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What is happening to student mobility flows between the Global South and Global North? In 2026, students in a number of important student source countries for Western schools and universities are increasingly...

Offering reassurance to international students after they apply is increasingly key to securing enrolments An important new whitepaper from Uni-Life, “After the offer: what 2,500 student conversations reveal about conversion risk,” reminds...

Ireland’s ELT sector reports modest growth in student numbers but weeks are down amid “real and consequential” challenges The English Language Training (ELT) sector in Ireland delivered 609,734 weeks of English instruction to 124,789 students in...

Japan: Japanese proficiency essential for foreign graduates staying on to work An increasing number of fast-growing study abroad destinations – outside of the so-called Big Four of Australia, Canada,...

Why are so many international students choosing to study in Türkiye? Türkiye used to be a niche study abroad destination, but not anymore. A rapidly growing number of international...

Recruiting in Colombia demands a long-term presence and communication with parents A new report from EdCo LATAM Consulting explores the culture within which Colombian students and families make choices...

UK’s ELT sector reports declining enrolments through first quarter of 2026 The UK’s English-language teaching sector (ELT) experienced a challenging year in 2025, though the decline in students and...

US visa processing centres in Africa to be reduced by more than half; only the latest barrier for African students The Trump administration’s clampdown on immigration from Africa is intensifying, and the government has introduced new measures to...

Brazil: New surveys show strong, but price-sensitive, demand for study abroad New survey results show strong interest in study abroad among Brazilian students and an optimistic outlook on the...

Survey of 67,000 prospective students highlights gaps between interest and enrolment for study abroad Keystone Education Group released its annual report, The State of Student Recruitment 2026, last week. Presenting at the...

Bipartisan congressional group calls on US administration to preserve Duration of Status for international student visas There was something different about this year’s annual NAFSA conference. The experience was wonderfully familiar in many ways,...

US ELT weeks fell by nearly -8% in 2025 In 2024, a slow recovery from plummeting international enrolments in the COVID-19 pandemic was underway for US Intensive...

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