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1st Mar 2023

ICEF Podcast: How ChatGPT affects the future of international education

In this episode, ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen discuss the latest developments in our sector, including Canada's 800,000-student milestone and student perspectives on planning for STEM studies.

The episode features a special panel discussion on how the new generation of AI tools, notably ChatGPT, could impact international education. Martijn and Craig are joined by Claudia Alsdorf, Head of Microsoft Education Germany, and Natalie Do, Senior Director with the AI-powered language learning app ELSA.

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

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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