Global Demand for International Higher Education
Global demand for international higher education will grow from 2.173 million in 2005 to 3.720 million in 2025. This is growth of 71% over 20 years, or compound growth of 2.7% per year [Source: Global Student Mobility: An Australian Perspective Five Years On]

Forecast for Australian International Higher Education
Demand for Australian international higher education will grow from 163,345 in 2005 to 290,848 in 2025. Demand for international higher education places in Australia will grow 4.25% per year to 2010, then slow to 3% per year to 2015, then slow further [Source: Global Student Mobility: An Australian Perspective Five Years On]

The Australian Universities' Supply Challenge
The Australian university system has the appetite and capacity to provide 268,156 international student places, on campus in Australia, by 2025. Demand will exceed supply in 2020, and by 2025 there will be a shortfall of 22,692 international places on projected demand of 290,848 [Source: Global Student Mobility: An Australian Perspective Five Years On]

Extremism at universities
A security expert has refuted claims there is no evidence of radicalism in universities, arguing 21 are directly linked to the extremism which has led to terrorism.[Source: Politics.co.uk - United Kingdom]

International students exploited
There are allegations that international graduates are being exploited byNew Zealand employment agencies who are accused of taking a significant cut from their salaries in return for finding them a job. [Source: TVNZ.co.nz]

Visa red tape forcing students elsewhere, report warns
Lengthy and costly visa applications would force more than a third of international students to study elsewhere, a new report on further education colleges in the UK reveals. [Source: Guardian Unlimited, United Kingdom]

Looking out for foreign students
Singapore has laid out for foreign students has spawned a lucrative industry on the side — that of education agents. [Source: Channel News Asia, Singapore]

Chinese language learning booms as world enters new era
In recent years, the popularity of the Chinese language has gained momentum in line with the international community's growing concerns about China. Many countries and regions have established Chinese language courses at higher education institutions and secondary schools. [Source: People Daily Online, China]