Market intelligence for international student recruitment from ICEF

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New white paper offers unique insights on recruiting in Africa

This special feature is sponsored by Illume Student Advisory Services. Over the past two to three decades, the massive youth populations of China, India, and...

US: New survey shows international student recruitment shifting to India in 2023

The IIE’s Spring 2023 Snapshot on International Educational Exchange suggests that, in preparing for the 2023/24 academic year, US higher education institutions are adjusting to...

Hong Kong poised to double intake of foreign students

Between 2019/20 and 2021/22, the number of foreign students enrolled in Hong Kong’s eight universities increased from 12,349 to 13,376, with about 65% of those...

Australia: ELICOS sector reached two-thirds of pre-pandemic student weeks in 2022

The English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) sector in Australia continued its path to recovery through 2022, but with some notable changes in...

Korea eases work and visa policies in a bid to further boost foreign enrolment

South Korea’s higher education system is already feeling the effects of an “enrolment cliff“. The country’s college-aged population has been declining for some time, and...

Special report: Chinese students are turning to Asian destinations in greater numbers

In 2023, the shape of Chinese outbound student mobility is notably different than it was in 2019. Geo-politics, concerns about safety, notoriously difficult entrance exams,...

Foreign enrolment surging in US graduate programmes

US degree-granting institutions received 26% more applications from international students for graduate programmes between fall 2021 and fall 2022. This is the fourth year of...

ICEF Podcast: Tackling the sub-agent dilemma and the pros and cons of aggregated recruitment

In this episode, ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen discuss the latest developments in our sector, including the UK’s decision to block accompanying...

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