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Education New Zealand
announced it will roll over
its Recognised Agency
programme until the end of this
year. bit.ly/378oFig

New resources were added to the
Canada favourably viewed as Study Australia partner
migration places set to increase hub for agencies, including a
tertiAry AssociAted marketing toolkit. bit.ly/3IYtFmK
anada is leading in international students’ perceptions of
being an attractive destination, according to the latest Agency group SI-UK continued
Csurvey conducted by global higher education placement its expansion with new offi ces in
agency IDP Education www.idp.com. Latin America and Asia.
The Emerging Futures report was based on the responses bit.ly/3J63eM8
of 10,149 IDP Education student clients from 93 countries, and
compared perceptions of the fi ve major English-speaking higher
education destinations. Switzerland-based camp and activity
Students rated Canada as clearly the highest on perceptions provider friLingue acquired a
of graduate employment opportunities, post-study work hotel in Braunwald to off er a
policies and welfare, and slightly ahead of rival destinations for new residential location.
value for money. bit.ly/3IXkcMA
The USA and the UK were perceived as off ering the highest-
quality education.
Canada was also the fi rst-choice destination for 27 per cent International educators in
of the students surveyed, followed by the USA (20), the UK and Korea are hopeful about a new
Australia (both 19). visa stream aimed at capitalising
However, Canada’s migration pathways appeared to be an on the popularity of Korean culture
attraction for international students – 30 per cent of those who and expected to allow private
chose Canada as fi rst-choice said that they intended to apply for institutions to be eligible to issue
permanent residency. visas. bit.ly/36Ib3dM
The next highest was those who chose New Zealand (23). Read
the full story at: bit.ly/3u0fc5D
Meanwhile, the Canadian government released its 2022-2024 EHL Hospitality Business
Immigration Levels Plan, with increased capacity in the streams School opened a new campus
typically used by students. in Singapore. bit.ly/379IJRn
The Federal High Skilled category, which includes streams
accessible to international students such as the Canadian Experi-
ence Class, the Federal Skilled Work Program and the Federal Donegal English Language
Skilled Trades Program, will double from 55,900 places in 2022 to School in Ireland announced the
111,500 in 2024 – the largest increase outlined in the plan. opening of a new, year-round
There will also be an increase in the Provincial Nominee Pro- junior residence in the coastal
gram, through which some provinces can welcome international surfi ng town of Bundoran.
students to migrate permanently, from 83,500 in 2022 to 93,000 in bit.ly/35xJTpk
2024. Read more at: bit.ly/36KuDWw

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