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Nearly 30 Canadian language programmes closed in Q1, marking the “sharpest decline in the sector’s history”

The peak body for Canada’s language training sector is sounding the alarm. Languages Canada reports that more than 13% of Canada’s accredited English and French...

Recruiting in Taiwan: An established student market adapting to demographic change

Fast Facts Population: 23.4 million Youth population: 9.8% aged 15–24, but the population is ageing Youth unemployment rate: 11.71% (June 2025 estimate) Currency: New Taiwan...

Australia’s central bank highlights importance of international students to national economy

The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country’s central bank, has released a special bulletin on the economic impact of international students in the country. It...

Measuring the impacts of the first full year of Canada’s foreign student enrolment cap

In January 2024, Canada’s immigration ministry (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC) announced a two-year cap on the number of new study permits issued...

Study highlights gaps between English standards set by test developers and those used by universities and professional bodies

“Professional bodies and universities may have different standards when using English language proficiency tests for recruitment. This is the headline finding from a 2024 study...

US institutions bracing for a challenging enrolment outlook for 2025/26

The Institute of International Education’s (IIE) twice-yearly snapshot surveys are always required reading for international educators. That is especially true this year amid a period...

How the UK’s Agent Quality Framework will shape the future of agent training

This article was originally published in the ICEF Academy Knowledge Hub and is reproduced here with permission. International student numbers have more than tripled since...

Dutch government walks back controversial measures to constrain English-taught degrees

In a 3 July 2025 letter to the Dutch parliament, Education Minister Eppo Bruins explained that the government would be setting aside contentious measures that...

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