Market intelligence for international student recruitment from ICEF
21st Aug 2015

Five for Friday

This latest instalment in our occasional "Five for Friday" column gathers some of the more eye-catching and varied items that we’ve been reading lately. We present them here for your end-of-week reading pleasure.

India passes China

Forecasts say that India will surpass China next year in terms of GDP growth.

Chinese agency to go public

Education International Corporation (EIC), a noted Chinese education agency, is reportedly preparing a US$500 million IPO (initial public offering) on the Hong Kong exchange.

Marketing to millennials

Start by delivering value and building trust, and then add a splash of idealism.

America and the US$170 billion opportunity

Calling for a national strategy for international education in the US.

Send better email

Some great tips and examples from outside the world of education for creating and managing high-performing email campaigns.

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Study finds strong agent interest in partnering with Japanese universities For many years, institutions in the Big Four (Australia, Canada, UK, and US) have partnered with educational agents...
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Study highlights poor outcomes for graduates of Indian higher education Across economies advanced and developing, young degree-holders are finding it more difficult than in the past to secure...
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Canada: Government audit finds impact of international student cap far greater than expected The Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) has released a report that analyses the effect of...
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ICEF Podcast: Are you using the right digital channels to reach international students? Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap some of the latest developments in...
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Australia: Latest enrolment data challenges the government’s assertion of stability for international education this year On 20 March, Australia’s Assistant Minister for International Education, Julian Hill, published a statement entitled Continuity and change:...
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