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ICEF Podcast: Live from NAFSA 2025

Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap a busy week at the annual NAFSA conference in San Diego, and reflect...

Irish ELT sector sounds note of “cautious stability” for 2024

After a year of very strong growth in 2023, Ireland’s English Language Teaching (ELT) sector is reporting remarkably stable numbers for 2024, with overall enrolments...

US ELT numbers moving toward pre-pandemic norms

If you look at English Language Teaching (ELT) numbers in the United States year-over-year, it is easy to draw very different conclusions due to the...

Sector and students shocked as US State Department says it will “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students”

On 28 May 2025, a late-afternoon statement from the US State Department came as the latest shock for international educators from the Trump administration. The...

International student interest in US falls to pandemic-era low

After months of announcements, immigration enforcement actions, and confusion around US policies for international students – as well as the institutions that host them in...

International schools segment registers impressive five-year growth numbers

The international K-12 segment has continued its pattern of steady growth from January 2020 through January 2025. A new white paper from ISC Research provides...

Trump administration orders a pause on new student visa interviews

Journalists at Politico have obtained a US State Department cable sent to all US diplomatic posts on 27 May 2025. Signed by Secretary of State...

Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling international students; judge promptly issues restraining order to prevent the move

Updated for 23 May 2025: The US government has suspended Harvard University’s ability to enrol foreign students, effective immediately. The move comes after weeks of...

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