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For example, Germany tightened graduates' work rights in 2009, only to extend them once more in 2012 and then further extend them in 2024. Similarly, France reinstated work rights in 2013 following a limit imposed in 2011. Early data from the United Kingdom suggest that limiting dependent arrivals has reduced international student enrollment: following restrictions, applications for the sponsored study visa were 13 percent lower in January 2025 compared to a year earlier, while applications from dependents of students dropped by 84 percent.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "3107f34e-776f-4f4b-bb32-acb7378cbc2a", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.18, "w": 0.78, "x": 0.11, "y": 0.53 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "Both Canada and Australia announced these caps as part of broader immigration targets: for Canada, the objective of reducing temporary residents from 6.5 percent to 5 percent of Canada's total population by 2026, and for Australia, the ambition to reduce net overseas migration to 260,000 for the 2024–25 fiscal year. While it is too early to assess the impact of these caps on overall international student numbers, Universities Canada has predicted that enrollment will drop further than the cap envisages, amid concern for the global reputation of Canadian education. Early indications from Australia suggest that earlier measures to constrain demand for student places have been effective even in the absence of a cap, though overall targets for reduced net overseas migration will not be met.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "41d9fd24-f9a0-4e08-ae77-406a87a83f1c", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.22, "w": 0.78, "x": 0.11, "y": 0.31 }, "kind": "paragraph", "text": "Caps on international student arrivals are generally considered to be a last resort, though they reflect a growing recognition of the need for an overall ceiling for international study. Both Canada and Australia have recently put forward caps on the number of international students who can be enrolled each year, overall or by region or institution. Canada introduced a cap of 360,000 student visas in January 2024, which will be extended and tightened in 2025 and 2026 by also including graduate students from 2025 onwards. Meanwihle, Australia proposed limiting international student places to 270,000 for 2025, with more flexibility for universities in regional Australia (locations outside the metropolitan areas of Sydney and Melbourne) and for publicly funded universities; however this legislation failed to pass at the end of 2024, leaving universities in limbo for the 2025 academic year.", "attrs": null, "subkind": "paragraph", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "4b1632cf-1785-4900-9e29-5b401c86ddbe", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.15, "w": 0.78, "x": 0.11, "y": 0.72 }, "kind": "source-note", "text": "58-64: Footnotes detailing specific policy documents and news reports.", "attrs": null, "subkind": null, "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "4b78081d-25c4-4e29-b105-358127851661", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null }, { "bbox": { "h": 0.02, "w": 0.64, "x": 0.18, "y": 0.04 }, "kind": "title", "text": "INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MOBILITY: A POST-PANDEMIC RESET OR A BROADER CHALLENGE?", "attrs": null, "subkind": "headline", "toolName": null, "toolSlug": null, "confidence": null, "componentId": "7c8b402c-a11f-4cc9-a411-00dc2e0810cf", "frameworkName": null, "frameworkSlug": null } ], "metrics": [], "tools": [], "frameworks": [], "arcBeats": [], "loops": [], "imagePathAlt": null, "thumbSrc": null, "thumbSrcAlt": null, "locked": true }