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New report maps the scale of TNE opportunity in India

Major English-speaking destinations – notably Canada, the UK, Australia, and the United States – have been reporting two contrasting trends in recent years. Chinese enrolments, which have powered growth in...

Survey finds students are becoming more comfortable and satisfied with online learning

A new survey conducted among over 27,000 university students in the UK who are learning to some extent through online delivery reveals that satisfaction with digital learning has...

Egypt rolls out new scholarships and residency rights in bid for more foreign students

Egypt has introduced a package of new measures designed to further promote the country as an international study destination. Targeted especially to Arab and African students, The Egyptian...

UK: Student visa grants now double pre-pandemic levels; ELT weeks recover to 81% of 2019 volumes

Following on from the promising UCAS updates on 2023/24 international application volumes, the latest data release from the UK Home Office tells a story of surging student visa...

Australia takes action on fraud in student visa system

In a 26 August 2023 announcement, the Australian government set out a series of measures to guard the reputation and standing of Australia’s international education sector. Effective immediately,...

Canada to “modernise” student visa programme with Trusted Institution framework

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is quickly moving ahead with plans to implement a new Trusted Institution framework by 2024. This new model is part of a...

Higher education supply-demand gap a major driver of Sri Lankan outbound student mobility

In 2018, the British Council predicted that outbound mobility from Sri Lanka would exceed 32,000 students by 2027, not least because of the country’s rapidly expanding college-aged population...

South Korea aims to attract 300,000 international students by 2027

The South Korean government has announced a plan to attract 300,000 foreign students by 2027. The plan, known as the Study Korea 300K Project, is tied to Korea’s...

Canada: College’s decision to revoke 500+ admissions offers puts spotlight on Ontario’s public-private partnerships

Over the past decade, international student enrolments in Canada have increased much more quickly than in any other major study abroad destination. Canada hosted 808,000 foreign students in...

UK higher education pacing toward a strong fall enrolment

In its latest data release (13 July 2023), the UK’s central applications service, UCAS, is reporting another year of steady growth in international applications. The latest release captures...

A closer look at post-Brexit trends in European student mobility

On 23 June 2016, the British electorate was asked, via a much-anticipated referendum, whether they would like their country to remain in the European Union or prefer that...

ICEF Podcast: Bridging the skills gap: Preparing international students for their future careers

In this episode, ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen discuss the latest developments in our sector, including the surging demand for vocational training in emerging economies...

More than half of African applicants fail to get a visa to study in Canada or the US

Over the past couple of years, there has been an appreciable spike in international student recruiting activity in Africa. Schools and universities in study abroad destinations are attracted...

London tops global student cities ranking for fifth consecutive year

The 11th edition of the QS Best Student Cities ranking has just been released and it again puts London at the top of the table of 160 destination...

Measuring the massive vocational training opportunity in developing economies

A new study, jointly produced by the World Bank, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and UNESCO, paints a vivid picture of the scale of opportunity for skills training...