Market intelligence for international student recruitment from ICEF
12th May 2021

ICEF Podcast: The gradual return to student travel

Border reopenings, vaccinations, and welcoming government policies are all starting to emerge in recent weeks. In this episode, the first in the second season of the ICEF Exchange podcast, ICEF’s Craig Riggs (Editor of ICEF Monitor) and Martijn van de Veen (Vice-President of Business Development) discuss some of the recent developments that are fuelling a cautious optimism for recovery in student mobility.

Valuable insights are provided by our special guest Caitlin Phillips Rivera, Director, Partner Operations at Shorelight, who explains how the global education company is assisting its international students to access a COVID-19 vaccine.

The episode is sponsored by Etihad Airways. Tim Lorimer, Etihad’s Director of Global Distribution Sales, joins the panel as well to provide details about Etihad's current student offer.

You can listen to it the player below, and we encourage you to subscribe via your favourite podcast app in order to receive future episodes automatically.

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