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Super-maps powered by generative AI could find a ready audience in international students

A new report from Lufthansa Innovation Hub (LIH) suggests that educators and agents may soon have a powerful new tool for informing and exciting students about their campus...

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...

EdTech investment cooling in 2023 but growth outlook remains strong

The flow of venture funding to EdTech startups slowed noticeably in 2022 and the trend is extending into 2023. Crunchbase is reporting that 2023 has not yet seen...

Is your TikTok good enough to get noticed by international students?

TikTok has been around for long enough now that international educators and agencies know they should be on the short-form video platform if they want to reach students....

The importance of SMS and messaging for converting prospective international students

We still call our parents, children, and best friends when we want a big, long chat about what’s going on in our lives. But otherwise, most of us...

Online programme manager (OPM) market under pressure this year

Online programme enrolments surged during the pandemic, and global forecasts continue to project robust growth through the mid-point of this decade. One recent analysis from HolonIQ, for example,...

ICEF Podcast: Exploring AI and its impact on international student recruitment

This featured discussion puts the focus on the current generation of AI technologies and their impact on international recruitment, with special guests Professor Seyedali Mirjalili, the founding director...

What a widening TikTok ban could mean for international student recruitment

Politicians and lawmakers in the US, Europe, and Canada are currently banning or restricting access to TikTok – the most popular app in the world – on government-issued...

ICEF Podcast: How ChatGPT affects the future of international education

In this episode, ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen discuss the latest developments in our sector, including Canada’s 800,000-student milestone and student perspectives on planning for...

What will ChatGPT and the next generation of AI tools mean for international education?

A new AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT (from Silicon Valley start up OpenAI), is provoking heated debate within academic circles about how to handle the chatbot’s influence in the classroom...

ICEF Podcast: Four perspectives on agent aggregators

In this episode, ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen discuss the latest developments in our sector, with a focus on how rising rents are placing additional...

ICEF Podcast: Digital transformation in international education

In this episode, ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen discuss the latest developments in our sector, with a focus on how student recruitment strategies are changing...

Too many social channels to manage? Maybe your students can help

How much digital outreach are you doing on channels other than Facebook and Twitter? If your institution or agency doesn’t have full-time staff who are comfortable enough with...

Data shows that machine learning can boost international admissions conversions

“Technology is not the be-all-end-all,” says Ashish Fernando, the CEO of iSchoolConnect. “Technology is not the answer to all questions, and artificial intelligence is not something that can...