Market intelligence for international student recruitment from ICEF

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Canada struggling to attract and retain global talent 

In Canada, two years into the government’s introduction of caps on international student enrolments and related reforms to lower these enrolments, substantial data is now...

Canada’s foreign enrolment has fallen by nearly 300,000 students over the last two years

Speaking in the East Coast city of Halifax last month, Canadian Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab said that the number of international students in Canada...

China: Two-thirds of new TNE partnerships are with countries outside the Big Four

China has been ramping up its transnational education (TNE) partnerships with other countries, with the Ministry of Education approving a record 285 new joint education...

Vietnam: Students encouraged to obtain advanced technology degrees abroad

Vietnam boasts one of the fastest-growing economies in the world (+8% in 2025), but its workforce cannot yet be described as highly skilled. The manufacturing...

The Netherlands: Foreign enrolment slowdown driven by declining undergraduate numbers

In 2024/25, 131,000 international students – including 51,800 new students – were enrolled in a degree programme offered by a university of applied sciences or research...

UK: International student numbers fall for second year, especially in postgraduate programmes

A sharp year-over-year decline in non-EU students enrolling in UK universities in 2024/25 (-5%) is the main contributor to a -6% year-over-year drop in overall...

Italy rises as a study destination but struggles to retain foreign graduates

Italy is increasingly popular as a European study abroad destination, with international enrolments increasing by about +10% per year since 2022 – the second-fastest growth...

Rethinking international recruitment: How to enrol best-fit students while ensuring integrity and compliance

This special feature is sponsored by Illume Student Advisory Services. Illume has just published a new white paper on in-country representation, which is available to...

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