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EU enrolment snapshot points to further foreign enrolment growth in 2023/24

An annual survey projects continued growth in foreign student numbers for universities across the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) for the coming academic year. The snapshot report on...

UK ELT sector calls for government action to ease post-Brexit impacts

A new position paper from peak body English UK reports that the country’s ELT sector was down 89% from pre-pandemic levels in 2021. Student numbers improved in 2022...

German outbound language travel market recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2022

The 2022 annual report from the German Association of Language Travel Organizers (FDSV) finds that outbound language travel from Germany has recovered to a level slightly above pre-pandemic...

Peak body calls for strategy to double Germany’s retention of international students by 2030

A new position paper from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) highlights the role that international education can play in addressing labour market needs, and calls for joint...

Latest UK visa numbers indicate continuing strong growth in international HE enrolments this year

International enrolment in British higher education jumped by more than 12% in the 2021/22 academic year, on the strength of increasing demand from non-EU markets and especially so...

Spain’s language teaching sector bounces back

Enrolment in Spanish language schools in Spain declined by 60% over the height of the pandemic, between 2019 and 2021. But the latest data report from FEDELE (Federación...

UK ELT recovery continues with solid growth in Q4 2022

The number of student weeks booked by UK ELT providers more than doubled in 2022, compared to the year prior. Total weeks for the year totalled 479,993, more...

Irish universities report significant post-Brexit uptick in EU applications and enrolments

The UK’s departure from the EU has had many consequences, and among these is that Ireland is picking up share of degree-seeking EU students. According to the Central...

Property experts forecast a tight UK student housing market into 2023/24

“Overwhelmed and understocked,” is how Stripe Property Group describes the student housing market in the United Kingdom. Stripe is a UK-based property developer and purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA)...

Dutch government asks universities to suspend active international recruitment amid capacity concerns

Indications that the Netherlands government was looking to clamp down on Dutch universities’ recruitment of international students have been evident for some time. It now appears that 2023...

UK foreign enrolment takes another leap, driven by students from China, India, and Nigeria

Foreign enrolment in the UK increased by 12.4% in 2021/22 over the previous year – with 679,970 international students attending UK universities. The growth was driven entirely by...

New report highlights the increasing competition for international students from Sub-Saharan Africa

A new report from Campus France sheds light on what’s happening in terms of outbound mobility from Sub-Saharan Africa – a region that encompasses Eastern and Western African...

Study estimates economic impact of foreign students in France at €5 billion

A new study from Campus France calculates that foreign students had a direct economic impact of slightly more than €5 billion annually as of 2021. The study uses...

UK visa numbers reflect surging international enrolment in 2022/23

The current surge in international demand for UK higher education is on full display in the latest Home Office figures, this time for the 12 months ending September...

UK ELT reporting continued recovery through summer 2022

The Q3 results of English UK’s Quarterly Intelligence Cohort (QUIC) programme have just been released, providing a fresh look at the performance of the UK’s English-language teaching (ELT)...