The Australian government will increase its foreign student cap by 9% to 295,000, focusing on Southeast Asian applicants. Japan is set to boost its foreign student population to 400,000 by 2033, and South Korea aims for 300,000 by 2027. Taiwan plans to attract 25,000 Southeast Asian students yearly to tackle labor shortages. As of 2023, 132,000 Vietnamese students study abroad, representing a significant proportion of Southeast Asian students. Southeast Asia ranked third globally for outbound student mobility in 2022, while European universities seek more Southeast Asian talent amid underrepresentation.
The Australian government announced it will raise its cap on foreign students by 9%, to 295,000, and will prioritize applicants from Southeast Asia.
In 2022, Southeast Asia became the third-largest region globally for outbound student mobility, following China and India, with 350,000 students studying overseas.
Japanese higher education aims to increase its foreign student population to 400,000 by 2033, while South Korea targets 300,000 by 2027.
Southeast Asian students, while increasingly mobile, remain underrepresented in European universities, with only a small proportion of the 1.66 million international students in the EU.
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