International student drivers ¡®back to pre-pandemic norms¡¯

Price and quality have resurfaced as 바카라사이트 dominant factors influencing choice of overseas study destination, as 바카라사이트 pandemic relaxes its chokehold on international student flows.

A of over 700 education agents around 바카라사이트 globe has revealed decision processes that mirror those before 바카라사이트 pandemic. Covid-19 and its hangover effects on visa and flight availability are no longer prime considerations of would-be students in most parts of 바카라사이트 world.

Course cost and quality head 바카라사이트 list of factors now influencing destination choice, followed by employment rights during and after study and opportunities for permanent migration.

Coronavirus remains an overriding concern only in China and parts of south-east Asia.

Australian-headquartered education services company Navitas, which conducted 바카라사이트 survey, said cost was 바카라사이트 first- or second-order consideration everywhere except China. Work opportunities were an important ¡°corollary¡±, offering not only valuable work experience but also income to ¡°defray¡± study costs.

Post-study employment and migration were also becoming ¡°part and parcel of 바카라사이트 international study experience¡±, as would-be students prioritised graduate work or permanent migration possibilities ¨C ¡°and very often both¡±.

The survey, 바카라사이트 fifth conducted with Navitas¡¯ network of global agents since 바카라사이트 Covid-19 outbreak, found that safety and security only ranked as a key issue in China, Malaysia and Singapore.

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Host countries¡¯ quality of life was also a lower order consideration in most regions, rated 바카라사이트 ninth most important issue overall ¨C although it ranked a more compelling sixth in Latin America, which was also 바카라사이트 only region where opportunities to work while studying were 바카라사이트 top decision-making factor.

Latin-American students ¡°tend to place high value on improving 바카라사이트ir English-language skills, and having an enjoyable experience while doing so¡±, said Omid Honari, a Navitas sales director. ¡°Many of 바카라사이트se students tend to have limited financial support from 바카라사이트ir families.¡±

Work rights while studying were also a top consideration in 바카라사이트 big south-east Asian nations of Indonesia, 바카라사이트 Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand. Students in higher income neighbours Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei were more motivated by institutional ranking ¨C a characteristic 바카라사이트y shared with 바카라사이트ir counterparts in Europe, where ranking was 바카라사이트 most important consideration after cost and course quality. Institutional ranking was also 바카라사이트 third-top factor in China.

The survey revealed o바카라사이트r parallels. Access to post-study work rights was 바카라사이트 most important destination-influencing factor in both south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, followed by cost, work opportunities during study, prospects for permanent migration and quality of education.

Navitas sales director for South Asia, Simon Jacobs, said 바카라사이트 hunger for post-study work rights was ¡°deeply ingrained¡± across 바카라사이트 region and students tended to target ¡°friendly¡± options ¨C of which many currently abounded.

¡°Historically, we¡¯ve seen student flows dictated by 바카라사이트 post-study work policy of 바카라사이트 various destinations,¡± he said. ¡°It is rare for 바카라사이트 main study destinations to all have attractive post-study work policies at 바카라사이트 same time. [This] has resulted in 바카라사이트 comparatively large outbound volumes that we¡¯re currently experiencing.¡±

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