Vol. 16 No. 6 (2026): Journal of International Students

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Special Issue Editors:
Helen Forbes-Mewett, Monash University, Australia | Krishna Bista, Morgan State University, USA | Tina Renier, UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab

Volume 16, Issue 6 (2026) of the Journal of International Students features 28 authors across 10 scholarly articles, representing universities and research institutions from multiple countries and regions engaged in the study of international education and migration.

This issue presents a timely and critical examination of immigration policies and their profound influence on international students’ educational journeys. The volume brings together interdisciplinary scholarship that explores how international students navigate complex immigration regimes, institutional structures, and social environments across global higher education systems. The articles address a range of pressing topics, including immigration policy shifts in Canada and Australia, migration governance within higher education institutions, and structural barriers faced by international graduates. Contributors also examine critical dimensions of the international student experience, such as mental health and well-being, financial stability, social inclusion, and the broader life cycle of international students from recruitment to post-study pathways. Several studies foreground underrepresented perspectives, highlighting the experiences of Asian students, Nepali mobility patterns, Black Caribbean and South and Southeast Asian graduates navigating immigration systems, and asylum narratives within European migration contexts. The issue also examines emerging developments, including artificial intelligence readiness in language teacher education programs in the Global South.

Published: 2026-03-07

Immigration Policies, Student Security, and Emerging Issues

  • Navigating borders How international students experience and respond to institutional, financial, and immigration systems in U.S. higher education

    Alexandria Rose Wiesel-Brown
    1-16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/mbs7ng15

  • Impact of recent Canadian immigration policy changes on the educational and professional opportunities of international postsecondary students

    Oleg Legusov, Melinda Meng, Shiyue Zhang, Hayfa Jafar
    17-36
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/kndqga94

  • Understanding the strengths, challenges, and opportunities within the international student life cycle

    Minalli Vasandani, Sohil Khan, Anshruta Chandgothia, Andrew K Davey
    37-58
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/g9fbsx65

  • Rethinking support for Asian international students Addressing safety, financial stability, and social inclusion to improve health and well-being

    Kruti S. Chaliawala
    59-88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/ry8dws18

  • Seeing the student Migration governance in higher education institutions

    Teresa Naval
    89-106
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/012yyy21

  • Factors impacting tertiary-level international students’ mental well-being A systematic literature review

    Mr. Ishwar Koirala, Dr. Subrata Chakraborty, Dr. Prabal Datta Barua, Dr. Mitchell Welch, Dr. Biswajit Banik
    107-132
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/dgdak347

  • Educational policy contraction and international student mobility Nepali graduates and prospective students respond to changes in Australia

    Tirtha Raj Timsina, Bishnu Bahadur Khatri , Nirajan Rijal, Bandana Pokharel, Sushma Baral
    133-154
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/a0zr3954

  • Transforming language teacher education in the Global South Assessing artificial intelligence readiness in CELTA programs

    Abida Ayesha, Shazia Hamid, Zarrina Salieva, Syed Naeem Ahmed
    155-176
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jnytvp10

  • Points of exclusion Black Caribbean and South/Southeast Asian international student graduates navigating structural barriers in the Canadian Express Entry System

    Everton Ellis
    177-196
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/jhqkq706

  • Between papers and peril Pakistani asylum narratives in Italy’s new migration moment

    Zubair Hussain, Ihtisham Ullah
    197-218
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.32674/fayg4883