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New analysis projects strong growth in global language learning with digital a key driver New analysis projects strong growth in global language learning with digital a key driver

New analysis from the global market intelligence platform HolonIQ projects a “U-shaped recovery” for offline and blended language learning through 2025. But the forecast also anticipates that direct-to-consumer...

New Zealand signals that border closures will remain in place into 2022
Canada’s language school enrolments down by 56% in 2020; “incremental recovery” anticipated this year
International enrolments in US ELT fell by 50% in 2020
UK: Recent-month study visa grants surpassing pre-pandemic levels
Belgium: Non-EU graduates will soon be able to remain for one year to look for work
New study highlights the expanding landscape of microcredentials
International students’ frustration mounts as Chinese border remains closed
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Survey finds majority of students struggling with mental health during COVID Survey finds majority of students struggling with mental health during COVID

More than half (56%) of undergraduate students responding to a 21-country survey say that their mental health has suffered as...

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Our podcast series continues with a featured discussion on mental health services for international students.  As institutions and schools continue...

How the pandemic is shaping the expectations and decisions of international students How the pandemic is shaping the expectations and decisions of international students

The pandemic is fundamentally shaping the lives of young people belonging to Gen Z (born between 1995 and 2015). Across...

Macro Trends

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New analysis projects strong growth in global language learning with digital a key driver New analysis projects strong growth in global language learning with digital a key driver
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Student accommodation executives expect a strong – if unpredictable – fall 2021 Student accommodation executives expect a strong – if unpredictable – fall 2021

Facts & Figures

UK universities grew by 12% last year and surpassed a total enrolment of 500,000 for the first time ever. Read more

Education agents refer 75% of Australia’s international students. Read more

45% of Indonesian high school students said they could go abroad for study only if a scholarship were available. Read more

Nearly 100,000 Nigerian students were enrolled abroad in 2020. Read more

12.7% Increase in the number of German students who went abroad for language study in 2018 compared with 2017. Read more