Market intelligence for international student recruitment from ICEF

Search results for: "spanish language"

US ELT weeks fell by nearly -8% in 2025

...eight years of tracking. The current trend in the US is not unique – recent data show that many major English-language training destinations are seeing lower ELT enrolments...

Ireland’s ELT sector reports modest growth in student numbers but weeks are down amid “real and consequential” challenges

The English Language Training (ELT) sector in Ireland delivered 609,734 weeks of English instruction to 124,789 students in 2025. This amounts to a +2% increase in student numbers,...

Beyond borders: Why student support matters more than ever in transnational education

...The reality is that students studying through TNE may face very different challenges depending on geography, language, local infrastructure, cultural context, digital access, teaching models, and expectations around...

Australia: Latest enrolment data challenges the government’s assertion of stability for international education this year

...every increase, reputable English-language providers have lost significant numbers of students and have been disproportionately affected compared with universities. This is because English-language programmes tend to be relatively...

Australia orders a year-long pause on new VET and ELICOS provider registrations

...(VET) providers as well as those in the English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) sector. Public providers, including TAFEs and public universities, are exempt. In other...

Foreign recruitment of American students and researchers is intensifying

...as part of their strategy. Over the past year: Spain created the “EduBridge” initiative aimed at encouraging students in the US to transfer to Spanish universities. Norway invested...

Australia: Multiple data indicators signal further declines ahead for international student numbers

A new analysis of student visa trends suggests that the next couple of years – at least – look grim for Australia’s English-language training schools (ELICOS) and vocational...

Survey finds “growing pressure” on youth group travel to UK this year

...responses from 211 international buyers and agents responsible for organising youth group travel to the UK, including school groups, educational tours, and language programmes. Just over half (54%)...

What are you looking for?
Quick Links