We are the global market leaders in business-to-business networking events and services for the international education sector.
Through our unrivalled global programme of networking events, support, training, and accreditation for education agents, as well as a range of market intelligence services, we facilitate outstanding international student experiences.
For over 30 years, we have been bringing together education institutions, carefully chosen study abroad agents, and relevant international education industry service providers with the aim of improving international student mobility.
International student recruitment agencies play a vital role in international education, connecting education institutions with students around the world. We offer high-quality professional development to keep education agencies informed about immigration requirements, course entry standards, and student support expectations around the world.
To find out more about our upcoming events for international education professionals from around the world, click on the links below.
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ICEF Eurasia gives international educators and service providers the opportunity to meet top-quality student recruitment agents from all over Central Europe, Turkey, and the Caucasus at one focused event, enabling them to effectively intensify their marketing & recruitment efforts in these important student markets.
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The 17th annual ICEF Australia New Zealand Agent event (ANZA) gives education providers from Australia and New Zealand the opportunity to meet with top international student recruitment agents from around the world who have a focus on these key study destinations.
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ICEF Finance is the world’s first-ever agent networking event where providers of student finance and related services meet with international student recruitment professionals.
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ICEF North America returns in 2024, with a three-day networking event welcoming hundreds of student recruitment professionals from around the world. This is the perfect opportunity for educators and service providers to connect with hundreds of pre-screened agents representing tens of thousands of students interested in studying in both Canada and the US.
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Following the hugely successful 2023 event, which saw just over 200 student recruitment professionals gather in Sevilla, ICEF Spanish Education now turns to Madrid for its third edition, providing a unique opportunity for education providers in Spanish speaking countries to network with ICEF-screened, quality student recruitment agents from around the world.
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ICEF South East Asia 2024 is an exciting and greatly anticipated event providing a first-rate networking environment for professionals with an interest in 11 outbound student countries in Southeast Asia, including Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Hosted over three days, this event welcomes participants to the InterContinental Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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ICEF Philippines 2024 is a new and much-requested event. Held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Manila, and hosted over two days, ICEF Philippines provides world-class networking opportunities for professionals with an interest in outbound students from one of Southeast Asia's most promising countries, with a thriving economy and youthful population.
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ICEF Africa returns in 2024 as a specialist networking event focused on the needs of international education institutions, and relevant service providers, eager to recruit students from this dynamic and vibrant continent.
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ICEF Secondary Education returns for its 5th edition in 2024, as an in-person event. Focused on recruiting international students for secondary, boarding, high school, foundation, and junior education programmes, this specialist event opens up the potential for overseas study for young students from nearly 60 countries.
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Following its successful launch, ICEF Accommodation heads to London for 2024. The world’s first-ever agent networking event, where providers of student accommodation and related services have the exceptional opportunity to meet with key decision makers in international student recruitment.
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Integrated into the first day of ICEF Higher Education, The ICEF Monitor Global Summit is a landmark one-day summit, affording government representatives and senior international education professionals the opportunity to keep abreast of the latest trends within the sector. Register now to help shape the future of international higher education.
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ICEF Higher Education arrives in London for 2024. With the ICEF Monitor Global Summit integrated into day one, the event is specifically designed to bring together senior policy makers, decision makers in higher education, and professionals in international student mobility, all with a focus on fostering innovative and sustainable recruitment practices in higher education.
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As the largest industry networking event in the region, ICEF Brazil brings together hundreds of high-quality, ICEF-screened agents, decision makers from education institutions, and companies providing industry services, all in one place. This popular event enables you to forge professional and personal connections to support your engagement strategy in the region.
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ICEF China, hosted in the vibrant city of Beijing, will take place between 16 - 18 October, 2024. Bringing together those from the international education industry focused on supporting students from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mongolia.
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A one-day networking conference that informs and updates senior international education professionals on the latest technologies and digital tools available to them. ICEF Digital is a perfect fit in the international education calendar, scheduled one day prior to the sector’s largest networking event, ICEF Berlin, and taking place in the same venue.
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The pinnacle of the annual networking calendar, ICEF's flagship Berlin event returns for its 29th edition, connecting thousands of colleagues, peers, partners, and friends from across the global education industry.
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ICEF Miami (Latin America) returns in 2024, bringing ICEF screened or accredited student recruitment agents from Latin America to the US, to connect with educators from around the world. With a range of service providers, as well as cultural Exchange, work & travel programme providers, ICEF Miami is a key networking event in the international education calendar
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ICEF Student Recruitment for Online Programmes is a virtual B2B networking event connecting providers of online education with pre-screened student recruitment agents who are experienced in promoting online and hybrid programmes across all study types, levels and durations.
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ICEF South Asia provides a unique opportunity to connect with top quality, ICEF-screened student recruitment agents from across India and other South Asian countries including: Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka. These agents are valued business partners to educators and trusted advisors to the thousands of students across the region wishing to study abroad.
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ICEF Dubai returns in February 2025, enabling educators and service providers from around the world to meet with ICEF-screened agents specialising in student recruitment for the MENA region.
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Running from February 25 – 27 February 2025, with one-day networking events in both Tokyo and Seoul, ICEF's popular roadshow events are an efficient and cost-effective way of meeting a large number of quality agents focused on two key locations.
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Mexico and Colombia are major sending markets for international students and are continuing to grow. The ICEF Mexico-Colombia Roadshow provides an excellent, cost-effective opportunity for educators to meet, and leverage the expertise of ICEF-screened agents to recruit students from both of these important markets.
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The UK Home Secretary James Cleverly officially triggered the government’s review of the post-study work rights Graduate Route this week. In an 11 March letter to Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) Chair Brian Bell, Secretary Cleverly outlined the terms of reference for the review and requested that the MAC complete its work by 14 May 2024…
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A new analysis released by Universities UK indicates that the UK’s 2019 announcement of extended post-study work rights for non-EU students – and subsequent launch of those rights in July 2021 – created the conditions for a massive injection of additional revenue into the UK economy. From 2019/20 to 2023/24, the Graduate Route programme (which provides international…
New, restrictive policies concerning international students in the UK, Canada, and Australia are already having a significant impact on prospective student demand for study in those countries. IDP’s recent study, “The Voice of the International Student,” conducted in January 2024 across 67 countries with a total sample of 2,500 students, indicates that many students are…
Data in a new white paper, “What data tells us about the international schools market?”, published by ISC Research, shows that the international schools sector is thriving in many world regions. Over the past 5 years, the number of schools operating has increased by 8.5% to 14,010, the number of students enrolled has climbed by…
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