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StudyTravel Magazine: More American higher education institutions using agents
More higher education institutions in the USA are utilising agents to recruit international students according to new research released this...
ICEF Monitor: Nearly two-thirds of US colleges now working with agents
A 2016 survey of US colleges and universities found that about four in ten (37%) were working with commission-based education...
The PIE News: Canada: K-12 int’l students ‘struggling’
International students at schools in Canada are reporting unprecedented levels of social anxiety and other mental health concerns as they...
BONARD Blog | From Clicks to Enrollments: How Digital Marketing Can Transform Student Recruitment
As the idea of studying abroad surges in popularity among young people around the world, educational institutions must create marketing...
ICEF Monitor: UK ELT: Student numbers and weeks up in 2022 but still below pre-pandemic levels
English UK reports that while post-pandemic recovery is underway for the UK’s English-language learning sector, it is uneven and weaker...
The PIE News: UK ELT recovery is optimistic but uneven, new data shows
The latest figures from English UK show optimism for the country’s ELT sector, as MPs responded to the sector’s bid...
StudyTravel Magazine: UK ELT reached half of pre-Covid levels in 2022, calls for support
English UK is calling for more support for the sector from government after the association’s data shows that centres had...
The PIE News: UK “still tops” study abroad destinations for Chinese students
The UK remains the most attractive destination to Chinese students, according to new research by market intelligence firm BONARD. ...
ICEF Monitor: January border opening releasing pent-up study abroad demand from China
On 8 January 2023 the Chinese government downgraded its response measures to the COVID-19 pandemic from Category A to Category...
The PIE News: UK ELT buoyant for 2023 after “bounce back year”
The UK’s English language sector is continuing on its “gradual” recovery, recording a 44% rise in student weeks in Q4 2022 compared with...
StudyTravel Magazine: UK ELT sector recovery continues in 2022 Q4, as groups and juniors return
The recovery of the UK ELT sector continued in the fourth quarter of 2022, particularly for the junior segment with...
ICEF Monitor: UK ELT recovery continues with solid growth in Q4 2022
The number of student weeks booked by UK ELT providers more than doubled in 2022, compared to the year prior....
StudyTravel Magazine: China tells online students to return to in-person study overseas
The Chinese government has urged students to return to their institutions overseas after announcing that online qualifications will no longer...
Times Higher Education: Students more optimistic even as China battles Covid surge
Cautious optimism for on-campus life and international mobility as China lifts travel restrictions and loosens on-campus pandemic controls ...
BONARD Blog: QUIC Scheme – UK ELT industry returns to pre-pandemic trends
New data from the English UK Quarterly Intelligence Cohort, collected and analysed by BONARD, reveals a positive picture of the...
The PIE News: ELT: UK data showing “steady recovery” in Q3
Data on the English language teaching sector’s source markets has shown that a steady recovery is already underway, as figures...
StudyTravel Magazine: Market trends, recovery and opportunities in focus at EnglishUSA event
The Quarterly Intelligence Cohort (QUIC) report for 2022 Q3, covering the July-to-September period, showed that student weeks increased by 237.1...
ICEF Monitor: UK ELT reporting continued recovery through summer 2022
In Q3 2022, UK ELT providers are reporting strong recovery for both the adult and junior segments of the market,...
StudyTravel Magazine: Market trends, recovery and opportunities in focus at EnglishUSA event
Global ELT market trends, sign of recovery in the USA in visa and accreditation body data, recruitment opportunities, advocacy and...
The PIE News: UK visitor visas scrapped for Colombians in ELT boost
The British government has announced that Colombians visiting the UK will no longer need a visa from November 9, in...
BONARD Blog: A busy summer of business matchmaking
Now that in-person events are back in full swing, it is even more rewarding to witness valuable partnerships being forged...
Times Higher Education: Overseas students struggle to get documents to return to China
Beijing has given green light for international students’ return but some institutions say learners will have to wait until 2023...
StudyTravel Magazine: Recovery in view for Australia’s ELICOS sector after damaging 2021
The latest quarterly data from English UK for 2022 Q2 shows a continuing recovery for the UK’s ELT sector with...
The PIE News: China opens student visa applications, direct flights resumed
After two years of being almost completely closed off at its borders to international students, direct flights and healthier student...
The PIE News: US issues fewer China visas as interest declines
The United States issued 50% less visas to new Chinese students in the first six months of 2022 than before...