
Thousands of friends and colleagues come together at ICEF Berlin
As international education continues to face the challenges of recovery, economic uncertainty, and digital transformation – ICEF Berlin 2022 was a celebration of our industry’s resilience, adaptability, and innovation, as 2,460 friends and colleagues came together from 114 countries.
For 2,192 delegates it was an opportunity to network and catch up with old friends in person, at the InterContinental Hotel, while 268 joined online. Together, over the course of three days, they held a total of 21,714 in-person and virtual meetings.

Who joined us at ICEF Berlin 2022?
A total of 971 educators, representing 593 institutions from 40 countries joined the event – 923 in person in Berlin, and 48 remotely. Of these, 11% were attending ICEF Berlin for the first time, and for 8%, this was their first ICEF event.
Agents came from 104 countries, with the top five being: India, Turkey, Spain, Italy, and Brazil. In total, 1,101 pre-screened agents attended, representing 908 organisations. Of those, 63% held top management positions.
ICEF Berlin 2022 also welcomed 260 representatives from 118 organisations covering 22 industry sectors relevant to overseas study.
Seminar Programme
At ICEF Berlin 2022, over 80 guest speakers and panellists contributed to a programme of 45 seminars and panel discussions, covering the latest issues in international education. Topics included, ‘Digital student identity’, and ‘The big picture: Three trends that shape tomorrow’s international education sector’.


ICEF Agent Voice Autumn 2022 survey released
The updated ICEF Agent Voice international survey of agents was released in Berlin.
This bi-annual survey provides valuable market intelligence, highlighting the changes our industry is experiencing, from an agents perspective.

2022 Event Statistics
- Top 5 agent countries
- Agent recruitment regions
- Agent segment interest
- Top 5 educator countries
- Educator sector provision
- India
- Turkey
- Spain
- Italy
- Brazil
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, China, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- United Kingdom
- Canada
- USA
- Spain
- Australia