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Enrolment surges in Spain’s language teaching sector

Enrolment in Spanish language schools in Spain has now surged past pre-pandemic levels. The post-COVID recovery really took hold in 2022, at which point student numbers had rebounded...

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 13% of Canada’s accredited English and French language education programmes...

Canada’s language sector buffeted by policy changes in 2024

...2020–2024. Source: Languages Canada Those headline figures come from Language Canada’s 2024 Annual Survey Report on Canada’s Official Languages Programs – a report that makes plain just how...

Australia: With ELICOS under pressure, peak bodies push for reduction in “extortionate” visa fees

The latest data from the Department of Education reveals that enrolments in Australia’s ELICOS sector (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) have declined by -38% year-to-date July...

Global ELT volumes dipped in 2024

Globally, the ELT sector gave back some hard-won, post-pandemic gains in 2024. An annual study of eight top English language learning destinations – Australia, Canada, Ireland, Malta, New...

South Korea hits its 300,000 student target two years ahead of schedule

...Another 79,500 were in the country with D-4-1 visas for Korean language training, with a very small number (60) holding the D-4-7 visa for foreign language training. Those...

Recruiting in Taiwan: An established student market adapting to demographic change

...= USD$788 billion in 2025; PPP GDP = USD$1.7 trillion Main economic sectors: Semiconductors, technology and electronics, services, and manufacturing Official language: Mandarin Language of instruction: Mandarin, but...

Language travel sector leaders call for a focus on value amid persistent discount pressure

A June 2025 forum convened by ALTO (Association of Language Travel Organisations) confirmed that price discounting in language travel is widespread and “driven primarily by competitor pressure rather...

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