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19th Nov 2025

ICEF Podcast: Live from ICEF Berlin 2025

Expert views on current trends in international student recruitment

Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap some of the latest developments in our sector, including Kazakhstan's ambitious growth goals and the projected economic impact of any policy changes in the United States that would constrain the retention of foreign graduates.

Our hosts are reporting live from Berlin in this episode at the 30th anniversary edition of ICEF Berlin, with featured interviews with a series of expert guests: Andrew Mangion, Executive Chairman and CEO at EC English Language Centres; Philippe Taza, CEO of HEM Marketing; Novie Tajuddin, the CEO of Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS); and Shawn Silverstone, the Director of International Marketing Coquitlam School District.

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