La Trobe plans redundancies after $165m revenue fall

Jul 21, 2021

Like its peers in Australia, La Trobe has relied heavily on revenue generated through incoming international students, but with fewer students arriving in Australia, the institution has had to resort to job cuts, with the redundancies running to the tune of 200 FTE positions (full time financial equivalent). It noted that its restructuring plans would result in an overall […]

Large numbers of US unis plan return to in-person teaching this fall

Jun 11, 2021

The fourth report in IIE’s Covid-19 Snapshot Survey Series examined the impact of the pandemic on US international student enrolment and US study abroad one year since it began.  “There is definitely a concerted effort by US higher education institutions to reopen...

Canada K-12 anticipating returns in fall 2021

May 28, 2021

“The outlook for September is very positive,” said Bonnie McKie, executive director of CAPS-I. “Some programs are already full, while the majority still have space and some have extended their application deadlines. We’re getting significant interest from Europe,...

FDSV “in the starting blocks” after 85% fall in 2020

Apr 29, 2021

Compiling statistics from some 18 members – representing 18.95% of the country’s 95 providers – the 2020 market analysis found that the number of outbound students fell by 85%. Germany’s 95 language travel providers usually cater to some 160,000 students. Canada and...

student satisfaction rates fall in int’l cohorts

Apr 5, 2021

The Student Experience Survey collects data on key aspects of the higher education student experience and focuses on aspects of the student experience that are measurable, linked with learning and development outcomes, and potentially able to be influenced by...