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Strong recovery of Irish ELT in 2022 means that student weeks have now topped pre-pandemic volumes

Ireland’s English Language Teaching (ELT) sector is reporting very strong numbers for 2022. The latest data from peak body Marketing English in Ireland (MEI) reveals...

Continuing housing crunch opens the door to innovation and new strategies

The widespread shortage of affordable student housing continues to be a problem across many student destinations this year. The private sector is moving quickly to...

New forecast warns that US is falling behind in the global race for talent

A new HolonIQ analysis focused on the US and its competitive position relative to other leading study abroad destinations finds that: These conclusions arise from...

ICEF Podcast: Exploring AI and its impact on international student recruitment

This featured discussion puts the focus on the current generation of AI technologies and their impact on international recruitment, with special guests Professor Seyedali Mirjalili,...

Full-year US visa numbers show solid gains for 2022

For the calendar year 2022, there were a total of 1,362,157 international students with active F-1 or M-1 visas for study in the United States....

Australia plans to tighten rules around student visas

In September 2022, Australian Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil announced plans for a comprehensive review of the country’s migration system. The findings of that review...

The cost of living: A closer look at inflation and foreign exchange trends in key student markets

Demand for study abroad is high in 2023, and several countries are enrolling record numbers of international students (e.g., Canada, UK, Germany, France). Nonetheless, this...

Netherlands takes another step toward limiting international enrolment growth

On 21 April 2023, Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf delivered a letter to the House of Representatives in The Hague. The...

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