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70,000+GlobalEnrolments Weareabridgetoabrightertomorrowforaspiringinternationalstudentsallovertheworld. APRIL2024 WelcometotheApril2024releaseofaeccInsights.ThisreportisbasedonsurveydatacollectedinMarch2024fromprospectiveinternationalstudentswhohaverecentlyengagedwithaecc.In a landscape where student decision-making isincreasingly influenced by public policy changes,economicandenvironmentalfactors,wearepleasedtoshareinsightsfrom8,312respondentshailingfrom124countriesaroundtheworld.It'simportanttonotethatthissurveywasnotwidelydistributedinChina.Wetrustthattheinsightspresentedinthisreportwillassistyouandyouruniversityorinstitutioninnavigatingthechallengesandopportunitiesinthetimesahead.StudentinsightsApril2024 Top10surveyrespondentcountriesCurrentstudystatus?Thevastmajorityofprospectiveinternationalstudentsurveyrespondentsarecurrentlyconsideringstudiesabroadwithaproportionofstudentsalreadystudyingabroad.Themajorityofsurveyrespondentsareconsideringstudiesabroad-70.74%India1.Philippines2.Nigeria3.Nepal4.SriLanka5.Bangladesh6.Indonesia7.Malaysia8.Vietnam9.Singapore10. Consideringstudiesabroad/Appliedtostudyabroad70.74%Alreadystudyingabroad7.03%Started/completedstudiesinhomecountry13.32%Completedstudiesabroad1.48%Pursuing/completedhighschool7.44% StudentsafetyperceptionHowsafedoyoubelieveyourpreferredstudydestinationisforinternationalstudents?UnitedKingdomUnitedStatesNewZealandCanadaAustraliaGermany Responsesascaleof1to101VeryUnsafe-10VerySafe UKPolicyResponses-Howconcernedareyou?ForprospectiveinternationalstudentrespondentswhoselectedtheUKastheirpreferredstudydestination,weasked“HowconcernedareyouabouttherecentUKgovernmentpolicychangeswithregardstointernationalstudents?”APRIL2024Somewhatconcerned35.4%Notconcerned4.6%Notsureyet19.9%Extremelyconcerned40.2%Over75%ofprospectiveinternationalstudentsareextremelyorsomewhatconcernedaboutrecentlypolicychangesintheUK.ThesearespecificallyprospectiveinternationalstudentrespondentswhonotedtheUKwastheirpreferredstudydestination UKPolicyResponses-KeyconcernsForprospectiveinternationalstudentrespondentswhoselectedtheUKastheirpreferredstudydestination,weasked“WhatareyourkeyconcernswithregardstochangesinUKstudent/migrationpolicy?”Changestomigrationopportunities7.6%PotentialfuturechangestoGraduateWorkRightsintheUK16.1%Alloftheabove60%-ProspectiveinternationalstudentsrespondentsaremostconcernedaboutrecentdependantvisachangesintheUKDependantvisachanges18%Changestotheminimumrequiredincomeforpoststudyemploymentsponsorship16.8% 41.6%Top3studentconcerns:60%areconcernedaboutdependantvisachanges(BanningspousesorchildrenfromtravellingtotheUK)58.4%areconcernedaboutchangestotheminimumrequiredincomeforpoststudyemploymentsponsorship57.7%areconcernedaboutpotentialfuturechangestoGraduateVisaWork UKPolicyResponses-GraduateworkvisaForprospectiveinternationalstudentrespondentswhoselectedtheUKastheirpreferredstudydestination,weasked“IftheGraduateVisadurationwasreducedinyourpreferredstudydestination,wouldyoubelikelytochangeyourchoiceofpreferredstudydestination?”No,Iwouldnotlikelyconsiderchangingmypreferredstudydestination/Ididnotchangemypreference52.17%Yes,IwouldlikelyconsiderchangingmypreferredstudydestinationChangestoUKGraduateVisasreducingworkrightsinthecountrycouldseealmost50%ofprospectiveInternationalstudentswhocurrentlyprefertheUKinsteadchooseadifferentstudydestinationentirely. 47.83% PoststudyintentionsIntentionforlifeafterstudiesOver70%ofprospectiveinternationalstudentrespondentssharedtheirintentionstoreturntotheirhomecountriesfollowingstudiesandpostgraduateworkexperiencesintheirpreferredstudydestinations.55.65%Work/Studyfurtherandthenreturntomyhomecountry 15.89%Returntomyhomecountryuponcompletionofmystudies28.46%Migratetomypreferredstudycountry ImportanceofgraduatevisaworkrightsExtremelyimportanttoprospectiveinternationalstudentsPoststudy/graduateworkrightsareextremelyimportanttoprospectiveinternationalstudents,with78.93%ofprospectivestudentrespondentsnotingpoststudy/postgraduateworkrightsareextremelyimportanttothem.Prospectivestudentrespondentswereasked“HowimportantarePostStudyWorkRights/Visaswhenyouareconsidering/consideredstudiesabroad?”78.93%ExtremelyImportant2.06%%NotImportant19.01%ModeratelyImportant KeymotivatorsforstudypreferreddestinationQualityofeducationandjobopportunitiesarekeymotivatorsforprospectiveinternationalstudentswhenchoosingtheirpreferredstudydestination.Qualityofeducation38.2%Weather&climate1.1%Security&studentsafety4.6%Affordablecostofliving2.1%Affordablestudyoptions5.2%Familyresidingincountry Jobopportunities25.3%Poststudy/graduateworkrights11.2%Migrationopportunities6.4%4.3% ChangingstudydestinationpreferencesChangingpreferencesAtotalof1,280prospectiveinternationalstudentrespondentschangedtheirmindabouttheirpreferredstudydestinationsinthelast12monthsrepresenting15.5%ofthosesurveyed.March202415.53%StudydestinationpreferencechangeNopreferencechange84.47% November2022Nopreferencechange76.8% October202121.1%DestinationpreferencechangeNopreferencechang