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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...

Canada: A case study of immigration policy impacts on postsecondary institutions and the wider economy In January 2026, Canadian higher education institutions will enter the third consecutive year of caps on new international...

AI tools in action for international student recruitment The following article is adapted from the 2026 edition of ICEF Insights magazine, which is freely available to download...

UK: Rule changes could be coming for Master of Research programmes If there is a lesson that international education stakeholders in the Big Four have learned in the past...

Global trends in international enrolments and policies as we head into 2026 At the end of 2025, educators across major study abroad destinations are facing markedly different circumstances than in...

New Zealand’s international student numbers climbing amid strong public support International student enrolments are rising in New Zealand alongside broad public support for internationalisation in education. Between January...

There are now more than 400,000 international students in Germany Continuing a years-long trend, the number of international students in German universities rose again this year according to...

Australia passes integrity legislation; sharpens definition of agents and agent commissions On 28 November 2025, the Australian House of Representatives passed the Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures)...

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Australia announces borders will stay closed as study projects international enrolment could fall by half by mid-2021

Biden presidency offers hope for both US educators and foreign students

Shutdown of study abroad for Australian students a reminder that international education is a “two-way street”

ICEF Podcast: The ELT sector in 2030

New survey updates ELT industry expectations for pandemic recovery

Changing tactics: How destination marketing organisations are adapting during the pandemic

Report urges US educators to innovate in the face of declining international enrolments

International education begins to look ahead to a greener future

Updated world travel outlook anticipates recovery will start in 2021

Tracking student intent for study abroad through October

US investigation leads to arrests and revoked OPT work authorisations

Canada shares list of institutions approved to welcome international students

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