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24th Aug 2022

ICEF Podcast: The growing importance of career opportunities for international Students

In this episode of our continuing podcast series, ICEF’s Craig Riggs (editor of ICEF Monitor) and Martijn van de Veen (vice-president of business development) discuss the latest developments in our sector, with a focus on current visa processing trends in the US and UK.

They are joined by Nannette Ripmeester, i-graduate's Director of Client Relations for Europe & North America, and Adam Cooper, President of Alliance Abroad, for a feature discussion on how a greater emphasis on career planning is influencing student decision making this year.

The episode concludes with a closer look at another key growth market in international education: Nepal.

You can listen right now in 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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