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Irish universities report significant post-Brexit uptick in EU applications and enrolments

The UK’s departure from the EU has had many consequences, and among these is that Ireland is picking up share of degree-seeking EU students. According...

Taiwan ties new international recruitment goals to labour shortages

Taiwan’s economy is facing a severe labour shortage which arises largely from a declining (and ageing) population combined with historically low birth rates. “Taiwan’s fertility...

Property experts forecast a tight UK student housing market into 2023/24

“Overwhelmed and understocked,” is how Stripe Property Group describes the student housing market in the United Kingdom. Stripe is a UK-based property developer and purpose-built...

Chinese students scramble to return to campuses abroad after Ministry of Education ends certification of online degrees

Perhaps the biggest news story so far this year in international education circles is that the Chinese government has just announced that students must go...

Malaysia exceeds target for new international student applications in 2022

Education Malaysia Global Services (EMGS) is reporting substantial year-over-year growth in new international student applications for 2022. EMGS is the organisation charged by the government...

ICEF Podcast: Exploring the synergies between online learning and international education

In this episode, ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen discuss the latest developments in our sector, including a recent call to pause active...

A data-based case for diversification: Study finds that only 14 countries account for half of all international student enrolments

A new analysis from Studyportals draws on the platform’s own search data as well as mobility statistics from UNESCO and the OECD to map both...

US foreign enrolment once again exceeds one million students

During the pandemic, international students numbers in the US dipped below the one-million student mark (as of fall 2020) for the first time since 2014....

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