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Complete Guide to Student Living in Melbourne: Rent, Transport & Part-Time Jobs

Every year, Melbourne welcomes more than 1,80,000 international students because of the lifestyle it offers. Ranked as the #1 student city in Australia and #5 in the world by the QS Best Student Cities 2025, the city is known for its vibrant energy. But moving into the city is not…

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International students accuse Australia of treating them like ATMs after fees for one visa double without warning

Union says students blindsided after non-refundable visa fee rose from $2,300 to $4,600

The Guardian - AU

‘Huge blow to Indian students’: DHS letter shows US reviewing OPT work rules, STEM likely most affected

A letter from the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) dated January 9, 2026 shows the administration is formally re‑evaluating the Optional Practical Training (OPT) programme, a post‑study work benefit used by international students on F‑1 visas, including a large number from India.

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Decline in international students at UNT leads to $45 million budget shortfall, likely cuts

Travel restrictions and sharper federal attention are dissuading foreign students from attending U.S. colleges, advocates say, hitting the Denton university harder than most.

The Texas Tribune

Galgotias University Ranked 15 in India’s Top Private University List - See the Full Rankings

The QS World University Rankings 2026 are compiled and published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), an international higher education analytics organisation that evaluates universities worldwide on multiple performance indicators such as academic reputation, employer reputation, research impact, faculty-to-student ratio, and global engagement. The 2026 edition includes more than 1,500 universities from…

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An Immigration Judge Finds No Legal Basis To Deport a Student Arrested for an Op-Ed

Rumeysa Ozturk is one of several international students targeted by the Trump administration's speech-based deportation policy.

Reason

Study Abroad on a Budget: Countries That Offer PSW After Graduation

One of the biggest hassles for international students is to plan study abroad on a budget.

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He left Myanmar to study in Michigan. Trump’s travel ban cut short that dream

The ban was one of several ways the Trump administration made life harder for international students

The Independent UK

UK ministers scrap foreign students target in shift to overseas hubs strategy

Government replaces recruitment goal with plan to increase ‘education exports’ to £40bn a year by 2030

The Guardian - UK

Nowhere to stay: Canada needs a rights and responsibility approach to international student housing

International students in Canada are vulnerable to housing insecurity and exploitation in the rental market.

The Conversation

Number of foreign students at US colleges drops for first time in years after Trump’s crackdown

The decrease is most pronounced in graduate studies programs, where enrollment dropped by 6 percent

The Independent UK

International Students Left in Limbo After Trump Suspends Diversity Visa Lottery

Trump suspended the diversity visa lottery after Brown University and MIT shootings. 131,000 winners affected. What this means for international students and universities.

International Business Times

Canada sees large drop in population amid international students crackdown

Population fell by 0.2% in third quarter – and the only other quarterly decline on record was attributed to Covid limits

The Guardian - US

Masked agents didn’t have ‘any evidence’ to snatch a Tufts scholar off the street. ICE is still trying to deport her

Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest has become a defining image of Trump’s campaign against Palestinian activism

The Independent UK

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Fortune

International students skipped campus this fall — and local economies lost $1 billion because of it

Hosting 21,587 fewer new international students means 7,300 fewer jobs and $500 million in lost labor income.

The Conversation

Federal funding cuts are only one problem facing America’s colleges and universities

Higher education is under stress. The highest-profile threat has been the Trump administration’s efforts to cut funding to several universities, including Harvard, Columbia and Northwestern.

Benzinga

Local Economies Lose Big As Fewer International Students Arrive — Businesses Feel The Pinch

International students have long played an important role in the financial health of U.S. colleges — and of the communities around them. But new data from the Institute of International Education shows that fewer students from abroad are arriving on American campuses this fall, and the effects are rippling far…

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9 Tuition-Free European Colleges That Still Take U.S. Students

Studying abroad has always had that magical appeal: wandering cobblestone streets, tasting authentic pastries, and immersing yourself in a new culture while earning a degree. But the cost of international education often scares many students away.

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Texas Observer

The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas

The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.

The Guardian - US

New international student enrollments in US plunge this year, data shows

Enrollment fell 17%, the largest drop in a decade aside from the pandemic, amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves urged to scrap international student levy over concerns for growth

Business groups slammed ‘university tax’ and warned a rise in fees will have ‘unintended consequences’ for the UK

The Guardian - UK

Levy on international students’ tuition fees not in best interest of UK, says leader of top university

Duncan Ivison, president of Manchester University, says government’s 6% surcharge plan will ‘hurt the sector’

The Conversation

How the market for international students puts pressure on universities’ academic freedom

It is difficult to ignore the intertwined nature of the commercialised UK higher education model and its reliance on international student fee income. One in four students enrolled in higher education courses in the UK in 2023-24 is of non-UK origin. This is an increase from just over one in…

The Conversation

How did Australian universities go from free education to $50,000 arts degrees in 50 years?

Australians think students are being asked to pay far too much for their degrees. Just under half (47%) of Australians surveyed by YouGov in June 2025 believe a worker on an average income should be able to pay off the debt for a standard three-year degree within five years. When…

The Independent UK

Labour’s immigration crackdown could cost the UK £4.4bn, Home Office’s own assessment admits

Starmer’s plan to make it harder for international students to stay in the UK will have a drastic impact on the economy, government assessment finds

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