The International Baccalaureate will launch its new Systems Transformation Pathway globally by 2030, introducing project-based, interdisciplinary learning focused on real-world challenges, sustainability, leadership, and community-driven problem solving.
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.
China and Russia are rapidly expanding higher education cooperation through new research partnerships, engineering programs, and joint institutes, driven by geopolitical shifts, strategic technologies, and growing alternatives to Western academic collaboration.
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.
U.S. investigators identified over 10,000 suspected fraud cases linked to STEM OPT, uncovering shell companies, fake employers, and compliance loopholes in international student work authorization.
China hosted 380,000 international students from 191 countries in 2024–25, reinforcing its growing role as a global study destination with strong engineering and postgraduate enrollment growth.
The US is nearing implementation of a rule requiring international students on F-1 visas to renew status after four years, potentially increasing costs, uncertainty, and administrative burdens.
Finland plans to tighten international student residence permit rules, making social assistance use an explicit basis for permit cancellation while introducing stricter income, family, and language requirements.
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.
France is raising tuition fees for non-EU students to €2,895 (bachelor’s) and €3,941 (master’s). Despite the increase, it remains cheaper than major study destinations like the US and UK. The change supports France’s “Choose France” strategy to attract talent in key fields like AI and engineering.
