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Editor’s note: Please see our earlier report for more comprehensive background and important context. The scale of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak continues to grow through mid-February with nearly 71,000 confirmed cases in China as of 16 February, and 1,770 deaths. As the following BBC News graphic illustrates, however, there are still relatively few confirmed casesContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 19 Feb 2020The number of international primary and secondary students coming to CAPS-I (Canadian Association of Public Schools – International) member schools to study for four months or longer grew by nearly 5% last year – from just over 36,200 in 2017/18 to nearly 37,970 in 2018/19. The growth in long-term numbers was not reflected in the trendContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 19 Feb 2020In fall 2019, American universities saw a year-over-year increase in international graduate applications (up 3%) and first-time enrolments (up 4%). This marks a reversal of a downward trend that stretched from 2016 through 2018, according to the Council of Graduate Schools’ (CGS) International Graduate Admissions Survey. The annual survey, conducted since 2004, tracks the applicationsContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 18 Feb 2020The following guest post is an advance excerpt from the forthcoming book “Successful student recruitment with Google Ads”. The author, Guus Goorts, is a digital marketing specialist based in the Netherlands and with a distinct focus on the international education sector. Please consult the author’s website for additional background and ordering information. Having goals andContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 14 Feb 2020The massive scale and impact of the Erasmus+ exchange programme is very much in focus in a newly released European Commission report. The Erasmus+ Annual Report 2018 highlights that the programme has supported 10 million participants over the last three decades in what has become a flagship initiative for the EU. Through this year, theContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 12 Feb 2020Despite the efforts of the Chinese government to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) has now named Covid-19, there has been a sharp increase in the death toll from the virus as well as more cases, and centres of transmission, in countries other than China. There have beenContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 12 Feb 2020The United States has extended the list of countries whose citizens will, with some exceptions, be barred from entering the US on immigrant visas beginning on 22 February 2020. According to an executive order of US President Donald Trump, citizens of Burma (Myanmar), Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania will now not be able toContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 10 Feb 2020By the end of last week, the World Health Organisation (WHO) had categorised the coronavirus as a global health emergency – not yet a pandemic – and with concern rising across the globe, many governments are now sealing their borders to foreigners travelling from China. The following is a partial list of countries that have doneContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 5 Feb 2020With its massive, youthful population and burgeoning economy, Indonesia has long been considered a student recruitment market with great potential for growth. And indeed even conservative estimates point to steady increases in Indonesian outbound over the last several years. But those recent trends also suggest that Indonesians are considering a wider range of study abroadContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 5 Feb 2020A new study by Intead and Unibuddy – a platform that more than 200 universities around the world are using to enable peer-to-peer interactions – reveals that prospective students increasingly find student ambassadors to be an influential resource in their decision-making about study abroad. The study, entitled “Peer-to-Peer Student Conversations,” also reveals when in theContinue reading…
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