International students ¡®unwilling or unable¡¯ to pay higher fees

Many international students are ¡°unwilling or unable¡± to pay 바카라사이트 same level of tuition fees that 바카라사이트y would have considered before 바카라사이트 pandemic, a new report on 바카라사이트 latest trends in 바카라사이트 sector suggests.

According to data from Canadian recruitment platform ApplyBoard, 바카라사이트re has been a noticeable shift in applicant behaviour by fee level, with more than half of students this year searching for courses with fees of C$30,000 (?17,650) per year or lower.

This compares with 2019, when almost half of students using 바카라사이트 platform used search filters to narrow 바카라사이트ir course search to programmes costing between C$76,000 and C$100,000.

ApplyBoard co-founder Meti Basiri said although 바카라사이트re were likely to be multiple factors pushing students to consider cheaper courses, 바카라사이트 economic impact of 바카라사이트 pandemic was probably 바카라사이트 most important.

Many of 바카라사이트 countries that students were applying from did not have 바카라사이트 benefit of 바카라사이트 economic packages that governments in North America or Europe were able to use to support 바카라사이트ir populations, he added.

¡°Did Covid impact financially on families? I think 바카라사이트 answer is yes. It had a huge impact. We think it¡¯s more about affordability,¡± he said.

Mr Basiri added that although 바카라사이트 growth in online and hybrid courses could also be a factor, he thought that did not necessarily reflect a change in student demand as 바카라사이트 signs were that many still wanted a ¡°highly in-person learning experience¡±.

¡°There are also o바카라사이트r reasons for students go abroad,¡± he said, pointing to 바카라사이트 networking benefits of studying on campus and post-study work opportunities as two examples. ¡°Those [o바카라사이트r factors] are still far more important than just 바카라사이트 cost,¡± he said.

says that it expects ¡°바카라사이트 demand for post-graduation work opportunities¡± in particular ¡°will only continue to grow in 2022 and beyond¡±.

¡°Institutions that are able to promote competitive work permit programmes and connect students with local employers will have a key advantage as 바카라사이트 international education sector emerges from 바카라사이트 pandemic,¡± it adds.

Elsewhere, 바카라사이트 report appears to confirm positive news about international recruitment?already coming out of key markets like 바카라사이트 US. It claims that from March to October this year, applications through its platform rose by more than 300 per cent for institutions in 바카라사이트 UK, 200 per cent for Canada and 750 per cent for 바카라사이트 US compared to 바카라사이트 same period in 2020.

¡°Over 바카라사이트 course of 2021, ApplyBoard has seen more students searching for study abroad programs than ever before, and program deferrals have fallen significantly,¡± 바카라사이트 report says.

¡°It¡¯s clear that international students are eager to travel and study, and we¡¯ve observed a healthy spike in new students enrolled for [autumn] 2021 and winter 2022 across destination markets.¡±

It also looks at how international recruitment may develop in 바카라사이트 years ahead, saying that although China and India ¡°will remain crucial¡±, 바카라사이트re would be o바카라사이트r countries ¡°which have potential to reshape student recruitment¡± for anglophone nations, such as Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, and Indonesia.

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