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ICEF Podcast: A whole new world: International student recruitment in 2025

Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap some recent industry developments, including Irish higher education’s record-high foreign enrolment and Malaysia’s...

European destinations attracting more international students amid continuing housing challenges

Many European countries have welcomed more students than ever over the past few years (e.g., Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Ireland). International students are drawn...

A big-picture view of international student mobility for secondary studies

International education takes shape in a number of different ways across the K-12 sector. There is the burgeoning international school sector, for example, where privately...

Tracking the internationalisation goals for 10 leading destinations

The following article is adapted from the 2025 edition of ICEF Insights magazine, which is freely available to download now. Ask 10 people working in...

Foreign enrolment in Spanish higher education reached a record high in 2022/23

Following strong growth in the 2021/22 academic year, the number of international students in Spanish universities reached a record high in 2022/23, according to the...

US updates rules to expand flexibility and improve oversight for H-1B visa programme   

Just days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President on 20 January 2025, President Biden’s administration has issued a “final rule” about the administration of...

Australia and Canada: Rising to the challenge of new immigration policies

If you had to think of adjectives to describe the international education landscape in 2024, what would they be? Words that come to mind for...

Recruiting in Sri Lanka: Demand for study abroad remains high; TNE poised for further growth

Fast Facts Population: 22 million Youth population: 24% of the total Youth unemployment rate: 25% (2023 estimate) GDP: US$84.3 billion (2023) Main economic sectors: Rubber...

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