This report surveys the landscape in 2022, spotlighting five major trends that are impacting international education in East Asia (and beyond). From a rise in geopolitical tensions, to a divergence in Covid-19 containment policies, East Asia's education markets are located at the forefront of some of the most important global shifts that are happening in 2022. Given that East Asia is also home to the world's largest student market, as well as some of its fastest growing ones, how these trends play out here will have ripple effects far beyond the region.