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Asia will drive dramatic growth in the worldwide demand for education for at least the next two decades. See our feature report below.

NEWSFLASH

ICEF Announces New
Higher Education Workshop

The number of international students enrolled in Higher Education programmes is projected to increase exponentially over the next 15 years. Given that education agents participate in as much as 60% of the world’s international student placements, there is an increasing need for effective working relationships between Higher Education institutions and agents.

In keeping with this rising world demand for Higher Education, ICEF is pleased to announce the ICEF Higher Education Workshop, to be held in Trondheim, Norway in September 2007 and scheduled in conjunction with next year’s EAIE conference.

Please visit the ICEF Higher Education Workshop page for details.

ICEF Online Coming in November

As a special preview for ICEF Bulletin readers, we are pleased to announce ICEF Online, a new joint venture between ICEF and EdMedia.

ICEF Online is a collaborative Internet platform for education agents and education providers. It features a range of tools to support agent-provider relationship management, online marketing and communications, brand management for education providers, and student enquiry management for agents. Special features for education providers include:

• Tools that automatically stream up-to-date, approved marketing content to your agents’ websites (e.g., profiles, promotional copy, images, approved logos, and enquiry forms).
• A networking system that supports communication with educational agents, and smooths execution of new agency agreements.

This unique new online platform will be launched at the ICEF Berlin Workshop in November, with more information to follow in the November issue of the ICEF Bulletin.

FEATURE REPORT

Asia Fuels International Student Market Growth

The OECD estimates that there are currently 2.7 million students enrolled in higher education programs outside of their home countries. This number is projected to grow to as many as 8 million students by 2025 through a combination of population growth, growth in school enrolments, limited post-secondary capacity in source countries, increasing disposable income, and easing travel and trade restrictions.

Asia is the engine that will drive this dramatic worldwide demand for education for at least the next two decades, led by the emerging mega-markets of India and China. Read more…

ICEF Berlin Workshop Sold Out

“The Berlin Workshop is a must!”
— Joelle Coade, Cork Language Centre International, Ireland

This year’s ICEF Berlin Workshop is now sold out with a record-breaking registration and 15% growth over last year. The November event will showcase a number of innovative new features, including expanded market intelligence seminars and a special forum for school owners. Read more…

Networking the Americas

Space is booking up quickly for the ICEF Americas Workshop; so don’t delay if you’re planning to join us in Miami from December 3-5. The workshop features agents from throughout the Americas and around the world, with an expected 50% coming from Latin America, 20% from North America, and 30% from outside the region.

The Americas continue to develop as an important “region of regional markets”. The United States is the world’s leading educational destination, and a major source of international students as well. Read more…

Training and Development Survey Results

ICEF recently circulated a training and development survey to educator and agent contacts around the world. More than 800 respondents from 115 countries returned completed surveys. Read more…

Upgrades to the eSchedule PRO Appointment Scheduling System

ICEF’s development partner Marcom Consulting has released an upgraded version of the eSchedule PRO software for upcoming workshops in Shanghai, Berlin, and Miami. The ICEF version of the eSchedule PRO now includes a number of new tools for improved appointment management and enhanced communication between agents and educators. Participants from the same organisation can now easily view information about contacts made and meetings scheduled by their colleagues. Other enhancements include new options to communicate via Skype, add comments to appointment records, quickly decline appointment requests, and present a 200-word institutional or agency description. Please contact workshop@icef.com for more information.

NETWORK NEWS

ICEF at EAIE

ICEF Director Markus Badde recently attended the 18th Annual Conference of the European Association for International Education (EAIE) in Basel, Switzerland. ICEF had a booth in the EAIE Exhibition, delivered a conference workshop session entitled “Effective Internet Marketing for International Student Recruitment” and sponsored the annual joint reception of EAIE’s "International Relations Managers" and "Marketing & Recruitment" Boards.

ICEF Work & Travel Forum Moves to Berlin

We are pleased to announce that the ICEF Work & Travel Forum will be moving to Berlin in November 2007, to be scheduled in conjunction with the 2007 ICEF Berlin Workshop. This move will strengthen the coverage of the rapidly growing work and travel segment at the ICEF Berlin Workshop, the world’s premier annual networking event for agents and educators. For more on the work and travel sector, please see the feature report from June’s ICEF Bulletin.

Early Booking Deadlines

A reminder that early-bird booking deadlines are coming up soon: October 1 for Dubai, November 1 for Tokyo, and December 1 for Moscow. Please contact info@icef.com for more information.

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