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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...

Report: International students already studying in the UK or offshore through TNE represent an increasingly important recruitment opportunity Tighter compliance thresholds for UK universities recruiting international students – and the associated “Red, Amber, Green” scheme developed...

Japan: Greater availability of in-country English programmes is exerting some downward pressure on outbound mobility Nearly 170,000 Japanese students studied abroad using one of 41 service providers in Japan in 2025, with the...

UK: Sponsored study visa issuances down, rejection rates up, and more If you are an international student prospect, where you live in the world increasingly determines where you can...

Beyond borders: Why student support matters more than ever in transnational education Earlier this year, I found myself reflecting on what I could do a little differently on LinkedIn to...

ICEF Podcast: Student flows are shifting. Are agencies following suit? Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap some of the latest developments in...

New data provides early signals that Canada’s popularity as a study destination is on the rise Demand for study in Canada appears to be on the rebound, according to search data from two major...

UNESCO confirms growing trend of intra-regional student mobility UNESCO’s first Higher Education Global Trends Report confirms that while traditional destinations for study abroad continue to be...

UK universities bracing for a further decline in international enrolments Last year, the number of foreign students in UK higher education declined by -6%, according to data from...

Australia orders a year-long pause on new VET and ELICOS provider registrations In a legislative instrument dated 18 May 2025, Australia’s Assistant Minister for International Education Julian Hill has ordered...

How new ideas about access to university are dramatically expanding the market for international higher education This special feature is brought you in partnership with International Humanitarian College London (IHCL). A newly released UNESCO...

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#Recruitment: Twitter for international education marketing

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New surveys compare relative costs of study abroad and parents’ perception of educational quality

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Market Snapshot: Laos

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Indian enrolment in US graduate schools surging while offers to Chinese students continue to slow

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OECD releases detailed study of global education trends for 2014

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Market Snapshot: Kazakhstan

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Five for Friday

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Thinking strategy? Think big

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Mapping the geography of international students in the US

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Teachers’ strike in British Columbia raising concerns for international student programmes

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