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Canada struggling to attract and retain global talent 

...erase the losses of key talent over the past couple of years, but it may help reverse the tide. Retention is also an issue A report from the...

Inside Spain’s growing appeal for international students

...researchers working in the United States, with an additional 200,000 euros for each project.” There is an important built-in strategy of retention in the ATREA programme: “R&D centres...

The Netherlands: Foreign enrolment slowdown driven by declining undergraduate numbers

...unlikely to pick up in 2026. For additional background, please see: “Dutch government walks back controversial measures to constrain English-taught degrees” “The Netherlands: Debate around student recruitment and...

Italy rises as a study destination but struggles to retain foreign graduates

...retention within the EU (2025).” A 2024 report by Fondazione Nord Est found that: “After slowing in the two-year period 2020–2021, emigration of young Italians (18–34 years old)...

Rethinking international recruitment: How to enrol best-fit students while ensuring integrity and compliance

...and economic contexts of destination countries. For recruiters, conversion is no longer the only yardstick – conversion, retention, and graduate outcomes are now the collective measure. Respecting and...

ICEF Podcast: Live from ICEF Berlin 2025

...of any policy changes in the United States that would constrain the retention of foreign graduates. Our hosts are reporting live from Berlin in this episode at the...

What students want: The top decision factors for study abroad

...hope to develop evidence-based strategies for recruitment and retention. But lack of data is an even bigger problem for students, because data is what they want and expect...

The Netherlands: Debate around student recruitment and retention continues amid foreign enrolment decline

...The Netherlands’ retention rate is 25%, compared with France’s 50%. The economic argument seems instrumental to convincing all Dutch political parties to pass the motion aimed at encouraging...

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