Market intelligence for international student recruitment from ICEF

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Is a university degree still the same passport to success?

At first glance, the fact that there are more university graduates than ever in advanced economies seems like it could only be positive. The reality...

The link between international student tuition and global competitiveness

As reported in The Guardian last week, Professor Shitij Kapur, vice-chancellor of King’s College London, draws a line between the reputation of UK higher education...

Global agent survey highlights the most important factors influencing study abroad decisions

The latest ICEF Agent Voice survey shows that international student priorities remain centred on affordability and ease of getting a study visa. In 2025, cost...

The ChatGPT Generation: How AI Is quietly rewriting the global student search experience

Goodness knows, international higher education is no stranger to major change. Over the last two decades, rankings, social media, and professionalised agent networks have all...

Foreign enrolments in UK higher education dipped again in fall 2025

The early data points to a second year of declining international enrolments in the United Kingdom for 2025/26. In a November 2025 survey conducted by...

Year in review: What we learned in 2025

The market is shifting Somewhere in the middle of 2025, we started talking not just about the Big Four study destinations – the United States, United...

US extends travel ban, Nigeria now included on “restricted” list

The Trump administration has announced an expanded list of countries whose nationals – including students applying for F, M, and J visas – will be...

Search and enrolment data foreshadows international enrolment trends for 2026

The following is a guest post contributed by Keystone Education Group. Keystone Education Group’s 2025 data reveals a dynamic year for international student mobility, with...

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