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Netherlands making progress toward ambitious student housing target
Dutch officials are reporting that the Netherlands has already laid down concrete plans in response to 2022’s National Action Plan for Student Housing. The national action plan is...

Pandemic Event Visa scrapped as Australia continues overhaul of student visa policies
Australia is continuing to tighten immigration policies and there are a number of implications for current and prospective international students. Most recently, Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles has...

Egypt rolls out new scholarships and residency rights in bid for more foreign students
Egypt has introduced a package of new measures designed to further promote the country as an international study destination. Targeted especially to Arab and African students, The Egyptian...

UK: Student visa grants now double pre-pandemic levels; ELT weeks recover to 81% of 2019 volumes
Following on from the promising UCAS updates on 2023/24 international application volumes, the latest data release from the UK Home Office tells a story of surging student visa...

ICEF Podcast: Understanding what tomorrow’s international students really want
In this episode, ICEF’s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen discuss the latest developments in our sector, including a cooler investment climate for EdTech and the surging...

Australia takes action on fraud in student visa system
In a 26 August 2023 announcement, the Australian government set out a series of measures to guard the reputation and standing of Australia’s international education sector. Effective immediately,...

“Steady recovery” underway for US English language training sector but visa issues persist
A new study by EnglishUSA and BONARD based on a survey of 289 English language programme providers (ELPs) provides a comprehensive look at the state of the English-language...

Canada to “modernise” student visa programme with Trusted Institution framework
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is quickly moving ahead with plans to implement a new Trusted Institution framework by 2024. This new model is part of a...