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US coalition urges Congress to take action to improve visa processing this year

The U.S. for Success Coalition launched a campaign today in a bid to improve visa processing for foreign students planning to study in the United...

Agent survey finds growing interest in alternative destinations; many students “hedging” plans with multiple applications

The 2024 edition of INTO University Partnerships’ Global Agent Survey has just been released amid a context of intensifying competition for international students and policy-related...

UK confirms Graduate Route will remain in place; plans “crackdown” on student visas and “rogue agents”

Ahead of a snap general election called for 4 July 2024, and after months of speculation, a joint news release from the Home Office and...

Will the US host 2 million international students within the decade?

A new analysis from international research firm HolonIQ sets out four future growth scenarios for foreign enrolment in the United States over the next decade....

Ghanaian students are intent on study abroad but currency woes present a challenge

Ghana’s ascent as a key emerging student market is well illustrated by recent enrolment growth in leading destinations. For example: Globally, there are more than...

UK ELT posts another year of growth to reach 75% of pre-pandemic volumes in 2023

The UK’s English Language Teaching (ELT) sector continued its post-pandemic recovery last year, enrolling more students and delivering a higher volume of student weeks in...

Survey of Japanese agents indicates significant recovery in outbound student numbers for 2023

The annual survey of The Japan Association of Overseas Studies (JAOS) has just been released. This year’s survey was conducted in April 2024 and it...

Data shows a decline in Nigerian student searches for study abroad; UK may be hardest-hit

Nigeria has been one of the most important new sources of students for leading study destinations worldwide in recent years. But it has become an...

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