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January border opening releasing pent-up study abroad demand from China

On 8 January 2023 the Chinese government downgraded its response measures to the COVID-19 pandemic from Category A (the highest level within its National Infection Control System control...

More signs of rising demand for study abroad in China this year

Demand for study abroad is increasing quickly in China since the government re-opened the country’s borders after almost three years of closure due to COVID precautions. So far,...

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 abroad to study...

China’s borders open at last with easing of remaining restrictions on international travel

After weeks of public protest at the end of 2022, the Chinese government began to drop the most extreme of its COVID containment measures and has (1) opened...

Agent survey tracks key factors for study abroad planning in China and South Asia

The October 2022 cycle of the Navitas Agent Perception Survey provides some interesting comparisons between student markets in China and South Asia, some of which we see reflected...

China closes some university campuses in response to COVID policy protests

It seems like a long time ago when we were all discussing and worrying about the mental health of students isolating in their rooms and dorms in the...

Chinese agent survey highlights important trends for student recruitment this year

Growth in Chinese outbound may be slowing, but China still represents the largest or second largest nationality within the international student populations of Australia, Canada, the UK, and...

Why have Chinese student numbers been slower to recover this year?

As predicted, the flow of Chinese students to universities in Australia, Canada, the UK, and US has been weakening throughout the first years of the 2020s. There are...

Gradual reopening of Chinese border underway

The Beijing-based student service platform China Admissions is reporting a partial opening of the Chinese border for international students. The news follows a 21 July statement by Chinese...

Are China’s outbound student flows about to peak?

China has been an important driver of global growth in international student mobility for decades. As of 2020, Chinese students continued to account for a significant share of...

China: Could lockdown fatigue influence outbound student mobility?

It is too early to be definitive about this, but the pandemic appears to have had a larger-than-expected impact on outbound student numbers from China. There are a...

China: The opportunity remains

The following feature is excerpted from the 2021 edition of ICEF Insights magazine and is reprinted here with permission. The entire issue of the magazine is available to...

Edtech giant VIPKid gives up its massive stake in China

VIPKid, an edtech behemoth that was once valued at over US$3 billion, will no longer serve as a platform connecting English-speaking tutors (many of whom are American) and...

Chinese border to remain closed until second half of 2022

Reports from Times Higher Education, the Wall Street Journal, and others all indicate that China’s current border restrictions will remain in place until the second half of 2022....

Chinese universities operating under strict COVID protocols for new academic year

The Chinese government has established a “zero tolerance” policy for COVID outbreaks, and this is already affecting higher education programmes and services for the coming academic year. A...