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Australia moving to wider sharing of education agent data

On 28 November 2025, the Australian House of Representatives passed the Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025. The bill includes amendments to...

How is the rapid adoption of AI affecting international students’ career and programme planning?

Youth unemployment is rising in many countries, and at the same time, more companies are incorporating AI into their day-to-day operations. These interrelated developments are...

Continuing expansion of K-12 international school sector driven more by growing local demand

The international K-12 segment continues to expand steadily; this is now a six-year pattern. A new white paper from ISC Research reports a +2% year-over-year...

Updated forecast projects marginal decline in foreign enrolment in the US through 2030

In 2024, research firm HolonIQ published an analysis of the likely volume of international students enrolled in US institutions by 2034. The firm predicted that...

Japan surpassed its foreign enrolment target of 400,000 in 2025

Japan’s Immigration Services Agency has announced that the number of international students in the country as of June 2025 rose to 435,200, up +8.2% over...

ICEF Podcast: Students are switching to AI for search. Are you ready?

Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap some of the latest developments in our sector, including the latest enrolment trends...

Australia: Full-year data for 2025 reveals impact of AUD$2,000 study visa application fee on ELICOS sector

Australia’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has released full-year data on student visa applications and grants in 2025. Among other insights, the data reveals the...

Germany’s foreign enrolments continued to grow in the 2025/26 academic year

German universities’ international enrolments continue to grow. In 2025/26, about 420,000 foreign students were enrolled, a +4% year-over-year increase. The number of first-time foreign students...

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