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For decades, educational institutions benefited from a rarely questioned notion: the world was moving toward greater integration and cooperation. International student mobility was growing, research collaboration was flourishing across borders, and academia was operating within a global marketplace of talent and ideas. Even as governments vied for economic and political influence, higher education was considered a universal good, driven by openness, exchange, and cooperation. Today, that notion is being challenged.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rivalry between great powers, the fragmentation of globalization, rising inflation, and\u00a0<\/span>artificial intelligence<\/span><\/a>\u00a0are redefining the conditions under which educational institutions are accustomed to operating.<\/span><\/p>\n

What were once considered external factors, such as geopolitics, the global economy, and technology, have become key elements transforming education from within. As a result, educational institutions are no longer seen solely as spaces for training and research, but rather as\u00a0<\/span>tools for competitiveness and geopolitical influence.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The economy of talent and power<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Student mobility, talent attraction, and scientific and technological advancements have become increasingly associated with a country’s power. For this reason, nations like the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and the United Arab Emirates have dedicated enormous resources to\u00a0<\/span>attracting talent and leading the race in innovation<\/span><\/a>\u00a0. This is known as the talent economy: a model based on human capital, innovation, and knowledge as drivers of economic development. The countries that attract, train, and retain the brightest minds will be the ones that lead the global economy.<\/span><\/p>\n

For universities, this change is relevant because, while the core mission of higher education remains unchanged, the environment in which they pursue it is increasingly conditioned by geopolitical competition and disruption.<\/span><\/p>\n

Immigration policies and foreign students<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The first signs of this are already evident. Although\u00a0<\/span>the number of international students worldwide grew from 2.1 million in 2000 to nearly 6.9 million in 2022<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, many of the main destination countries have begun to tighten their immigration policies. In the United States,\u00a0<\/span>the F-1 visa rejection rate\u2014for students\u2014reached 35% in 2025,<\/span><\/a>\u00a0contributing to a\u00a0<\/span>17% drop in the number of incoming international students<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, countries like Canada and Australia have also introduced measures aimed at limiting the entry of foreign students.<\/span><\/p>\n

The contradiction in the United States and Canada between competing for global talent and, at the same time, restricting the entry of international students stems from four underlying principles: selectivity, national security (preventing the brain drain of sensitive knowledge), domestic capacity (the Canadian cuts are a response to housing pressures), and internal political economy. Although they are not seeking to abandon the talent race, their combined effect could lead to this: while some countries filter students, others attract them without such restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research collaborations under scrutiny<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

In the field of research,\u00a0<\/span>restrictions imposed by the United States<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>the European Union<\/span><\/a>\u00a0have turned international collaborations into research on national security issues, thus restricting the collaborations that can be carried out.<\/span><\/p>\n

These measures\u00a0<\/span>are also limiting the flow of talent<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that governments depend on to remain competitive in strategic areas such as AI, semiconductors, and biotechnology.<\/span><\/p>\n

Demographic changes<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Demographic shifts are also redrawing the global talent map.\u00a0<\/span>Africa will account for more than half of global population growth by 2050<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, with its working-age population\u00a0<\/span>representing 85% of the increase in the global workforce<\/span><\/a>\u00a0. Yet Western universities are failing to capture this potential.<\/span><\/p>\n

The barriers are structural: high tuition fees, limited scholarships, instability, and restrictive visa policies exclude or discourage most African students. Gaps in the recognition of qualifications further filter out qualified candidates before they even apply. In East Asia, the dynamics are different: the barriers are somewhat less financial than cultural and pedagogical.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, South-South alternatives are growing rapidly: China, T\u00fcrkiye, and various regional centers are actively competing for African talent through deliberate scholarship and soft power strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n

These trends suggest that Western universities risk losing the most significant talent pool in the coming decades.<\/span><\/p>\n

University funding<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Several economic forces are radically changing the sustainability and growth of the education sector, forcing institutions to rethink how they will finance their future.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first of these is inflation. Educational institutions face increasing financial pressure: they struggle to cover additional costs with ever-decreasing income.\u00a0<\/span>Global inflation exceeded 8% in 2022<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, the highest level in decades, making both campus operations more expensive and families less able to afford an international education.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the United States, the cost of university education has tripled since 1980. In 2022 alone,\u00a0<\/span>institutional expenses increased by 14.9%<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, while revenues decreased by 5.4%. In the United Kingdom, almost half of universities face budget deficits, primarily due to a decline in international students and rising costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Public debt and budgets<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

This is compounded by a growing trend of reduced state budgets for public education. Many governments, especially in the Global South, have increasingly limited resources for health, pensions, and education. In 2023, more than 40% of the world’s population lived in countries that allocated more of their budgets to servicing external debt than to education or health.<\/span><\/p>\n

The World Bank has shown<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that a 1% increase in external debt is associated with a 2.9% decrease in investment per school-age child. This has created a paradox in education financing: the higher the debt, the lower the capacity to invest in future generations.<\/span><\/p>\n

The impact of the exchange rate<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Exchange rate volatility is also altering who can access international education. For thousands of students from economies with unstable currencies, the macroeconomic context has become part of their decision-making process.<\/span><\/p>\n

51% of international students\u00a0<\/span>reconsidered their studies<\/span><\/a>\u00a0due to exchange rate fluctuations, while 4 out of 10 stated they did not have enough resources to cope with the rising cost of living in their destination countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Model crisis<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

But even if institutions manage to adapt to the new geopolitical and economic realities, we now face a deeper question: is the educational model still adequate to respond to the new realities?<\/span><\/p>\n

Artificial intelligence is now redefining the relationship between education and employability.\u00a0<\/span>According to the World Economic Forum<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, 39% of job skills will be transformed or become obsolete, and 59% of the workforce will need to reskill by 2030. At the same time, automation is beginning to particularly affect jobs for recent graduates, which have\u00a0<\/span>declined by 29% since 2024<\/span><\/a>\u00a0.<\/span><\/p>\n

This transformation is also changing how companies attract talent. In 2024,\u00a0<\/span>around 45% of companies eliminated university degree requirements for many of their vacancies<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, raising questions about whether a university degree is now a sufficient guarantee for the new realities of the job market. The question, therefore, is no longer what institutions teach, but what added value they offer in a world where technology is increasingly replacing our jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The role of universities today<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Educational institutions have survived wars, economic crises, and technological revolutions. What is unique about this moment is that these three pressures have converged and are reinforcing each other. Geopolitics restricts mobility and fragments scientific collaboration. The economy erodes the financial sustainability of institutions and students’ access. Technology challenges the very employability of a university degree. The challenge is not only to manage each of these forces separately, but to understand that they act simultaneously and systemically.<\/span><\/p>\n

This convergence also raises a more fundamental question about the role of universities in a world where talent, knowledge, and innovation have become strategic national assets. As governments increasingly treat higher education as an instrument of geopolitical competition, universities face a choice: become passive instruments of national strategy or actively define the terms of their own relevance.<\/span><\/p>\n

The institutions that will matter most in the coming decades are not necessarily those with the largest endowments or the oldest reputations, but those that position themselves as true global intermediaries of talent and knowledge, building bridges where geopolitics erects walls, expanding access where the economy contracts it, and developing human capabilities that technology cannot replace.<\/span><\/p>\n

Author Bio:<\/strong> Borja Santos Porras is Associate Dean and Professor – IE School of politics, economics and global affairs at IE University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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