Sweden: autumn 2020 enrolments see 44% drop
Just over 13,000 new non-EU international students arrived in Sweden in the 2020 autumn semester, according to the Swedish Higher Education Authority.
Just over 13,000 new non-EU international students arrived in Sweden in the 2020 autumn semester, according to the Swedish Higher Education Authority.
The number of non-UK students at higher education institutions in the country in 2019/20 rose above half a million for the first time, which stakeholders say re-affirms positive steps that the government and sector have taken.
Non-EU international student numbers accepted to study at UK institutions have risen 2% in 2020, but EU numbers fell 13.2% to 22,940, UCAS statistics show.
India’s higher education institutions hosted a total of 47,427 international students from 164 countries in the academic year 2018/19, newly-released figures reveal.
Germany's higher education institutions hosted a total of 374,583 international students in 2018, a 4% increase since the previous year, new statistics released by DAAD have revealed.
One in five students and staff members at UK universities are international, and over half of its research publications are the product of international research: UUKi’s report paints the picture of a sector with internationalisation at the centre of its success.
Canada registered another double-digit jump in study permit holders in 2018 with India driving growth and snatching the top position from China, recently-released IRCC figures show, but some stakeholders are now worried about diversity.
International students from non-EU countries have applied for places at UK universities in record numbers, while there has been a modest increase in applications from EU students, the latest data from UCAS has revealed.