania upgrades and expands higher-education infrastructure.
- Ethiopia partners with the ILO to advance green vocational-training initiatives.
- Burkina Faso introduces a national final exam for private university students.