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🇺🇸 Breaking: Higher Education Confronts Trump's Potential Mass Deportation Plans A Pivotal Moment for International Students in the United States The international education landscape is facing unprecedented uncertainty as universities nationwide respond to potential large-scale immigration policy shifts. Key Developments: - Trump pledges largest deportation operation in US history - Universities issuing urgent advisories to international students - Institutions like UMass, MIT, and Yale proactively addressing student concerns What This Means for International Students: ✓ Heightened anxiety about visa status ✓ Potential disruption to academic journeys ✓ Critical need for preparedness and information Voices from Academia: Prof. Chloe East (U of Colorado Denver) highlights the student perspective: "Students are incredibly overwhelmed and stressed out right now." Universities are taking extraordinary steps: - Travel Advisories - Holding informational webinars - Providing support and guidance This is more than a policy discussion - it's about human lives, academic dreams, and the future of global education. Are we witnessing a critical test of America's commitment to international academic exchange? Let us know in the comments and follow Federation of Indian Emigrants Management Councils and Associations for such updates #fimca #students #US #education #immigration #alert 

New article 🚨 about 🇨🇦s crisis in #international #higher #education, and steps #Ontario can take to renew integrity and trust in its system. Thx to the Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance and Octavia Andrade-Dixon for their continued PSE thought-leadership, and to my coauthors Mahtab L. + Noah Morris

Protecting International Education: #ACalltoAction In an evolving global landscape, institutions must prioritize the well-being of their diverse communities. Universities like Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, #UMass and many others recently advised international students to return to the U.S. before January 20, 2025, citing concerns over anticipated immigration policy changes under the next administration. This precautionary measure reflects the lessons learned during previous disruptions in 2017. It emphasizes a proactive approach to ensuring that the academic journeys of talented global learners remain uninterrupted. Let this be a reminder of the strength of inclusion and the importance of standing by international students as they pursue their dreams. Together, we must advocate for a world where education bridges borders, not divides them. https://lnkd.in/d2NmSrw3 #InternationalStudents #EducationForAll #GlobalUnity #studyinUSA #applyfall2025 #studystem #STEM #USNEWS #Currentinformation.

Julian Hill, Labor (Vic) and former co-convener of The Parliamentary Friends of International Education in a speech to parliament: " I say at the outset that I am a big supporter of international education in this country. Students enrich all of our cities and our regions. They enrich our communities and our campuses and places of study. They make our places more vibrant. It's also our fourth biggest export sector—or it was before the pandemic—worth more than $40 billion a year in export revenue to this country. It's the biggest single export sector in my home state of Victoria. The soft power, though, that we have accrued over decades to this nation as a result of international education is incalculable.... We should be so proud of this sector. We should celebrate the success we have achieved over decades through universities and TAFEs but also, sometimes overlooked, the many reputable and innovative private providers in the sector—English language providers—which are important in their own right but who often are a feeder for people who come as tourists or backpackers and decide to stay. It's a pathway. In the context of such a wonderful thing for our country that is the international education sector, it is perplexing to see the government's lack of response for 12 months, to see the Prime Minister's personal behaviour, or misbehaviour. At times it has made me ashamed. The Prime Minister's lack of care, which I will get to, is bad enough, but his blatant and overt hostility to international education and international students is outrageous. The cabinet won't admit it, but we know from sources that the cabinet has rejected proposals brought by ministers last year to support this sector because of the Prime Minister's and the Treasurer's personal hostility to doing anything. Unbelievably, doing nothing would have been better, but the Prime Minister went out on national television ..... and said to students: 'If you don't like it, go home.' Go home! I don't think he understands the damage, the harm, that that has done to our reputation and to the emotional wellbeing of students... It's no surprise. Remember when he was in trouble for his own government's failure to invest in infrastructure? He said: 'If you can't get a seat on the train, or you can't drive down the road because of congestion, don't blame me for not investing in new infrastructure; blame the international students; they're taking your seat'. What nonsense!" -------- This was in 2021, and he was attacking the Morrison government, but just about every word could be applied to his own government today. Funny how quickly political expediency changed Julian and Jason Clare's views when Labor came to power. It might be time for Julian and the Labor team to reflect on his words from 2021, drop the damaging rhetoric and crippling policies, and get things back on track. https://lnkd.in/gA2yiNXV

Pleased to be selected for Council on Geostrategy's Big Ask this week: how can British universities protect against CCP interference? I argue that vice-chancellors must implement university-wide training on the Chinese espionage apparatus, establish confidential reporting mechanisms for Chinese and HK students, and diversify student populations. Proactive measures are essential to safeguard national security and the academic integrity of UK universities, and protect Chinese and Hong Kong students. #nationalsecurity

