Market intelligence for international student recruitment from ICEF
15th Jan 2016

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.

The global marketing toolkit

The five global marketing must-haves

for better results and happier customers in 2016.

International students to the rescue!

Questions are looming about the broader enrolment trends in US graduate schools, but could more international students be the remedy?

Your website from a students’ perspective

A handy summary of the different requirements that international students and their families have when browsing your website.

The advent of $30 oil

We don’t usually dabble in commodities markets but the breathtaking decline in world oil prices will have a profound impact on the global economy in 2016. A year ago, did any of us really imagine $30 oil?

Why we love Hong Kong

Hong Kong has recently been ranked as one of the best cities in the world to be an international student. What makes it so special?

Most Recent

  • Offering reassurance to international students after they apply is increasingly key to securing enrolments Read More
  • Ireland’s ELT sector reports modest growth in student numbers but weeks are down amid “real and consequential” challenges Read More
  • Japan: Japanese proficiency essential for foreign graduates staying on to work Read More

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  • Which countries will contribute the most to global student mobility in 2030? Read More
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  • Beyond the Big Four: How demand for study abroad is shifting to destinations in Asia and Europe Read More

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Offering reassurance to international students after they apply is increasingly key to securing enrolments An important new whitepaper from Uni-Life, “After the offer: what 2,500 student conversations reveal about conversion risk,” reminds...
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Ireland’s ELT sector reports modest growth in student numbers but weeks are down amid “real and consequential” challenges The English Language Training (ELT) sector in Ireland delivered 609,734 weeks of English instruction to 124,789 students in...
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Japan: Japanese proficiency essential for foreign graduates staying on to work An increasing number of fast-growing study abroad destinations – outside of the so-called Big Four of Australia, Canada,...
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Why are so many international students choosing to study in Türkiye? Türkiye used to be a niche study abroad destination, but not anymore. A rapidly growing number of international...
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Recruiting in Colombia demands a long-term presence and communication with parents A new report from EdCo LATAM Consulting explores the culture within which Colombian students and families make choices...
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UK’s ELT sector reports declining enrolments through first quarter of 2026 The UK’s English-language teaching sector (ELT) experienced a challenging year in 2025, though the decline in students and...
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US visa processing centres in Africa to be reduced by more than half; only the latest barrier for African students The Trump administration’s clampdown on immigration from Africa is intensifying, and the government has introduced new measures to...
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Brazil: New surveys show strong, but price-sensitive, demand for study abroad New survey results show strong interest in study abroad among Brazilian students and an optimistic outlook on the...
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