Market intelligence for international student recruitment from ICEF

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Survey highlights a growing “engagement gap” between international student expectations and institutional response

New research from Sinorbis and Edified makes the case that international student recruitment has entered a new phase, one marked by changing student preferences and...

Foreign recruitment of American students and researchers is intensifying

The US, along with the UK, has always been a preferred destination for top international students. Now, it might equally be defined as an important...

Inside Spain’s growing appeal for international students

Along with Italy, France, and Germany, Spain is positioning itself as a more compelling destination than ever for study abroad. Unlike many other governments enacting...

Canada struggling to attract and retain global talent 

In Canada, two years into the government’s introduction of caps on international student enrolments and related reforms to lower these enrolments, substantial data is now...

Canada’s foreign enrolment has fallen by nearly 300,000 students over the last two years

Speaking in the East Coast city of Halifax last month, Canadian Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab said that the number of international students in Canada...

China: Two-thirds of new TNE partnerships are with countries outside the Big Four

China has been ramping up its transnational education (TNE) partnerships with other countries, with the Ministry of Education approving a record 285 new joint education...

Vietnam: Students encouraged to obtain advanced technology degrees abroad

Vietnam boasts one of the fastest-growing economies in the world (+8% in 2025), but its workforce cannot yet be described as highly skilled. The manufacturing...

The Netherlands: Foreign enrolment slowdown driven by declining undergraduate numbers

In 2024/25, 131,000 international students – including 51,800 new students – were enrolled in a degree programme offered by a university of applied sciences or research...

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