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The changing face of international student mobility

The following article is adapted from the 2026 edition of ICEF Insights magazine, which is freely available to download now. The twenty years between 1990...

Australia continues its path towards “managed growth” of international student enrolments with Ministerial Direction 115

A year ago, the Australian government introduced a policy called Ministerial Direction 111 (MD111) with the stated goals of restricting the number of new international...

What students want: The top decision factors for study abroad

The following article is adapted from the 2026 edition of ICEF Insights magazine, which is freely available to download now. More than seven million students...

Drivers of study abroad in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, and Vietnam

As we move into a new year in international student recruitment, many of us are already deciding upon which target markets to invest more or...

Why housing will decide Europe’s future as a study destination

The following is a guest post contributed by Dr Arunima Dey, research and programme manager at The Class Foundation. The Student Living Monitor is an...

Canada announces new incentives for international recruitment of master’s and PhD students

On the heels of this week’s announcement of a significant reduction in Canada’s foreign enrolment cap, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has issued additional...

Canada cuts foreign enrolment cap by nearly 50% as current year trends below COVID levels

The Government of Canada introduced a new budget on 4 November 2025. It includes an Immigration Levels Plan which sets out detailed targets for the...

Asia “consolidating as the leading destination region” for international students 

A new report from the British Council and Studyportals shows that international students are increasingly choosing to study in Asian destinations. Students are drawn by...

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