Episodes
88
Latest episode
Oct 2026
Language
EN
The ICEF Podcast is designed especially for international education professionals. We bring ICEF market experts and outstanding education professionals together to shed light on how to respond to the challenges facing the international education sector, helping you grow your business into the future.
Main topic: How is the sector responding to ELT school closures and what happens next? with Craig Riggs (host) Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor Alexandre Argenta President Brazilian Educational & Language Travel Association (BELTA) Gonzalo Peralta Executive Director Languages Canada Stephan Roussounis CEO & Co-Founder Bayswater Education
News & developments: - Australia moves to reduce net migration with new restrictions on student family members and “visa hopping” - How can we tell the story of international education? Main topic: The big shift and the future of international student recruitment with Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF Craig Riggs Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor
News & developments: - After years of growth, Korea faces the challenge of better integrating and retaining international students - Visa delays and policy uncertainty projected to reduce foreign enrolment in the US by more than 100,000 students this fall Main topic: Beyond the brochure: What employability really looks like for students This episode is sponsored by: Successful Graduate with Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF Craig Riggs Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor Gordon Scott CEO & Founder Successful Graduate Sheenu Kathuria Founder & CEO EduNation Consultants
News & developments: - Netherlands reports first-ever decrease in foreign enrolment for 2025/26 - Ascending in world university rankings and highly affordable, Azerbaijan is strengthening its offer to international students Main topic: “Good, steady, and disciplined’’: New Zealand's plan for sustainable international enrolment growth This episode is sponsored by: ICEF Academy with Rod Hearps (moderator) VP Oceania ICEF Sharon-May McCrostie Director, International and Sector Engagement Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao Celia Coombes Director Visa Students, Immigration New Zealand | Rōpū Manene Craig Riggs Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF
News & developments: - US immigration officials allege OPT is being widely abused and say “more actions are forthcoming” - UK universities bracing for a further decline in international enrolments Main topic: Student flows are shifting - are agencies following suit? with Alexandre Argenta President BELTA - Brazilian Educational & Language Travel Association Craig Riggs Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF
News & developments: - A common challenge: Strengthening student confidence in the ROI of study abroad - Study finds strong agent interest in partnering with Japanese universities Main topic: Sustainable international student recruitment from a UK-China perspective This episode is sponsored by: ICEF USA with Kiran Patel Senior Director Commercial & Deputy Head of China CBBC Jian Li Deputy Director (Education) British Council Cheryl Xu Director of China Office University of Portsmouth Dave Amor Founder & Director Higher Insights Ltd. Christina Ke Managing Director Uoffer Global Tony Lee Chief Visionary Officer ICEF Craig Riggs Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF
News & developments: - Irish higher education reports a fourth straight year of foreign enrolment growth - Canada and India deepen educational ties; India repositions as an equal player in international education Main topic: Are you using the right digital channels to reach international students? This episode is sponsored by: ICEF USA with Jennifer Parsons Exec Director of Partnerships UniQuest Nicolas Chu CEO & Founder Sinorbis Craig Riggs Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF
News & developments: - Canada’s foreign enrolment has fallen by nearly 300,000 students over the last two years - Inside Spain’s growing appeal for international students Main topic: Students are switching to AI for search. Are you ready? with Tim O'Brien SVP - New Partner Development INTO University Partnerships Guus Goorts Education Marketing Coach & Author Guus Goorts Online Marketing Training for HE Craig Riggs Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF
News & developments: - Global agent survey highlights the most important factors influencing study abroad decisions - The ChatGPT Generation: How AI Is quietly rewriting the global student search experience Main topic: Stop losing applicants: How qualification recognition drives seamless international enrolment with Noah W. Sobe Chief of Section, Higher Education UNESCO Esther T. Benjamin CEO and Executive Director World Education Services (WES) Craig Riggs Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF
News & developments: - There are now more than 400,000 international students in Germany - New Zealand’s international student numbers climbing amid strong public support Main topic: Engine of growth: The true value and impact of the international education sector with Jeremy Neufeld Director of Immigration Policy IFP Natalie Lulia Regional Director Americas, Europe & Gulf Cooperation Council, Councellor – Education Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao Cindy McIntyre Senior Advisor and Chief of Staff Canadian Bureau for International Education - CBIE Craig Riggs Editor in Chief ICEF Monitor Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF
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