China tops latest university rankings for emerging economies
The growing influence and reputation of China’s education system is on full display in the Times Higher Education (THE) BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings 2016. This year’s rankings were released...
View Article2015 in review: The most-read and must-reads from the year
As we count down the final days of the year, let’s take a moment to look back over 2015 with our third annual review of the most-popular items on ICEF Monitor. We certainly saw a lot of growth this...
View ArticleChina opens up work rights for foreign students; Indonesia moves to...
The growing trend to intra-regional mobility is one that we will continue to follow as it bears both on the world’s major established sending markets – China, India, Korea, and others – as well as some...
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Taiwan’s higher education enrolment starts a downward slide
A predicted downturn in higher education enrolment in Taiwan has started to kick in more strongly over the last year. Earlier this month, the country’s College Entrance Examination Enrollment...
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Australia’s ELICOS enrolment grew in 2015 but source markets are shifting
Australia’s ELICOS sector (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) is bucking a global trend of slowing or shrinking enrolment in English Language Training programmes. New figures...
View ArticleTaiwan aims to double international student numbers by 2019
Taiwan has announced plans to increase its international student numbers by 30,000 with a goal to host 58,000 foreign students by 2019. This will more than double the current enrolment of 28,000, and...
View ArticleChina cuts undergraduate student quota for Taiwan
The Chinese government has cut in half the number of students who will be allowed to study in Taiwan this year. The decision was announced on 29 May by Taiwan’s University Entrance Committee for...
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Growing openness to online programmes among parents
The HSBC’s Value of Education series has proven to be an interesting window into how parents look at study abroad. The latest edition, and the fourth in the series, was released late last month and it...
View ArticleTaiwan looks south for foreign enrolment growth
Like the US, Australia, the UK, Japan, and Canada – as well as other leading study abroad destinations –Taiwan is highly dependent on Chinese enrolments as a proportion of its international student...
View ArticleAttracting students who stay
It is now widely understood that international students provide value to local and national economies that far exceeds the fees they pay for their education. For example, in 2016, international...
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