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Vietnam remains a key growth market in Southeast Asia

The drive among Vietnamese families to send their children abroad remains very strong in 2023. Vietnamese parents have always been drawn to English-speaking study abroad...

Online programme manager (OPM) market under pressure this year

Online programme enrolments surged during the pandemic, and global forecasts continue to project robust growth through the mid-point of this decade. One recent analysis from...

How can educators better support and protect LGBTQ+ international students?

June is Pride Month in many parts of the world and in some ways the month-long celebration and reflection means more than ever. Along with...

US reports a significant spike in student visa refusals for 2022

New data indicates that the US Department of State rejected 35% of applications last year for F-1 student visas. This is both a notable increase...

After domestic tuition hikes, Chinese officials reportedly considering an increase in international student fees

Chinese universities are predominantly public institutions and, as such, they rely heavily on government funding. But with a sluggish national economy, the lingering effects of...

Report calls for a more diverse foreign student enrolment in the UK

The International Higher Education Commission, supported by Oxford International Education Group, has released a bold report presenting data and context about international education delivered by...

Are US colleges ready for the projected enrolment cliff?

There is a widening conversation in the United States – among demographers, academics, and enrolment management specialists – of an approaching “enrolment cliff” for US...

US English-language training providers reach 65% of pre-pandemic volumes

There were 63% more international students enrolled in US intensive English programmes (IEPs) in 2022 than in 2021, for a total of 64,105 enrolments (92%...

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