The United States and Canada will continue to lower the threshold for study visas

The United States and Canada will continue to lower the threshold for study visas In 2012, various popular countries for studying abroad, such as the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries, in order to compete for outstanding students, have successively launched...

2012年各留学热门国家如美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等国为争抢优秀生源，相继推出了一系列留学利好政策，令不少留学生切身受益。 Experts from Aoji Study Abroad believe that since these countries made greater progress in policy reforms in 2012, the tone of each country's study abroad policies should remain stable in 2013.

>Aoji study abroad experts analyzed that the favorable policies for studying abroad in the United States and Canada in 2013 should be mainly reflected in the visa aspect. For overseas study applicants with good IELTS and TOEFL scores, the threshold for study abroad visas will be lowered, the processing time will be reduced, the guarantee amount will be reduced, and the application procedures will be simplified. The purpose is to increase the attractiveness of these two countries to students, especially outstanding international students, and avoid the loss of elites to the greatest extent. In 2013, the Australian government will focus on employment support, such as increasing scholarships, relaxing part-time work policies, and adjusting post-graduation work visas.

The United States plans to use the new green card program to "compete" for international students in science and engineering.

On November 13, 2012, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs released the 2012 "Open Doors Report." The report shows that international students in the United States continue to grow. Chinese students in the United States increased by 23%, reaching more than 190,000. The number of Chinese undergraduate students in the United States increased by 31%, which is higher than the growth rate of graduate students.

There are many reasons why the popularity of studying in the United States has not diminished, but the continued loose policy of studying abroad in the United States is one of the main reasons. For example, in June 2012, OPT (Optional Practical Training) program to extend the internship period. After graduating from the United States, foreign students can continue to work and intern in the United States as students for 12 months. Graduates of majors selected in the catalog published by the U.S. Immigration Enforcement Agency can intern in the United States for up to 29 months. More ample time allows international students to apply for a work visa and greatly increase their chances of obtaining a green card.

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The trend of younger age is irreversible

On November 30, 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the "STEM Jobs Act" Act, HR6429, referred to as the STEM Employment Act), establishes a new green card program for foreign graduates who have obtained doctoral and master's degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from American universities to help them stay in the United States to work and start businesses. This bill needs to be passed by the U.S. Senate and signed by the President to take effect. Experts studying abroad in Kai Tak said that currently, students studying science and engineering in the United States have 29 months of internship time after graduation. If the bill is passed in 2013, it will be great news.

Yi Yan, deputy director of Jiahua Shida's US department, analyzed that in 2013, driven by internal and external factors, the number of applicants to study in the United States continued to rise. At the same time, the trend of younger students is irreversible, and studying in the United States for high school and undergraduate studies has become an important trend. Study visas will continue to be relatively loose; and the difficulty of applying for top 100 prestigious schools and high schools will increase. In addition, with the development of science and technology and the expansion of business fields, some subjects that did not exist or were not taken seriously in American universities in the past have gradually come to the fore and become increasingly popular majors, such as new media, bioengineering, homeland security, computer game design, Internet marketing and Internet business. These industries and fields are currently in a stage of vigorous development and have huge market demand. With the development of the industry and their own efforts, emerging industries will bring the greatest development prospects for students' careers. At the same time, because many schools have just developed emerging majors and the number of applicants is small, the competitive pressure is greatly reduced and the competitive pressure of popular majors is avoided.

