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New data shows that Canada is now behind only the US and Australia – and essentially vying with the UK for third place – among the world’s top study destinations. New Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) data shows that the number of international students in Canada grew by 13% year-over-year, making 2019 the fourth yearContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 26 Feb 2020Full-year enrolment numbers for Australia reveal that the country’s foreign enrolment grew by just under 10% in 2019 (9.7% year-over-year). Total enrolment of visa-holding students reached 758,154, which reinforces Australia’s position as the world’s second-leading study destination after only the United States. An accompanying analysis from the Australian Department of Education and Training (DET) addsContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 26 Feb 2020Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), has announced a new pilot project – Nigeria Student Express (NSE) – that is geared at reducing study permit processing times for Nigerian students who have been accepted to degree programmes in Canada. Eligible for the NSE are students who have a letter of admission for bachelor, master’s orContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 25 Feb 2020Editor’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…
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