News December 2025
University
US
Source: Inside Higher Education
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Tracking Key Lawsuits Against the Trump Administration
A cap (15%) on international students has been proposed to nine US universities and may be extended to more institutions.
Source: www. thepienews.com/us-moots-15-international-student-cap-on-institutions
Source: indianexpress.com/article/education/study-abroad/from-us-hope-to-halt-international-students-hit-by-donald-trumps-15-enrollment-cap-10290262
Transitions from Student to Working Visa
Source: F-1 to H-1B transitions to be exempt from $100K fee
Source: H-1B Specialty Occupations | USCIS
The Pie Network
Source: Can US universities withstand Trump’s policy changes?
Don’t Panic about the 9 Universities
(the University of Arizona, Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, UPenn, USC, UT Austin, University of Virginia, and Vanderbilt University) to sign a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” later this month (October 2025).
Opinion on What It Takes to Lead US University
Source: Insidehighereducation.com
Foreign Academics Won’t Give Up on the American Dream
What Students and Parents Look for in 2025 and Beyond
The US
EJC Education Consultancy has always guided students to consider employment and ROI when discussing undergraduate and postgraduate university applications and how and if they relate to the workplace. The practice is research and evidence based and has always worked to the GATSBY benchmarks advising students to make decisions based upon unbiased and impartiality rather than only and specifically against criteria used by rankings only. With increasing costs of fees and even more substantially living costs as students to be considered, the evidence concerning graduate outcomes based upon gender, employment sector, salaries and personal characteristics all provide an opportunity for students to consider data when making decisions about their future lives.
The Post-Secondary Outcomes Explorer
Want to know if you can earn more majoring in Engineering in one college v another or over a one-, five- and ten-year period?
Want to search by state, institution or major? You can!
Source: https://lehd.ces.census.gov/applications/pseo
The Connection between Experiential Learning, Internships and Career Progression
With growing interest in universities and colleges that provide students with the chance to learn via service and community projects, making the students more employable colleges and universities that are often referred to as the non-ivy ivies as well as those located away from the East Coast of the US are becoming more sought after.
For Forbes 2024:
The New Ivies 2025: 20 Great Colleges Employers Love
Other aspects of university and college life that offer internships and
The UK
EJC Education Consultancy has always guided students to consider employment and ROI when discussing undergraduate and postgraduate university applications and how and if they relate to the workplace. The practice is research and evidence based. With increasing costs of fees and even more substantially living costs as students to be considered, the evidence concerning graduate outcomes based upon gender, employment sector, salaries and personal characteristics all provide an opportunity for students to consider data when making decisions about their future lives.
Sources: Graduate Outcomes open data repository | HESA
Graduate Outcomes open data repository | HESA
About Discover Uni | Discover Uni
Student outcomes data dashboard - Office for Students
December 2025: The research landscape and what it means for the UK?
Source: WEEKEND READING: The changing geography of research - HEPI
How Business Schools Can Support Regional Growth
Source: How business school research can power inclusive and sustainable regional growth - HEPI
Can the UK learn from Singapore and India’s Use of AI in Higher Education?
Source: Global lessons for the UK: how Singapore and India are embedding AI in education - HEPI
The UK to Rejoin the Erasmus Scheme from 2027
Source: https://thepienews.com/uk-to-rejoin-erasmus-scheme-from-2027
In Canada, the drastic falls amounted to 36% and 35% drops at the bachelor’s and master’s levels respectively, compared to the previous year.
Source: https://thepienews.com/international-enrolment-declines-hit-75-of-canadian-universities
Interview with Krish Bajal
Source: https://thepienews.com/krish-bajaj-roam/?utm
Sciences-Po and India Connect
Source: https://thepienews.com/sciences-po-sharpens-india-focus-amid-frances-30k-student-push
University of Loughborough and International Athletes
Source: https://thepienews.com/loughborough-to-host-landmark-showcase-for-international-student-athletes/
