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 ICEF Podcast: The increasing appeal of Asian destinations in international student recruitment

ICEF Podcast: The increasing appeal of Asian destinations in international student recruitment

In this episode, ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen discuss the latest developments in our sector, including a worsening student housing crunch in the UK and...

 The Canada-India diplomatic crisis: Will the flow of Indian students to Canada be affected?

The Canada-India diplomatic crisis: Will the flow of Indian students to Canada be affected?

Canadian education institutions are bracing for a possible decrease in the number of Indian students coming to Canada due to rising political tensions between Canada and India. Diplomatic...

 Australia’s foreign enrolment surpasses pre-pandemic benchmarks

Australia’s foreign enrolment surpasses pre-pandemic benchmarks

The latest data from Australia paints a picture of a major destination on the upswing. Two separate reports, both from industry data specialists Studymove, provide some important insights...

 New report maps the scale of TNE opportunity in India

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...

 UK student housing crunch projected to worsen through 2026

UK student housing crunch projected to worsen through 2026

The UK-based property consultancy Savills estimates that there were roughly four higher education students in London for every purpose-built student bed available during the 2021/22 academic year. The...

Nigerian economy shows its strength but the national currency is struggling again this year

Nigeria is firmly on the radar of international student recruitment professionals as a major driver of overall growth in outbound mobility from Africa. And this is only underscored...

Netherlands making progress toward ambitious student housing target

Dutch officials are reporting that the Netherlands has already laid down concrete plans in response to 2022’s National Action Plan for Student Housing. The national action plan is...

Pandemic Event Visa scrapped as Australia continues overhaul of student visa policies

Australia is continuing to tighten immigration policies and there are a number of implications for current and prospective international students. Most recently, Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles 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,...

“Steady recovery” underway for US English language training sector but visa issues persist

A new study by EnglishUSA and BONARD based on a survey of 289 English language programme providers (ELPs) provides a comprehensive look at the state of the English-language...

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...