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The growing popularity of international K-12 schools in China
Over the past three years, there has been a significant rise in the number of Chinese families selecting an international style of education in China for their children. With the development of the country’s international Chinese-owned Private Schools (iCPS) sector, options for Chinese parents to keep their children close to home prior to university andContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 22 Apr 2019
China’s foreign enrolment growth flattened out in 2018
In a statement earlier this month, China’s Ministry of Education says that total foreign enrolment in the country reached 492,185 international students in 2018. This represents a marginal increase of less than 1% from the year before and a net gain of slightly more than 3,000 students. It also reflects, for 2018 at least, aContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 17 Apr 2019
From the field: An agent’s perspective on recruiting in Nepal
Nepal’s outbound student numbers continued their rapid growth trajectory in 2018. Following on from strong gains the previous year, many global and regional study destinations reported a large increase in Nepalese enrolments for 2018. In Australia, for example, where Nepal is now the third-largest sending market (after only China and India), student numbers increased byContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 17 Apr 2019The crucial role of parents in international student recruitment and retention
When students are deciding where to study, what do they consider to be the most helpful sources of information? For many, parents are essential influencers. A recent survey conducted by research firm EAB among 5,580 college-bound students found that “more than three-quarters of students (75.6%) indicated that their parents were highly influential, second only toContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 17 Apr 2019
Survey reinforces the impact of Brexit on UK attractiveness
At this writing, the UK is poised to crash out of the European Union on 12 April without an exit deal in place. British parliamentarians are engaged in intense negotiations to find a way out of the political impasse that has stalled the country’s departure from the EU and set up an uncertain timetable goingContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 10 Apr 2019
From the field: The market for language studies in Spain
There are nearly 478 million native Spanish speakers worldwide, a foundation which has helped to make Spanish the second most commonly spoken mother tongue in the world (after only Mandarin). It also remains one of the most popular choices among language learners, preceded only by English and French, with an estimated 22 million students enrolledContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 10 Apr 2019France posts 4.5% increase in international enrolment for 2017/18
There are now 343,000 international students enrolled in French higher education, representing a 4.5% increase from 2016/17 to 2017/18, and a second straight year of stronger growth for France’s international enrolment. On pace for a new target News of the latest increase in foreign student numbers dovetails with the French government’s announcement of a newContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 9 Apr 2019
South Africa: ELT student weeks up again in 2018
Newly released data indicates that South Africa’s English Language Teaching (ELT) sector booked a third consecutive year of growth in 2018. Student numbers were down slightly from 2017, but, on average, students stayed longer, and this helped to drive total student-weeks for the year to an all-time high. These are among the findings in theContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 3 Apr 2019
New report offers recommendations for stimulating Chinese demand for English study overseas
A new report from English Australia and market research consultancy Student Marketing (now Bonard) estimates that a coordinated industry-government strategy could nearly double the number of Chinese students enrolling in standalone ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) by 2025. The “standalone” category refers to a student’s motivation for pursuing a language course beingContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 3 Apr 2019
From the field: Recruiting in Kazakhstan
After more than a decade of rapid outbound growth, Kazakhstan is firmly on the radar of international recruiters. The total number of Kazakhstani students going abroad has increased by 110% since 2012 alone and reached nearly 90,000 in 2017. But more than eight in ten outbound students (83%) opt to study in Russia or inContinue reading…
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