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A New Era of Student Choice Begins

TOP TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION FOR 2023 AND BEYOND
After A Challenging Period Of Uncertainty And Change, International Education Is Booming. Borders Are Largely Open Worldwide. Most Other Pandemic Restrictions Have Been Lifted. Students Are Once Again On The Move, Looking Abroad To Take The Next Step In Their Education And Their Career.
Amid This Flurry Of Student Activity, Destinations Are Making Aggressive Moves To Position Themselves As The Ideal Landing Place For International Talent. Governments Have Shifted Key Policies, While Institutions Have Adapted New Marketing Strategies. An Era Of Intense Competition Is Beginning, One In Which Students Will Carefully Weigh Their Many Options To Study Abroad.
This Report Is Intended To Help Institutions, Recruitment Professionals, And Governments Navigate This New Competitive Reality. Here, We Outline Key Trends That Are Shaping International Education Across Major English-Language Destination Markets. We Bring Together Government Data, Industry Reports, And Uniwolc Research To Provide Insight Into Major Factors Driving Growth In The Sector. To Help Shape Future Recruitment Plans And Long-Term Growth Strategies, We Examine Key Established And Emerging Source Markets. And We Take The Long View On Which Trends Will Last And Which Will Fall Off.

Students Are on the Move, but Barriers Persist

Experts Understandably Feared That COVID-19 Could Cast A Long Shadow Over International Education, Given Its Reliance On International Travel. Those Fears Proved Unfounded, As Record Numbers Of Students Across The Globe Looked To Study Abroad In 2021 And Early 2022.
In The October 2022 Edition Of Uniwolc Pulse Survey,1 83% Of Recruitment Professionals Surveyed Indicated They Had Seen An Increase In The Number Of Students Interested In Studying Abroad Over The Previous Three Months. A Full 53% Reported A Significant Increase.
This Enthusiasm Has Extended Across Destination Markets And Led To An Influx Of International Student Applications Worldwide.