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US suspends immigration processing for applicants from 39 travel ban countries – but F, J, and M visa processing will continue Breaking news for 14 January: This article covers the US government travel bans and suspension and review of...

Is a university degree still the same passport to success? At first glance, the fact that there are more university graduates than ever in advanced economies seems like...

The link between international student tuition and global competitiveness As reported in The Guardian last week, Professor Shitij Kapur, vice-chancellor of King’s College London, draws a line...

Global agent survey highlights the most important factors influencing study abroad decisions The latest ICEF Agent Voice survey shows that international student priorities remain centred on affordability and ease of...

The ChatGPT Generation: How AI Is quietly rewriting the global student search experience Goodness knows, international higher education is no stranger to major change. Over the last two decades, rankings, social...

Foreign enrolments in UK higher education dipped again in fall 2025 The early data points to a second year of declining international enrolments in the United Kingdom for 2025/26....

Year in review: What we learned in 2025 The market is shifting Somewhere in the middle of 2025, we started talking not just about the Big...

US extends travel ban, Nigeria now included on “restricted” list The Trump administration has announced an expanded list of countries whose nationals – including students applying for F,...

Search and enrolment data foreshadows international enrolment trends for 2026 The following is a guest post contributed by Keystone Education Group. Keystone Education Group’s 2025 data reveals a...

The number of Indian students abroad fell in 2025 More than 1.2 million Indian students were enrolled in higher education abroad in 2025 – a hefty number,...

ICEF Podcast: Engine of growth: The true value and impact of the international education sector Listen in as ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap some of the latest developments in...

Global higher education enrolments expected to grow through 2035, but new challenges must be addressed Times Higher Education’s new report, Towards 2035: Projecting the Future of Global Higher Education, predicts that university-level enrolments...

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Ireland extends post-study work eligibility for students studying remotely due to COVID

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UK ELT providers revise outlook for sectoral recovery to 2022

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Survey finds majority of students struggling with mental health during COVID

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Canada’s foreign enrolment fell nearly 17% in 2020

Australia: Growing frustration at continued border closures for international students

Coursera filing provides insights into revenue drivers for online learning

ETS launching a new TOEFL exam this year

New edtech startups aim to reinvent the online classroom

New analysis projects Brexit’s impact on EU enrolment in British higher education

Key factors influencing the language travel market for 2021

US graduate programmes report 39% fewer international commencements in fall 2020

Russia reopens to international students

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