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UK: Visa application withdrawals surpass refusals in Q1 2026 UK higher education is bracing up to some challenging trends through the first half of the year. Visa...
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Ascending in world university rankings and highly affordable, Azerbaijan is strengthening its offer to international students Azerbaijan – located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, bordering Russia to the north, Georgia to...
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Netherlands reports first-ever decrease in foreign enrolment for 2025/26 Peak body Nuffic reports that Dutch higher education institutions enrolled 129,764 international students in 2025/26. That total is...
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What is happening to student mobility flows between the Global South and Global North?  In 2026, students in many of the fastest growing markets for schools and universities in the Big Four...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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