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US to end “Duration of Status” for F, J, and I visas and limit the time international students can study in the US

It is likely that as of September 2026, most international students in the US will need to complete their programmes in four years or less...

Demand for “future proofing” programmes rising fast among college-aged students

As we speak, many international student prospects are changing their minds about what they should study. Over just a couple of years, the simple equation...

How will the war in Iran impact international student mobility?

It is now just over two months since the United States and Israel first launched coordinated military strikes against Iran on 28 February 2026. The...

ICEF Podcast: Sustainable international student recruitment from a UK-China perspective

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

France directs universities to charge higher tuition fees to non-EU students starting September 2026

French Higher Education, Research and Space Minister Philippe Baptiste announced on 21 April that almost all non-EU students coming to France for the 2026/27 academic...

New research finds global youth increasingly drawn to non-Western governance models and study destinations

Two important new global studies – the 2025 iterations of the British Council’s Global Perceptions survey and QS’s Global Student Flows project – suggest that...

UK: 7 in 10 universities report declining international postgraduate enrolments; visa rejections are part of the story

Of universities in the UK surveyed recently by the British Universities International Liaison Association (BUILA), 7 in 10 reported declines in international postgraduate students in...

Five things we learned from this year’s International Student Barometer

Etio’s International Student Barometer (ISB) is the world’s largest international student experience survey of enrolled students. The most recent edition of the ISB gathered responses...

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