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This site provides Australian education providers with the Confirmation-of-Enrolment (CoE) facilities required for compliance with the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Legislation Source

Private colleges moot downsizing amid Australia cap uncertainty

As private colleges face uncertainty over international student caps, concerns have been raised around potential job losses and downsizing Source

More than 3,500 UK study visa applications withdrawn in 2024

Spike in applicants changing their minds after dependants ban shows UK has โ€˜demand, not qualityโ€™ issues, says report Source

ICEF Podcast: Is Artificial Intelligence the biggest threat for digital agent recruitment platforms? – ICEF Monitor

Listen in as ICEFโ€™s Craig Riggs and Martijn van de Veen recap some recent industry news, including rising student housing costs in Europe and the latest foreign enrolment data for the UK. This monthโ€™s episode features a conversation with Louise Nicol, the CEO of the industry consultancy Asia Careers Group. Louise has written widely onโ€ฆ Source

How diverse is the international student population in leading study abroad destinations? – ICEF Monitor

The last time we looked in on the distribution of nationalities in four top study destinations, we reported that in 2019 โ€“ i.e., just before the pandemic โ€“ Australia (70%) and Canada (67%) were most reliant on their Top 5 student source countries, the UK was the least (45%), and the US (63%) held theโ€ฆ Source

Home Office reforms to English language testing will only fix one end of the problem

Examining the reforms to English language testing in the Home Office. Find out how these changes aim to address fraud allegations and standardize assessments. Source

International students brought by some for โ€˜abuse,โ€™ not learning: Freeland – National

Freelandโ€™s comments came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the federal government is moving to restrict the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers in Canada. Source

More detail on international student caps

This week the government announced the overall international student cap for 2025, of 270,000 new commencing students, with some student types not counted towards the cap. I have a high-level summary in The Conversation. This post explores the capping announcement in more detail, noting additional problems with this deeply flawed policy. The power – orโ€ฆ Source

The government will cap new international students at 270,000 in 2025. But this number may not be reached

While caps will force some universities to reject students they would otherwise have enrolled, other universities may not be able to fully use their international student quota. Source