Are US-China relations eroding global education as we know it? As Donald Trump prepares to take office, Chinese students in the US are cancelling holiday plans and staying on campuses out of fear of being barred from re-entering the country. Universities like Princeton and UC Berkeley are scrambling to address their concerns, but the message is clear: geopolitics is now dictating the future of global education. This goes beyond immigration policies - it’s a matter of soft power, innovation, and trust. By alienating Chinese students, the US risks losing out on the very global talent that has propelled its academic and economic leadership for decades. Meanwhile, China faces a critical challenge: how can it retain its best minds and reduce reliance on foreign systems during such times of uncertainty? The broader implications are alarming: education, once a bridge between nations, is becoming collateral damage in a geopolitical tug-of-war. What do you think - are we witnessing the decline of academic globalization? Should nations prioritize political posturing over fostering people-to-people ties? #GlobalEducation #USChinaRelations #ImmigrationPolicy #HigherEducation

International students in the UK – Benefits, costs and numbers. Nic Mitchell reports on a new study. Recent survey findings show a small decline in positive views towards overseas students at British #universities, reflecting broader attitudes towards immigration. But 50% of those surveyed also recognise the higher tuition fees paid by overseas students help universities balance the books. The number of international students coming to UK universities reached an all-time high of 758,855 last year: up from 679,970 in 2021-22. This exceeded the previous government’s International Education Strategy target of attracting around 600,000 international students – a target originally set in 2019 to be achieved by 2030. 📌 Read the full story in University World News: https://lnkd.in/dGzuvwrJ #highered #intled #internationalisation #HEinternationalisation #migrants #studentvisas #graduates #graduateroute #studyabroad #TNE Ruth Arnold Janet B. Ilieva Pat Killingley Dave Amor Bobby Duffy Focaldata The Migration Observatory James Pitman Independent Higher Education David Pilsbury

🌍 What does a second Trump presidency mean for US international education?   In this excellent piece by Shaun R. Carver, Ed.D., MBA for the The PIE, the leading voice in the international education sector, the future of US international student numbers may not hinge on a single policy but rather on global perceptions of the US in the coming years.   A potential game-changer? The Trump administration's proposal to grant #greencards to foreign graduates of US universities—a step toward citizenship that could serve as a powerful recruitment tool for American higher education.   While the path ahead remains uncertain, one thing is undeniable: international students are vital to US universities and the broader economy. Their contributions—both financial and intellectual—fuel innovation and cultural exchange, making them an indispensable part of the American education landscape.   Read more below. 📃   What are your thoughts on how this could reshape international education in the US? 💬   #BeGoEducation #InternationalEducation #USHigherEd #PolicyImpact #GlobalEducation #Trump

Does the Chinese government have our cash-strapped universities over a barrel? asks Jonny Harris, who argues that it may be time for UK universities to move beyond reliance on China. https://lnkd.in/eXGfPpFr #highereducation #universtities #china #internationalstudents

Despite the positive “spin” this does not bode well for UK universities when we consider The Labour Party government is committed to significantly reducing #immigration. At the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK, Achievers 2025 event, various commitments were made, for how long no one knows? The government: - welcomes #overseasstudents - is not going to set a limit to the number of overseas students that the UK should seek to attract - The #GraduateRoute is safe under the new Government - The #InternationalEducation Strategy is being “refreshed “ as an indicator of how significant the Government thinks overseas #students are Speakers included Lord Karan Bilimoria Virendra Sharma MP Maddalaine Ansell & Stefanie Walton. While many blame the previous government’s policies for the decline in international students particularly the dependents ban for taught #postgraduate students implemented in January 2024, relying on #poststudywork & dependent visas to recruit international students was always going to be precarious at best & subject to political whim! The sector have already been through it once when Teresa May was Home Secretary & revoked #psw, but the status quo has been maintained at the expense of future proofing the sector for future policy changes. “The UK public is still largely supportive of #internationalstudents – & a majority want to see them removed from #immigration statistics – but there are signs that a more negative view is growing in influence, according to new polling. Six in 10 people (60%) think international students bring a significant benefit to the British economy while more people disagree than agree when asked if they feel hosting them brings a significant cost, the Policy Institute at King's College London found. But both these figures were more positive when comparable questions were asked in 2018. At that time 67% felt there was a benefit & the number disagreeing that international students impose costs has dropped from 46% to 36%. 40% of people feel the benefits of having international students outweigh the costs, down from 50% in 2018. While this is still nearly double the number who believe the costs are not worth the benefits, this figure has grown from 14% to 22%. Bobby Duffy, director of the King’s institute, said the trend was broadly reflective of a hardening in attitudes towards immigration as a whole in the same time period because of the focus on small boat crossings, combined with the slight decline in people’s view of the overall value of university, which has been a theme of some of the institute’s other polling.” Asia Careers Group SDN BHD - Investing in International Futures AGCAS British Council BUILA Department for Business and Trade Department for Education Higher Education Policy Institute Jisc Office for Students UCAS UKCISA Universities Scotland Universities UK Universities UK International Universities Wales