Parents and students are most concerned about difficulties with language (60%) and financial difficulties (57%) prior to departure. 48% of agents also deem personal safety and difficulties with accommodation as concerns from parents and students.
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| Parents and students are most concerned about language barriers when it comes to studying abroad. |
Interestingly, the top 2 concerns, as well as personal safety concerns, tend to fall away once students reach their education destination, but accommodation difficulties remain an issue.
NexPay creates multi-lingual payment instructions and offers favourable exchange rates to students which helps to ease the top 2 student concerns related to study abroad.
2. Australian visas easier to obtain compared to 2013
Canadian visas are the most difficult to get, followed by the US and UK. In 2013, 43% of agents had difficulty with Australian visas, but the amount has dropped to only 27% in 2014.
3. Australia remains popular study destination
In keeping with tradition, Australia is up there with US, Canada, UK and Germany.
4. Agents' biggest operational challenge
55% of agents feel that managing leads, clients and student information are their most major day-to-day challenge.
5. Australian international education sector looking bright
These 2 years have been good to Australia - in 2013 it reversed its 3-year enrolment decline, and May 2014 statistics confirm its continual strengthening. This might be thanks to visa reforms introduced at the end of 2013, which eased visa regulations for the non-university sector.
Source: ICEF Monitor
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