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The past few years have witnessed an exceptionally rapid evolutionary phase in higher education, one driven in large part by the globalised, digitised economy’s incessant hunger for new skills. Students know they need up-to-the-minute, hands-on skills and work experience to get the jobs they want, and this knowledge is creating demand for shorter, more practical,Continue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 13 Nov 2019Open access to public higher education is a deeply held value in France, so much so that French students attend university virtually for free, as do students from throughout the European Union. Until this year, these same provisions applied to foreign students from outside the European Union as well. However, the French government has movedContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 13 Nov 2019The Chinese government has outlined a plan to reform the quality of undergraduate teaching, courses, and evaluation procedures at its universities in order to improve the employment prospects of students coming into the labour force. By extension, the plan is aimed at invigorating the Chinese labour force with talented young workers as China begins toContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 12 Nov 2019It is no secret that China has been the engine of growth in global student mobility for the better part of two decades now. But that rapid growth has slowed in recent years due to a combination of demographic trends and increasing higher education capacity at home. In fact, somewhere around 2014 India began toContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 6 Nov 2019The 13th annual ICEF i-graduate Agent Barometer, results of which were released at ICEF Berlin this week, elicited a record number of responses (2,065) from agencies in 119 countries, the widest geographical distribution ever for the survey. The 2019 survey was administered over August and September this year and represents an unusually large sample sizeContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 5 Nov 2019The following item is adapted from the 2019 edition of ICEF Insights magazine. The complete issue is available to download now. The past year has witnessed a shift from “diversification” being a buzzword to being a term with real urgency attached to it for universities and colleges in major destinations. For several years, Chinese, Indian,Continue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 4 Nov 2019In the all-important quest to provide the best online experience for prospective students and their parents, educators and agents are turning to live chat, which allows them to respond in real-time to inquiries received on their websites. What are the benefits of adding live chat to the arsenal of ways to improve customer experience? Instant:Continue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 30 Oct 2019Education agents helped to secure 75% of enrolments in Australia’s schools, vocational institutes, English-language training centres (ELICOS), and universities in 2018, according to a government report on the use of agents in the country’s education system. The report is based on data from Australia’s Provider Registration and International Student Management System (PRISMS). This percentage risesContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 30 Oct 2019More than half (52%) of admissions directors at US colleges say they did not meet their enrolment targets by mid-year (1 July) and 86% are worried about their college’s ability to meet enrolment goals for 2019/20. In addition, most (58%) are concerned about maintaining international student enrolments in the current academic year. This is accordingContinue reading…
Originally posted to the ICEF Monitor on 29 Oct 2019New research presented at the 2019 Australian International Education Conference in Perth underlines: The significant influence that parents have on international students’ decisions about study abroad. That parents have different focuses and concerns than students when it comes to researching where to study. That it would be a mistake to not include a targeted marketingContinue reading…
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