Chinese students increasingly use gaokao scores for Australian university admission, with business and computer science leading applications as Australia expands opportunities for international students.
New Zealand will introduce a six-month Short-term Graduate Work Visa and expand Post Study Work Visa eligibility to certain graduate diploma holders from November 2026, strengthening graduate employment pathways.
China approved the Southeast University–Monash University International College in Suzhou, expanding the long-running partnership to undergraduate education and launching the country’s first officially approved 2+2 Sino-foreign undergraduate model.
Australia has suspended new international student provider registrations in VET and ELICOS for 12 months, tightening sector regulation amid concerns over quality, migration pressures, and visa system integrity.
Australia’s student visa system is tightening unevenly, with Higher Education at a 20-year low and sharp country-based differences showing structured rather than random approval patterns.
New Zealand’s offshore student visa data (2022–2025) shows a cycle of recovery, rapid growth, peak demand in 2024, and recalibration in 2025. While volumes fluctuated, approval rates stabilised again, revealing a more selective and regionally differentiated global student mobility system.
Australia announces its 2026 international student allocations on 14 October 2025, tying growth to housing, regional development and Southeast Asia engagement, as the government moves towards a more controlled and strategically managed international education system.
