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15th May 2024

ICEF Podcast: How policy interventions are impacting student planning for study abroad

Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen check in on how foreign exchange trends are impacting the cost of study abroad this year, and what the prospects of a widening TikTok ban might mean for international student recruitment.

This month's episode features a conversation – recorded live at ICEF North America in Niagara Falls, Canada – about how new policy settings in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom are impacting student mobility patterns this year. Craig and Martijn are joined by Victoria Martin, Chief Commercial and Compliance Officer for Global University Systems Canada and Robin Garcha, Partnerships Director with IDP Connect.

We conclude with a closer look at The Philippines as the latest stop for our “Keys to the Market” segment.

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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