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Study in the UK continues to be a top choice for international students in 2025, with the latest UK student visa statistics revealing a strong upward trend. April 2025 alone witnessed a 54% increase in student visa applications compared to the same month in 2024—reaching an impressive 14,800 new applications.

Research from 2023, 2024, and 2025 reveals that international students still heard primarily good things about studying in the United States. For instance, according to a survey conducted in February 2025 by top study abroad consultants IDP, more than half of respondents claimed that their impression of the US had improved since the presidential election in November 2024. An Interstride study conducted at the end of January and beginning of February also revealed that only 16 percent of respondents associated negative impressions of the US with the presidential election. Looking further, IIE estimates a slight increase (+3%) in international enrollments in the United States for this academic year. And yet, while very early signs seem quite positive, indications are already growing that all will not be as rosy this year and into 2026.

Here’s why King’s College London should be on your radar! One of the globe's top universities has partnered with ETERON Institute for Research and Social Change to kick off an exciting new research initiative: Reclaiming Europe’s Industrial Policy through Just Taxation and Innovation. The innovative ideas of Mario Draghi, Enrico Letta, and, indeed, the UK Investment 2035 strategy represent the foundation of this paradigm-shifting initiative. It intends to encourage new bright energies in the field of industrial policy and socially fair taxation, a vibrant combination of economics, politics, and innovation.