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Sweden introduces new work and immigration opportunities for foreign graduates - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
http://monitor.icef.com/2014/06/sweden-introduces-new-work-and-immigration-opportunities-for-foreign-graduates
Facts & Figures. South & Central America. Sweden introduces new work and immigration opportunities for foreign graduates. It is about to become easier for international doctoral candidates and students to stay and work in Sweden after graduation. Beginning in July 2014. This will replace current laws about work and immigration that foreign students in Sweden have been protesting. New legislation should significantly boost Sweden’s competitiveness. From nearly 8,000 to 1,600, with the greatest fall-off am...
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Peak international education bodies in UK call for improved competitiveness in run-up to spring election - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
http://monitor.icef.com/2015/03/peak-international-education-bodies-in-uk-call-for-improved-competitiveness-in-run-up-to-spring-election
Facts & Figures. South & Central America. Peak international education bodies in UK call for improved competitiveness in run-up to spring election. A recent British Council report paints a stark picture of the UK’s declining competitiveness as a global study destination. International enrolment in British higher education fell in 2012/13 for the first time in 29 years. And, while foreign student numbers rebounded modestly the year after. Some of the underlying trends remain troubling. It was 8%, Australia.
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Ireland introduces reforms to student immigration system - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
http://monitor.icef.com/2015/07/ireland-introduces-reforms-to-student-immigration-system
Facts & Figures. South & Central America. Ireland introduces reforms to student immigration system. The Irish government has announced plans to proceed this year with major reforms to the country’s student immigration system. As many as ten private colleges closed in Ireland in 2014, displacing more than 3,000 students (mainly from outside the European Economic Area) and raising concerns about “rogue” education providers. Several more schools have closed in the first half of 2015. The process by which ed...
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UK educators rally following Conservative election win - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
http://monitor.icef.com/2015/05/uk-educators-rally-following-conservative-election-win
Facts & Figures. South & Central America. UK educators rally following Conservative election win. The Conservative and Labour parties were projected to battle to a very narrow election result in this month’s general election in the UK. In the end, it wasn’t that close. The Conservatives won a solid majority in the 7 May vote with 331 seats, an increase of 24 from the previous election. Labour, meanwhile, saw a drop of 26 seats and will send 232 MPs to the next Parliament. In recent years, and have increa...
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Best Practices Archives - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
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Facts & Figures. South & Central America. Responding to a risky world. 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. Differentiation 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. This article is adapted an...
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Numerous visa changes from Australia to kick off 1 July 2012 - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
http://monitor.icef.com/2012/06/numerous-visa-changes-from-down-under-to-kick-off-1-july-2012
Facts & Figures. South & Central America. Numerous visa changes from Australia to kick off 1 July 2012. These days, the high Australian dollar has made things that much more difficult for the Australian education and tourism industries. Luckily, the government is doing all it can. To reverse visa restrictions introduced in 2009. As well as recover some of the losses. And boost the country’s reputation, from clever advertising campaigns. To new visa regulations. Just announced from Migration Expert. Accor...
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Survey says foreign students highly satisfied with studies in Australia - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
http://monitor.icef.com/2015/05/survey-says-foreign-students-highly-satisfied-with-studies-in-australia
Facts & Figures. South & Central America. Survey says foreign students highly satisfied with studies in Australia. The Australian government has just released the findings of its International Student Survey 2014. Which focused on measuring students’ satisfaction levels as well as comparing these to international benchmarks obtained via the International Student Barometer ( ISB. Nearly nine in ten tertiary students reported being satisfied with their experience of living in Australia (89%) as well as the...
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Demand for Spanish instruction escalating, higher ed still facing challenges - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
http://monitor.icef.com/2013/04/demand-for-spanish-instruction-escalating-higher-ed-still-facing-challenges
Facts & Figures. South & Central America. Demand for Spanish instruction escalating, higher ed still facing challenges. Spain has long been a popular travel and study abroad destination. Of all the participating countries in Europe, Spain receives the largest number of students from the popular Erasmus programme, and in total, the country hosts more than 2% of all international students. Demand for Spanish language escalating. But the growth of Spanish learning in Asia merely reflects the growing importa...
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Trend Alert Archives - ICEF Monitor - Market intelligence for international student recruitment
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Facts & Figures. South & Central America. More online degrees on the horizon? Coursera is the largest MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) platform in the world. With a reported user base of 20 million students, it delivers courses. Opening the door to new learning models. 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. US and UK losing market share to regional destinations. More students si...