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Changes to Cuban education sector could bring shift in student mobility patterns

Recent changes in Cuba could result in a shift in student mobility patterns related to the island, and today on ICEF Monitor we’ll look at...

Demand for Spanish instruction escalating, higher ed still facing challenges

Spain has long been a popular travel and study abroad destination. Of all the participating countries in Europe, Spain receives the largest number of students...

Market Snapshot: South Africa

“South Africa and its neighbouring countries must urgently develop and implement higher education policies aimed at expanding student enrolments, strengthening the qualifications of academics, doubling...

On the road in Colombia and Chile: market reports

Karin Radvany Florez leads ICEF’s agent relations and business development efforts in Latin America. Based in Sao Paulo, she has regular contact with agents, educators,...

New research on global employment trends for youth paints a severe picture

Youth unemployment has risen by 26.5% between 2008 and 2011, leaving a staggering global population of nearly 75 million people aged 15-24 without a job....

New report reveals international student mobility trends

American universities are set to strengthen their dominance in attracting international students, powered by the continued momentum from China and Saudi Arabia, revival of India,...

A more complex marketplace taking shape for 2012

A pair of recent articles from University World News point to an increasingly complex and shifting international education marketplace for 2012. The first, “Confusion, contradictions...

Latin American students look to Australia

Latin American students encountering stringent visa regulations for study in the United States are finding plenty of higher education opportunities in Australia, reports Fox News...

ICEF launches new Education Fund

If you will allow us a small departure from our normal news and market intelligence feed, ICEF is pleased to announce the establishment of the...

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05 Feb 2013

600,000 students go to the UK each year to learn English, which contributes GBP 2 billion to the UK economy. (British Council)

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23 Apr 2011

International students contributed US $22.7 billion to the US economy in 2011-12. (IIE Open Doors)

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23 Apr 2011

Subjects international students take while in the US: Business (22%), Engineering (19%), Science (18%). (IIE Open Doors)

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23 Apr 2011

Forrester Research predicts that in 2014, 1.3 billion people in China will have mobile devices, and 75% of them will access the internet via their mobile devices.

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23 Apr 2011

44% of prospective students in the US have “liked” a college on a social network; 57% watch videos created by the college, and 53% read posts about the college via social media. (FastWeb)

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23 Apr 2011

14% of prospective students in the US have viewed a college website via their mobile device; 62% of them wanted to access a college’s social media properties and 64% to watch a college’s videos. (Noel-Levitz)

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