澳大利亚 多所澳洲名校承认中国高考成绩

2012年，澳洲留学逐渐摆脱了2009年-2010年的低谷期阴影，重新成为中国学生留学热门国家之一。 2012年，超过33000名中国学生选择澳洲留学，比2011年增长约20%，其中90%以上的学生选择就读高等教育类课程(包括本科、硕士及博士)，申请本科的市场占比超过研究生，中国继续保持澳洲留学第一大生源国的位置。

启德国际教育研究院澳新中心负责人王兰表示，澳洲留学市场稳步回升的原因主要有三个方面：澳洲政府推出的系列利好新政，简化签证条款、减少担保金要求，提供毕业生工作签证，平均获签时间从4周缩短到2周，最快3天可获签；澳元对人民币汇率的下降，以及澳洲大学推出的丰厚奖学金使得留学澳洲的经济成本下降；以悉尼大学为首的多所澳洲名校宣布承认中国高考成绩，引发学生家长的广泛关注。

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提供更多海外工作机会

澳大利亚移民局官网最近发布信息,公布了将于2013年初实施的毕业工作签证(PSW)更多细则。据悉，现行的临时居留485签证(TR)将直接改名为临时毕业生485签证(Temporary Graduate visa)，该签证将分为两类，一类是新出台的PSW签证，另一类则是Graduate Work签证，即传统的TR签证。金吉列留学专家认为，工作签证的推出更加有利于提高学生赴澳的留学性价比，为广大留学生提高了教育质量，同时也提供了更多海外工作的机会，甚至为有移民打算的学生也奠定了良好的基础。

In addition, many Australian universities will launch 2-year master's programs in 2013.王兰认为，与传统的一年制和一年半制硕士学位相比，新的两年制硕士学位在课程设置上更为合理，也更重视学生的全面发展。新的两年制硕士为转换专业的学生设置了更多的基础课程，切实夯实学生的学术基础；对于基础好，成绩优秀的学生给予行业实习(可以冲抵学分)和独立撰写论文(作为申请博士的通道)的机会，为学生将来的就业和继续深造铺平道路，创造条件。

英国 对学生质量审查更严格

近几年，中国赴英留学人数每年保持稳定增长，中国已经成为英国第一海外生源国，其学生比例占国际学生总数的15%。

据启德国际教育研究院英爱中心负责人李威威介绍，2012年英国政府不断加强对于英国院校的监管，入境门槛有所提升。英国边境管理局对英国留学生推出了一系列新政：用有条件的三年工作签证(Tier 2)代替原来的无条件申请2年工作签证(PSW)；赴英留学生至少要达到雅思4.0分(各项不低于4.0分)方可申请英国签证；担保院校需获得法定认证等。李威威预测，2013年，英国边境管理局将会更加严格审查学校招生流程和学生质量，增加面签名额，打击通过不正当途径，且英语不过关的学生流入到英国读书或以读书名义打工。

加拿大 留学移民相结合

2012年，留学加拿大的中国学生数量从2011年的21812人增长至2012年的近25000人。 High school students have become the majority of students studying in Canada.由于加拿大SPP计划/SDS政策的实行，使得申请加拿大签证的流程相对简化，担保金要求降低(数额减少，存期缩短)，申请加拿大留学更加快速和便利。 2012年6月28日，加拿大暂停接受技术移民，投资移民门槛大幅提高，更多地倾向于适合国际留学生的经验类移民。 【预测】

留学成为移民便捷途径

启德国际教育研究院加拿大中心负责人李高汾认为，加拿大政府提高了针对留学生的经验类移民配额，鼓励先留学后移民的发展方式，缩紧投资移民和技术移民的配额，以便接受更多的经验类移民，对于向往加拿大优质教育质量和追求宜居环境的中国家庭来说，留学成为移民加拿大的便捷途径。

>Other countries

France

Science and engineering majors further open to Chinese students

2013年法国院校希望能够招收更多优秀的理工类专业背景的学生，如著名的巴黎第十一大学，理工类专业将进一步开放给中国学生申请。另一方面，英语授课课程逐渐成为越来越多赴法留学生的选择，目前法国高等商学院正处在重组合并阶段，未来将吸引更多留学生选择法国英语授课项目。 荷兰

鼓励留学生选择新兴学科

荷兰政府将鼓励留学生选择新兴学科，诸如生命科学等专业申请到奖学金的几率也将会提高。 In 2013, the Dutch government, universities and enterprises will also provide more types of scholarships.