ICEF Podcast

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

Episode Summary

As ICEF Berlin, the international education sector’s largest b2b networking event, celebrated its 30th anniversary, ICEF Podcast hosts Martijn van de Veen and Craig Riggs asked four of the more than 2,500 international education professionals in attendance for their individual impressions of current trends in international student recruitment. The result: four diverse and insightful perspectives on the pressing issues facing the sector, captured live from the event floor.

Episode Notes

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

 

Novi 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