Several universities in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada have reported a drop in international student enrolment this year compared to 2025. The reason? Restrictive government policies and visa issues. Amid this churn, students are increasingly looking at European and Asia Pacific countries. These findings were part of a new Global Enrolment Benchmark Survey for the January-March 2026 intake. It is produced by the National Association of Foreign Student Advisers (NAFSA), an association of International educators; Oxford Test of English; and Studyportals, is based on responses from 254 universities across 36 countries. “Half of universities surveyed reported lower enrolments compared to the same intake last year,” the report stated. It also noted that 73% of universities surveyed said restrictive government policies or visa issues are a significant problem. And 67% said these issues had the biggest negative influence on enrolments.…