Market intelligence for international student recruitment from ICEF

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AI tools in action for international student recruitment

The following article is adapted from the 2026 edition of ICEF Insights magazine, which is freely available to download now. Purpose-built design Greg Holz, assistant director...

UK: Rule changes could be coming for Master of Research programmes

If there is a lesson that international education stakeholders in the Big Four have learned in the past couple of years, it is that poor...

Global trends in international enrolments and policies as we head into 2026

At the end of 2025, educators across major study abroad destinations are facing markedly different circumstances than in the post-pandemic years following 2020. In many...

New Zealand’s international student numbers climbing amid strong public support

International student enrolments are rising in New Zealand alongside broad public support for internationalisation in education. Between January and August 2025, New Zealand providers hosted...

There are now more than 400,000 international students in Germany

Continuing a years-long trend, the number of international students in German universities rose again this year according to the latest data from the German Academic...

Australia passes integrity legislation; sharpens definition of agents and agent commissions

On 28 November 2025, the Australian House of Representatives passed the Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025. The bill includes amendments to...

Canada announces international student cap numbers for 2026 and updated programme guidance

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced this week that it expects to issue up to 408,000 study permits in 2026. That number includes the...

Building the bridge to campus: The first stage of student satisfaction begins long before admission

The following article is adapted from the 2026 edition of ICEF Insights magazine, which is freely available to download now. The international student experience begins...

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