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How post-study work rights can make or break the return on investment for study abroad The following is a guest post contributed by Tim O’Brien and Claire Clifford from INTO University Partnerships, where...

Australia prioritises amendments to ESOS Act in legislative agenda The Australian government has signalled that amendments to the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 are back...

UK’s stiffening compliance regime already having an impact on international student recruitment It would be fair to say that compliance is top of mind for international educators in the United...

Search data highlights surge in student interest in Asian and Middle Eastern destinations at mid-year Aggregated search data from Keystone Education Group reveals a distinct spike in student interest in destinations across the...

Australia raises enrolment limits for 2025/26 but are they reachable? A joint 4 August 2025 media release from the Ministers for Education, Home Affairs, Immigration and Citizenship, and...

New analysis forecasts international student mobility through 2030 A new analysis from QS maps the major trends and push and pull factors that will shape international...

ICEF Podcast: Why cultural intelligence is essential now Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap some of the latest news and...

US: International commencements could drop by 30-40% this September A new analysis from NAFSA and the research consultancy JB International projects that international student commencements in the...

Nearly 30 Canadian language programmes closed in Q1, marking the “sharpest decline in the sector’s history” The peak body for Canada’s language training sector is sounding the alarm. Languages Canada reports that more than...

Recruiting in Taiwan: An established student market adapting to demographic change Fast Facts Population: 23.4 million Youth population: 9.8% aged 15–24, but the population is ageing Youth unemployment rate:...

Australia’s central bank highlights importance of international students to national economy The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country’s central bank, has released a special bulletin on the economic impact...

Measuring the impacts of the first full year of Canada’s foreign student enrolment cap In January 2024, Canada’s immigration ministry (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, or IRCC) announced a two-year cap on...

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Number of English-taught degree programmes rises by 22% from 2021 to 2024

Prospect survey points to key factors in study abroad planning for 2024

US launches new market diversification dashboard

US ELT sector continues a gradual recovery

Market snapshot: A guide to international student recruitment in Brazil

US coalition urges Congress to take action to improve visa processing this year

Agent survey finds growing interest in alternative destinations; many students “hedging” plans with multiple applications

UK confirms Graduate Route will remain in place; plans “crackdown” on student visas and “rogue agents”

Will the US host 2 million international students within the decade?

Ghanaian students are intent on study abroad but currency woes present a challenge

UK ELT posts another year of growth to reach 75% of pre-pandemic volumes in 2023

Survey of Japanese agents indicates significant recovery in outbound student numbers for 2023

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