ICEF Podcast

Are you using the right digital channels to reach international students?

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 [https://www.icef.com/events/icef-usa/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=All-Database-Conversion-Events-USA_2026_Podcast_701Tr00000rGsZ3-Mar-26&utm_content=] 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

Students are switching to AI for search. Are you ready?

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

Stop losing applicants: How qualification recognition drives seamless international enrolment

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

Engine of growth: The true value and impact of the international education sector

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

Live from ICEF Berlin 2025: Current trends in international student recruitment

News & developments: - Kazakhstan sets its sights on being a regional hub for international students - US: Study estimates that changes to international student policies could reduce GDP by up to US$481 billion per year Main topic: Live from ICEF Berlin 2025: Current trends in international student recruitment with Novie Tajuddin CEO Education Malaysia Shawn Silverstone Director of international marketing and recruitment Coquitlam School District Philippe Taza CEO Higher Education Marketing Andrew Mangion Executive Chairman and CEO  EC English Language Centres Craig Riggs  Editor in Chief  ICEF Monitor Martijn van de Veen (host) CBDO ICEF