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Chile continues to push for improved English proficiency
Demand for English Language Teaching (ELT) in Chile is strong, largely driven by the need for English-speaking professionals, academics, and technicians to staff its increasingly internationalised...
View ArticleStudy finds an uncounted AUS$1 billion in Australian education exports
The Australian government launched an ambitious “whole-of-sector” international education strategy this week. The strategy is notable both in its ambition – to host, for example, 720,000 foreign...
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Malta ELT enrolment down slightly in 2015
An annual survey of Malta’s English Language Teaching (ELT) sector finds a modest decrease in enrolment for 2015. The 2015 FELTOM ELT Industry Survey Report, prepared by Deloitte and drawing on data...
View ArticleUAE leads the world in English-medium international school enrolments
New ISC research – reported in the ISC Market Intelligence Report for the UAE – shows that the United Arab Emirates is the leading country in the world in terms of the number of students attending...
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Brazil: research highlights shift to affordable destinations and...
Earlier this month, BELTA – the Brazilian Educational and Language Travel Association – presented new research on 2015 trends in the Brazilian market for study abroad. The research draws on two surveys...
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Latest language travel data points to slowing growth in 2015
This time last year, the general impression in language travel was that some important market shifts were afoot. The UK was losing market share and seeing some weakening in student numbers while the US...
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Can you spot the difference? The search for a distinct education brand
Many institutions are giving greater attention – and budget – to branding these days. Consultants are brought in, new logos and taglines are fashioned, and then a whole suite of brochures, videos, and...
View ArticleWhen it comes to marketing and recruitment, start with relationships
This article is adapted and reprinted with permission from Beyond the Horizon: The Near Future of International Education. Launched at the 2016 NAFSA conference in Denver, Beyond the Horizon is a...
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UK ELT student weeks down 13% in 2015
On the heels of data from The 2015 ALTO-Deloitte Language Travel Industry Survey, which suggests a softening in global demand for English-language courses, English UK has also released statistics...
View ArticleEducators quick to respond to Brexit vote
In a move that surprised observers around the world, rocked currency rates and stock exchanges, and ran against the projections of most recent polls, UK voters opted for a Brexit – an exit from the...
View ArticleWhere are you? The importance of location in international recruiting
“Location, location, location” is one of the most famous idioms among realtors because it underlines the great extent to which a property’s desirability is tied to where it is. Which side of the...
View ArticleA corporate approach to managing risk in international recruitment
This article is adapted and reprinted with permission from Beyond the Horizon: The Near Future of International Education. Launched at the 2016 NAFSA conference in Denver, Beyond the Horizon is a...
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Canada eases visa requirements for Mexico
In a move that many Canadian ELT (English Language Training) centres will welcome, the Government of Canada announced this week that it will lift visa requirements for Mexican visitors later this...
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Canada’s ELT numbers fell in 2015
New survey data from Languages Canada reveals that Canada is the latest major destination to chart a decline in ELT (English Language Teaching) enrolments for 2015. Based on data supplied by 226 member...
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Checking in on English testing requirements for study in the UK
In April 2015, the British government substantially overhauled the system for Secure English Language Tests (SELT) in the UK. As a result, IELTS became the only approved test provider for students...
View ArticleDifferentiation through innovation in English language teaching
Schools in the English Language Teaching (ELT) sector are operating in an increasingly competitive environment where the commoditisation of general language programmes has become a real issue. This is...
View ArticleThe uncertainty of Brexit
Theresa May has been the British Home Secretary, with responsibility for UK immigration, since 2010. In that role, and in pursuit of the Cameron government’s controversial “net migration” targets, she...
View ArticleKeys to the market: Turkey
Turkey often features in any discussion of important emerging markets for international education, in part because the number of outbound Turkish students has grown significantly over the past...
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Early results point to continued growth for Australia in 2016
The latest round of Australian enrolment data shows that the notable growth trend of the last two years has continued into 2016. Department of Education and Training (DET) numbers through year-to-date...
View ArticleUS confirms visa policy for conditional admissions
The US Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) has issued its long-awaited final policy guidance regarding conditional admissions for international students...
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